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Trump Calls Off Livestream of Firing Squad Execution After Backlash

President Trump is backing down from plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. “I think streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan but, many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die,…

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Trump rules out livestream for Nidal Hasan firing squad executionPresident Donald Trump reversed the Pentagon's plan to livestream Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution, saying the event could deter terrorism, but many Americans would rather not watch.

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Trump Rejects Hegseth’s Bid to Stream Firing Squad ExecutionPresident Donald Trump rejected plans to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009, overruling Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s proposal after facing intense bipartisan backlash.

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Pentagon seeks expertise to develop brain injury assessment standardsThe Defense Department is seeking a variety of information that can help in formulating standards for assessing mild traumatic brain injuries, or mTBI.

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Ukraine resuming attacks on Russian oil refineriesUkraine's attack struck a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region, southeast of Moscow, Russia’s Defense Ministry and Ryazan Gov. Pavel Malkov said.

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Fears of China spying on US military prompt GOP hawks to demand retaliation against the shipping giantThree House Republicans demand DHS revoke COSCO's Qualship 21 enrollment after the Pentagon designated the Chinese shipping giant a military company.

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Trump cancels plans for execution livestream after blowbackMore than 70 retired military leaders had condemned the “barbaric” order.

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US expands military campaign against drug cartels in Latin AmericaThe US is deploying 600 soldiers to a Panama training facility, The New York Times reported.

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4 GOP senators join letter demanding Pentagon inspector general investigation of Ukraine’s Starlink outageFour Republican senators have signed on to a letter to the Defense Department’s inspector general expressing “grave concern” over Ukraine’s sudden loss of access to intelligence-sharing and high-speed Starlink data, which it needs to intercept Russian drones, and asked him to investigate whether senior Defense officials played a role. “We urgently…

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Questions flare over US role in Ukraine's Starlink shut-off: What to knowOn Wednesday, Elon Musk’s Starlink was pulled into the center of a controversy after Ukraine’s military faced restricted access to Starshield, the military version of the satellite-based system. Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source…

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Army builds out its new space operations branchMore than 600 soldiers already reclassified to the new 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialist MOS, establishing the branch’s first permanent enlisted force.

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