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UPDATE: Official: No Apparent Survivors In Military Plane Crash
Posted on · A local official, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said there are no apparent survivors
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Report To Army Finds Blast From Some Weapons May Put Shooter’s Brain At Risk
Posted on · Service members who fire certain weapons can get concussion-like symptoms from the blasts, an Army-commissioned report finds. It urges taking measures to cut the risk of lasting brain damage.
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Syria Is Latest Test For President Trump’s Foreign Policy
Posted on · The latest action in Syria — which comes shortly after the president said he wanted to withdraw U.S. troops from the country — illustrates the competing impulses that drive his foreign policy.
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UPDATE: Trump Wants To Send Up To 4,000 Troops To Border
Posted on · Trump said he plans to keep the guard members there until a "large portion of the wall is built"
Immigration
Caravan Migrants Confused By President Trump’s Angry Tweets
Posted on · Trump has been deeply frustrated about the lack of progress building what was the signature promise of his campaign: a "big, beautiful wall"
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UPDATE: Trump Calls For Military Forces On U.S.-Mexico Border
Posted on · Trump has been deeply frustrated about the lack of progress building what was the signature promise of his campaign: a "big, beautiful wall" along the Mexican border
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Military Families Are Facing Financial Hardships In Houston And Across The Nation
Posted on · A new survey looks at military families’ financial situations
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Trump Wants Pentagon To Stage Military Parade Down Pennsylvania Avenue
Posted on · The president has directed the Pentagon to look into a parade, possibly to take place on Veterans Day. He was apparently inspired by the Bastille Day parade he saw last summer during a trip to Paris
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Study Finds 2-Week Long Exposure Therapy Effective In Treating Combat PTSD
Posted on · Prolonged exposure therapy led to reduced symptoms and loss of the PTSD diagnosis in about half of the study’s participants
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1439: A Capital Ship on an Ocean Trip
Posted on · Episode: 1439 A capital ship on an ocean trip: a reflection on battleships. Today, let’s talk about battleships.
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Trump Signs $700 Billion Military Budget Into Law
Posted on · The law caps 2018 defense spending at $549 billion
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UPDATE: Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military
Posted on · The new policy reflects growing legal pressure on the issue and the difficult hurdles the federal government would have to cross to enforce Trump's demand to ban transgender individuals from the military
Energy & Environment
ProPublica: One Of Texas’ Most-Contaminated Former Military Installations Borders Houston Ship Channel
Posted on · The San Jacinto Ordnance Depot served as an ordnance demolition facility and a chemical weapons site during the 1940s and 1950s. The Defense Department won’t finish cleaning it up until 2084
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Job Fair Aims To Help Houston Veterans
Posted on · “This is an opportunity to make those connections between employers and veterans and give back to those who have served our country,” TWC Commissioner Ruth Hughs says
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UPDATE: Vice President Says Texas Church Gunman, Air Force At Fault In Tragedy
Posted on · Authorities aimed to conclude the crime-scene investigation at the church by Wednesday evening