US sends aircraft carrier group to Mediterranean
as Russia threat looms
Posted By: Dreadnought, 1/22/2022 11:55:27 AM
The U.S. military has sent the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group to take part in a NATO naval exercise in the Mediterranean amid tensions between the West and Russia, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson announced Friday. Neptune Strike 22 exercises, which are set to begin Monday and run through Feb. 4, will “demonstrate NATO’s ability to integrate the high-end maritime strike capabilities of an aircraft carrier strike group to support the deterrence and defense of the alliance,” press secretary John Kirby told reporters. He added that the strike group
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The embassy has also authorized non-emergency employees to depart, according to an internal cable obtained by ABC News.
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N.J. bans police at polling stations in
new law advocates say prevents voter intimidation 27 replies
new law advocates say prevents voter intimidation 27 replies
New Jersey has banned police officers from lingering around polling stations and ballot drop boxes on election days under a new law that advocates argued was needed to protect against voter intimidation.
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