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EXPLAINER: Inside the Federal Retreat From Trump’s Sex-Trafficking Crackdown Pledge
A new banner depicting U.S. President Donald Trump is put up on the Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 20, 2026. Reuters.
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- Federal sex-trafficking cases have fallen sharply this year...
In Focus: Ukraine Offers Russia Black Sea Truce as Grain Supply Fears Grow
A satellite image shows damage to a grain conveyor, following a Ukrainian drone and missile attack in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar region, Russia August 12, 2026. VANTOR via Reuters.
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Hegseth Downplays Reports of Food Shortages and Mental Health Crises Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
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Greenland Forces Trump-Linked U.S. Oil Firm to Delay Arctic Drilling Into 2027
Jameson Land, a remote part of Greenland where the Texas-based Greenland Energy has landed drilling equipment. Alamy.
GREENLAND AUTHORITIES have forced a U.S. oil company with ties to Donald Trump’s circle to postpone its first Arct...
USS Abraham Lincoln Sailors Attempted to Go Overboard Amid Record-Breaking Deployment, Reports Say
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier now deployed off Iran in formation during Rim of the Pacific exercises in July, 2022. Photo: Canadian Armed Forces photo by Cpl. Djalma Vuong-De Ramos.
MULTIPLE SAILORS aboard the USS Abraham...
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