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Pete Hegseth to overhaul US military lawyers in effort to relax rules of war

The defense secretary has empowered his lawyer Tim Parlatore to remake the judge advocate general’s corps. The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth , is expected in the coming weeks to start a ...

The Guardian - 2d

Hegseth orders review into military standards, including fitness and grooming

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.

CBS News - 1d

DOJ claims soldiers offered documents to Chinese buyers

Two active duty soldiers and one former soldier have been arrested, accused of stealing U.S. military secrets and selling them to buyers in China in what the attorney general is calling a ...

NBC News - Mar. 8

Trump wants to see more than just a minerals deal to restart aid to Ukraine

NBC News Senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube reports that President Trump wants to see more than a rare earth minerals deal to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with ...

NBC News - 5d

World Of Tanks Studio's Next Game Will Enter Early Access In April

Wargaming, the developer behind World of Tanks , confirmed that its new mech shooter Steel Hunters will enter early access on April 2.. Steel Hunters was revealed at The Game Awards 2024. It's ...

GameSpot - 3d

NATO secretary, Trump have mostly friendly meeting after criticizing the alliance

President Trump hosted NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House on Thursday. The president has been a vocal critic of the military alliance, which took shape in the aftermath of World ...

CBS News - 1d

Taiwan’s president labels China a ‘foreign hostile force’ and ramps up security measures citing ‘infiltration’

Lai Ching-te’s speech – which included a proposal to set up military courts – prompted an angry reaction from Beijing, which called him a ‘creator of crisis’. Taiwan’s new president has formally ...

The Guardian - 1d

Department of Education workforce slashed in half

The Department of Education says more than 2,100 civil service workers will lose their jobs. The department says all of its divisions are impacted by the reduction. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell ...

NBC News - 3d

RFK Jr. says Trump ‘lost 30 pounds’ even with all the ‘crap that he eats’

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested President Trump has lost 30 pounds, while commenting on the unhealthy foods the president eats. Kennedy, during an interview with ...

The Hill - 2d

Unions on alert as Labour prepares to unveil ‘Trumpian’ plan for civil service

Performance-related pay, exit process for poor performers and more digitalisation among proposed measures intended to revolutionise Whitehall. Highly controversial plans to revolutionise Whitehall ...

The Guardian - 6d

US Secret Service shoots armed man outside White House

President Donald Trump was not in the White House at the time.

BBC News - 5d

Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near the White House

President Trump was in Florida at the time of the episode, during which a 27-year-old man held a gun and a confrontation ensued, the agency said.

The New York Times - 5d

NHS England chair warns on upheaval at top ranks of health service

The Department of Health and Social Care is also expected to be hit by an efficiency drive

Financial Times - 4d

Waymo expands its robotaxi service again, this time to parts of Silicon Valley

With the expansion, Waymo will now take passengers around Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto and parts of Sunnyvale, California.

CNBC - 3d

NOAA braces for mass layoffs, fueling concerns about lifesaving weather services

NOAA is preparing to lay off more than 1,000 workers as part of the Trump administration's mandate for agencies to prepare "reductions in force," according to sources.

ABC News - 2d

Social Security to curtail some toll-free phone services

Social Security will no longer let people change bank information by phone, alleging the practice is behind direct deposit fraud.

CBS News - 1d

Spectre Divide Is The Latest Live-Service Casualty, Game And Dev Shutting Down

Spectre Divide developer Mountaintop Studios has announced that the free-to-play game will be shutting down just six months after it first launched. While the 3v3 first-person shooter received ...

GameSpot - 1d

Social Security Administration: Reports of phone service elimination 'inaccurate'

The Social Security Administration is increasing its protection against fraud by eliminating the risk of fraud associated with changing bank account information by telephone, and requiring people ...

The Hill - 1d

Yet Another Live-Service Game Is Sunsetting This Summer Months After Release

Sumo Digital has announced that it is going to sunset Stampede: Racing Royale this summer. It's a 60-player free-to-play racing royale game that entered early access in 2023 .. "Due to a variety ...

GameSpot - 1d

Social Security Administration to cut phone service for direct-deposit transactions

Account changes must be made either online or at a field office starting March 29.

MarketWatch - 21h

Ministers explore cuts to BBC World Service as part of aid budget cull

Director-general Tim Davie preparing for ‘engagement’ with Foreign Office over impact

Financial Times - 7h

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice at court-martial

A military court-martial convened this week on charges alleging Jack Teixeira violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

ABC News - 1d

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How Trump Cuts Could Change Your Summer Hiking Trip

The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service and the Fish & Wildlife Service manage more public lands than the Parks Service. And their staffs have also been cut.

The New York Times - 1d

Canada and Philippines will sign a key defense pact to boost combat drills and military ties

Canada and the Philippines, both vocal critics of China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, have concluded negotiations for a key defense pact that will allow their forces to ...

ABC News - Mar. 7

Poland plans military training for every adult male amid growing European security fears

PM Donald Tusk says country needs army of 500,000 and backs withdrawal from treaty banning landmines. Ukraine war live: latest updates as Russia steps up attacks Poland’s prime minister, ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

North Korea fires several ballistic missiles into sea after U.S. and South Korea begin military drills

North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, hours after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their large annual combined drills.

NBC News - 5d

Rheinmetall sales surge 36% in 2024, as company forecasts 'major' military order boom

Last year's sales boom helped push Rheinmetall's operating profit to a record high.

CNBC - 2d

Raiders new additions get their numbers

Five new players joined the Raiders officially on Thursday. Each with a new number assigned to them.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

The Future of News Looks Niche

The media entrepreneur Jessica Lessin chats with DealBook about the news landscape and her latest media bet.

The New York Times - 6d

Pakistan army says 300 hostages freed from train

More than 30 militants were killed in the operation, a military spokesperson says.

BBC News - 2d

Migrants held at Guantanamo returned to US, reports say

It is unclear why the migrants have been removed from the US military base.

BBC News - 1d

'We go from dinner service to dealing with a corpse' - what happens when an air passenger dies

Crews will try to shield passengers from the body by using empty aisles, blankets and dim lighting.

BBC News - 5d

What student loan borrowers should know as Trump targets Public Service Loan Forgiveness

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to limit eligibility for a popular student loan forgiveness program. Here's what you need to know.

CNBC - 4d