U.S. Department of Defense restores Jackie Robinson story on website, admits it was taken down in DEI purge
There was online backlash this week after a story highlighting Robinson's time in the military was taken down
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Jackie Robinson's Army career wiped from military website in DEI purge
The military story of Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color barrier after serving as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army, no longer exists on the Department of Defense’s website as part of the Trump ...NBC News - 11h -
Jackie Robinson story restored at Defense Dept.
An article about Jackie Robinson's military service was again available on the Department of Defense website after it was initially deleted with the URL redirecting to one that added the letters ...ESPN - 1h -
Article on Jackie Robinson’s military career restored to defense department website
Baseball legend served in US Army in second world war Similar moves have been made in attack on DEI An article detailing Jackie Robinson’s military career has been restored to the Department of ...The Guardian - 6h -
Defense Department webpage on Jackie Robinson's military service suddenly missing amid DEI purge
A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson’s military service is now missingABC News - 9h -
ESPN baseball expert blasts DOD over removal of Jackie Robinson article
The Pentagon is facing backlash after an article dedicated to baseball legend Jackie Robinson and his time in the Army was removed from the Department of Defense’s (DOD) website. ESPN baseball ...The Hill - 9h -
Jackie Robinson article on MLB legend's Army history removed from Department of Defense website
President Donald Trump announced last month that Jackie Robinson would be added to his planned National Garden of American Heroes.Yahoo Sports - 22h -
US lifts military freeze on Ukraine
Presented by GE Aerospace — The U.S. will immediately restore military aid and intelligence sharing to Ukraine following bilateral talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. {beacon} Defense &National Security ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Shut vile death video site, families say, as Ofcom gets new powers
Families want a website showing deaths of their loved ones to be taken down, as the online regulator gets new powers.BBC News - 3d -
Rubio says 83% of USAid programs terminated after six-week purge
Surviving aid to be administered by state department in radical narrowing of definition of US national interest. US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration has taken an axe to ...The Guardian - Mar. 10
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