Pete Hegseth Fires Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Navy’s Top Officer
Adm. Lisa Franchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet.
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Trump fires top US military officer in Pentagon shake-up
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Trump fires Black joint chiefs chair Hegseth accused of promoting diversity
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Trump fires top general in Pentagon shake-up
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Top FDA official resigns, warns firings will backfire on RFK Jr.
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Top FDA official resigns, warns firings will backfire on RFK Jr.
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Trump fires top US military official in Pentagon shake-up
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Evening Report — Hegseth moves to shake up Pentagon
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Hegseth wants massive Pentagon cuts, but many obstacles stand in his way
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Hegseth previews Pentagon staffing cuts, targets probationary employees
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Navy seeks new generation of skilled workers to ramp up submarine production
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Amid Navy's demand for subs, recruitment efforts for shipbuilders begins in schools
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Chinese Navy Drills in Tasman Sea Unnerve Australia and New Zealand
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MLB 26-and-under power rankings, Nos. 20-16: Bobby Witt Jr., Lawrence Butler, Pete Crow-Armstrong already making an impact
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ISU's top 2 scorers out for top-10 clash vs. Houston
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Man dies at Manchester airport after arrest by Border Force officers
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Alabama police force put on leave after 5 officers arrested, charged
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The family-office gold rush is spurring a conference craze — with one notable comeback
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The family-office gold rush is spurring a conference craze — with one notable comeback
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3 shot dead outside driver's licensing office, suspect at large
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3 People Killed in Shooting Outside a Kentucky Driver’s License Office
Louisville police said they were still investigating and had not yet identified any suspects.The New York Times - 14h -
Three people killed in Louisville, Kentucky, motor vehicle office shooting
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Los Angeles district attorney's office to oppose new trial for Menendez brothers
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3 dead in shooting outside Kentucky drivers license office
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Police officer removes criminal's tag so they could meet up for sex
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Officers conducting a welfare check find 5 people dead in Indiana home
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The top 10 games in the Madden NFL franchise
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The N.F.L. Draft Has a New Consensus Top Prospect
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Trump Urged to Halt Firings at the FAA
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NBA rookie report: How top prospects of 'weak draft' are panning out
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DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency
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OpenAI tops 400 million users despite DeepSeek's emergence
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