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Taiwan Military Touts US Ties in Security Review

In a review of Taipei’s military policy, the country’s Defense Ministry concluded that Taiwan should maintain strong security ties with the United States. The Taiwanese officials who authored the document said the partnership with Washington was needed in an increasingly unstable world.

US Military To Test Ukrainian Drones

The Pentagon has awarded contracts to two Ukrainian companies that produce long-range drones, offering to test their products as part of a new long-term development project. Western officials have suggested the war in Ukraine presents opportunities to battle-test NATO weapons systems against Russian forces.

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Hamas Agrees To Release Israeli-American Hostage

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office claimed Hamas releasing the American was a ploy to sabotage negotiations Hamas announced on Friday that it had agreed to release American Edan Alexander along with the bodies of four other dual US-Israelis who died...

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Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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News Roundup 12/17/21

Covid The CDC tells Americans to take an mRNA vaccination over Johnson & Johnson. [Link] The US sends over 200,000 vaccines to Jamaica. [Link] US News Boston police used over $600,000 seized during drug arrests to buy surveillance equipment secretly. [Link] In...

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News Roundup 12/16/2021

US News Kevin Clinesmith was reinstated to the bar after he pled guilty to removing information from a FISA court application to get a warrant to spy on the Trump campaign. [Link] Biden signs an executive order that instructs the federal government to target more drug...

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News Roundup 12/15/2021

US News The LAPD worked with the Polish company Edge NPD during the George Floyd protests to monitor social media posts supporting “defund the police” and Black Lives Matter. [Link] Amtrak suspends its vaccine mandate to avoid service cuts. Less than five percent of...

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News Roundup 12/14/2021

US News Victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar have reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympics Committee. [Link] Chicago will pay $2.9 million to Anjannette Young. In 2019, Young was handcuffed naked in front of offices as...

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News Roundup 12/13/21

Covid A Missouri judge stripped the power to enforce covid restrictions from the Department of Health and Senior Services. In response, some counties will abandon covid measures including contact tracing. [Link] Millions of Americans have only received one dose of an...

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News Roundup 12/10/21

US News The UK High Court overturns the district court ruling and will allow Assange to be extradited to the US. Assange’s legal team will have the ability to appeal. [Link] The Biden administration announced new restrictions against the export of malicious cyber...

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New Roundup 12/09/2021

Police A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds the Department of Justice failed to collect data on police abuse. [Link] James Lucien was exonerated by a Massachusetts court after spending 27 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. [Link]...

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News Roundup 12/8/2021

Covid A federal judge temporarily blocks Biden’s covid mandate for federal contractors. [Link] The CDC says 60% of Americans, 72% of adults, are fully vaccinated against covid. 23% of adults have received a booster shot. [Link] The US surgeon general reported a...

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News Roundup 12/7/2021

US News New York City will require all companies to have a vaccine mandate by December 27th. The city’s mayor announced that children 5-12 will need one dose of a vaccine to dine at a restaurant. [Link] The WHO says an additional 70,000 people died from malaria due to...

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News Roundup 12/6/21

US News Police officer Jason Meade was charged for murdering Casey Goodson Jr. [Link] Apple informs the State Department 11 diplomats’ phones have been hacked by the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. [Link] The Treasury Department will roll out sanctions in celebration of...

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News Roundup 12/3/21

US News At least ten CIA employees in the past 14 years likely committed sex crimes against children. Only one employee was prosecuted. [Link] An Inspector General report finds a DEA employee gave preferential treatment to a pharmaceutical company he was hoping to...

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News Roundup 12/1/21

Covid Two court rulings block parts of Biden’s vaccine mandates. One ruling blocked the mandate for workers at healthcare facilities that accept federal tax dollars. A second ruling blocked the federal contractor mandate in three states. [Link] The Pentagon says...

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