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U.S. Deploys Third Aircraft Carrier and 10,000 More Troops as Iran Conflict Intensifies

The Pentagon is positioning a third aircraft carrier, two amphibious groups and an additional 10,000 troops near the Persian Gulf by late November as Washington expands its military presence amid the confrontation with Iran.
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Kennedy Center Honors Moves to New Venue Amid Dispute With Trump Administration
CBS Sports Ends Tony Romo Contract Following Drunk-Driving Arrest
128 Republican Lawmakers Seek Federal Investigation Into Planned Parenthood Funding
California Enacts Total Ban on Child Marriage
UAE Declares Flydubai Cockpit Attack an Act of Terrorism
Former Florida Congressman Sentenced to 10 Years for Illegal Venezuela Lobbying
Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida Law Restricting Noncitizen Voting Rules
UCLA Law School Faces Federal Civil Rights Action Over Alleged Use of Race in Admissions
Georgia Election Board Meets After AI System Exposes Confidential Ballot Information
Florida Dengue Outbreak Becomes Largest in Continental U.S. in Decades
New York Appoints Special Prosecutor in Cornell Fraternity Assault Investigation
Justice Department Ends Investigation Into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Without Charges
California and Other States Sue Over Federal Vehicle Emissions Rollback
Federal Judge Blocks New Border Wall Construction in Big Bend National Park
White House Expected to Name Jay Clayton as Federal AI Policy Chief
U.S. Army Creates Dedicated Command for AI, Drones and Robotic Warfare
U.S. Adds Just 29,000 Jobs in September as Unemployment Rises to 4.2%
U.S. Deploys Third Aircraft Carrier and 10,000 More Troops as Iran Conflict Intensifies
G7 Agrees to Release 100 Million Barrels of Oil and Diesel to Ease Energy Prices
Bernie Sanders Gives $250,000 to Florida Democratic Party
Democrats Face Internal Dispute Over Campaign Support for Black Candidates
Democratic Super PAC Launches $3.4 Million Advertising Campaign Against Susan Collins
RNC Pulls Funding From Trump-Endorsed North Carolina Senate Candidate
Tennessee Governor Suspends Executions After Failed Lethal Injection
Twenty-Two Democratic-Led States Sue Over Vehicle Emissions Rollback
Homeland Security Tightens Asylum Rules to Accelerate Deportations
Trump Administration Prepares Citizenship-Proof Requirement for Federal Voter Registration
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