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War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge
By TARA COPP, LOLITA C. BALDOR and KEVIN VINEYSUpdated 6:21 PM CST, March 6, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and the first women to pass Marine infantry training are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge diversity, equity and inclusion content, according to a database obtained by The Associated Press.
The database, which was confirmed by U.S. officials and published by AP, includes more than 26,000 images that have been flagged for removal across every military branch. But the eventual total could be much higher.
One official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details that have not been made public, said the purge could delete as many as 100,000 images or posts in total, when considering social media pages and other websites that are also being culled for DEI content. The official said it’s not clear if the database has been finalized.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given the military until Wednesday to remove content that highlights diversity efforts in its ranks following President Donald Trump’s executive order ending those programs across the federal government. ...
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In a Feb. 13, 2025, meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered to ease India's tariffs on U.S. goods and buy more U.S. oil, gas and eventually advanced F-35 fighter jets.
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Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding
Attorneys general in New York and Rhode Island are backing a federal judge's decision to extend a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars.
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Active-duty Army soldier charged with selling classified info to China
An active-duty U.S. army sergeant has been charged with selling sensitive national defense secrets, according to court documents.
Sam Bankman-Fried calls Sean 'Diddy' Combs 'kind' in jailhouse interview with Tucker Carlson
Bankman-Fried is serving a 25-year sentence for defrauding users of his collapsed cryptocurrency exchange and is in the same New York City jail as Combs, who's accused of sex trafficking.
www.nbcnews.comPoland and Baltic nations welcome Macron's nuclear deterrent proposal
Poland and Baltic nations have welcomed a proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron to launch talks about using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent from Russian threats.
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SCOOP: Dems who derailed Al Green censure could be stripped of House committee roles
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., said he intends to force a vote on a resolution to strip Democrats who derailed House floor proceedings from their committees.
President Trump pauses Mexico and Canada tariffs until April 2
President Trump on Thursday said he is pausing 25% tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico and Canada.
www.cbsnews.comA weak Pope Francis thanks people for their prayers 'from the bottom of my heart' in audio message
Pope Francis recorded a pained and labored audio message to thank people for their prayers for his recovery.
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Trump won't sign executive order to dissolve Department of Education today: Sources
President Trump is expected to direct his secretary of education to dissolve the Department of Education by executive order this week, sources said.
A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years
A South Carolina man convicted of murder is scheduled to be executed by firing squad Friday night. Brad Sigmon beat to death his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat as part of a botched kidnapping plan in 2001.
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Trump’s Canadian tariffs include lumber. He is pushing to cut down American trees instead. | CNN
President Donald Trump is promising to unleash the US timber industry by allowing companies to raze swaths of federally protected national forests.
www.cnn.comAdnan Syed to stay free after judge decides on time served for his murder sentence in 'Serial' case
The man whose legal saga amassed a worldwide following of “Serial” podcast listeners will remain free even though his murder conviction still stands.
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