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USAID Sent Virus Samples to Wuhan Lab Tied to Chinese Military Without Oversight or Contract
[your]NEWS
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July 9, 2025
Internal documents reveal 11,000 virus samples were transferred to Wuhan under U.S. government-funded program despite biosafety and security concerns. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) transferred...
(LEAD) Top U.S. military officer calls for trilateral cooperation amid military buildup by N. Korea, China
Yonhap News Agency
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July 11, 2025
(ATTN: CHANGES photos; ADDS details) By Lee Minji SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The top military officer of the United States stressed the importance of security cooperation among South Korea, the U.S. and Japan to reestablish deterrence against an...
Top U.S. military officer calls for trilateral cooperation amid military buildup by N. Korea, China
Yonhap News Agency
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July 11, 2025
By Lee Minji SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The top military officer of the United States stressed the importance of security cooperation among South Korea, the U.S. and Japan to reestablish deterrence against an "unprecedented" military buildup by...
Two-Minute Drill: Korn Agrees to Contract Extension Through 2029-30 Season
KRCU - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
Southeast Missouri Head Men's Basketball Coach Brad Korn has agreed to a contract extension through the 2029-30 season. Korn's new contract, which was finalized in April, will run through April 30, 2030. Last season, Korn led SEMO to its first...
Space industry sticks with single-use satellite model despite new technologies
SpaceNews
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July 10, 2025
WASHINGTON — Despite a surge in satellite deployments, the fundamental operating model for spacecraft hasn't evolved much since Sputnik launched in 1957: build it, launch it, use it, discard it. This approach persists even as new technologies...
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga commits to modernising SANDF despite budget constraints
IOL
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Minister of Defence and Veterans Angie Motshekga says South Africa must build a “capable, ethical, and developmental state” through a modern, resilient, and combat-ready defence force, even amid tight fiscal conditions. Presenting her Budget Vote...
Ukraine’s recovery, defense aid, and EU sanctions discussed in meeting with Italian PM
The Odessa Journal
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The President expressed gratitude for organizing the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome. More than 500 Italian companies are participating in the event, and...
Vance Owns Investments in Companies Receiving Defense Contracts
Sludge
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July 10, 2025
Just weeks into the Trump administration, defense contractors backed by a venture capital fund that Vice President JD Vance holds a financial stake in began winning multi-million-dollar federal contracts. According to his 2025 financial...
Norwegian Defense Company To Open Branch Office In Ukraine
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry , an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Ukrainian Defense Deputy Minister Valerii Churkin held talks with the representatives of Norway's Radionor Communications...
Federal jury rejects most serious charges against rapper and music industry mogul Sean Combs
World Socialist Web Site
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July 11, 2025
The federal criminal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the American rap artist and music industry executive, ended July 2, in US District Court in Lower Manhattan, New York City. After three days of jury deliberations, Combs was found not guilty of the...
Herb Jones signs 3-year, $68 million contract extension with New Orleans Pelicans
On3
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July 10, 2025
New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones has agreed to a three-year, $68 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. He now has a total of five years and $97 million on his deal, which includes a player option for the 2029-30...
Our farmland is saved — China BANNED from buying US land
The Blaze
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July 10, 2025
If owning a farm was a dream of yours, there’s finally some good news. A new action plan announced by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will prevent foreign countries from buying up U.S. farmland, as well as protect U.S. land from being used in...
Hegseth Unleashes U.S. Military ‘Drone Dominance’
Daily Wire
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July 10, 2025
The Pentagon is cutting bureaucratic hurdles to unleash “American drone dominance” and outcompete hostile powers such as China and Russia. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a slate of reforms to jolt U.S. production of drones and equip U.S....
Salem man gets six to nine years for assault
Morning Journal - Ohio
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LISBON — A Salem man accused of punching a woman in the face with brass knuckles during an assault last fall was sentenced to six to nine years in prison after opting to enter a plea Wednesday instead of continuing with a jury trial. Robert...
Codeifai’s acquisition target, QuantumAI secure platform, locks in exclusive deal with NATO-Approved defence firm
Stockhead
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July 11, 2025
AntennaTransfer.IO, to be renamed QuantumAI Secure once acquired, will provide Effective Acceleration Ventures (EAV) a resilient end-to-end security platform. Pic: Getty Images. IO enters into binding exclusive licence with Canada’s Effective...
Payne & Fears Secures $1.9 Million in Defense Costs for Homebuilder Client in Summary Judgment Win Against Insurer
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
On July 1, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered summary judgment in favor of a national homebuilder against its insurance company, United Specialty Insurance Company (“USIC”), holding that USIC had a duty to...
Hegseth orders military to ‘unleash’ use of small drones in new memo
Breaking Defense
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July 10, 2025
US Army Sgt. Jacob Rosencrantz, right, and Sgt. 1st Class Elio Sauceda, paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade power on a first-person view drone during exercise African Lion 2025 (AL25), at Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia, April...
War Room’s Steve Bannon and Senator Josh Hawley Discuss Lawmakers’ Attempt to Put AI Moratorium in Defense Bill (VIDEO)
The Gateway Pundit
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July 10, 2025
Steve Bannon talks with Senator Josh Hawley on 7/10/25 War Room’s Steve Bannon talks with Senator Josh Hawley about lawmakers’ attempt to slip AI moratorium into the defense bill. “They are trying to slip the moratorium back into the NDAA. Can you...
Doug Casey On Why The Military-Industrial Complex Always Wins
Zero Hedge
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Via InternationalMan.com, International Man: During the recent Iran–Israel war, the US used up to 20% of its global stockpile of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile interceptors, each costing over $18 million. THAAD isn’t...
Kevin Von Erich signs AEW contract
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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July 11, 2025
Kevin Von Erich is All Elite. Ring of Honor Trios Champions Ross and Marshall Von Erich revealed on the newest episode of their The Claw podcast that their father, wrestling legend Kevin Von Erich, has officially signed an AEW contract. Kevin has...