U.S. soldiers wounded in the Iran war’s deadliest strike yet on American troops are raising concerns publicly, many for the first time, about whether commanders underestimated the threat.
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commanders → wound → threat
Some of those wounded also said the military medical system failed them.
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system → wound → them
The Pentagon has so far released few details about the Iranian drone strike on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait that killed six soldiers on March 1, the day after the U.S. and Israel started the war against Iran.
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U.S. → release → Iran
Now entering its eighth month, the war— and its upheaval of the economy — is dragging down Republican candidates as Americans begin voting in the midterm elections.
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Americans → enter → elections
President Donald Trump takes his GOP rescue mission on Monday Nebraska, where ranchers are rebelling against record diesel prices and Trump’s plans to import more beef.
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ranchers → take → beef
Democrats meanwhile are expressing confidence that Trump’s redistricting efforts will backfire.
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efforts → express → confidence
Vance says Air Force removed bombers from British base ‘out of an abundance of caution’
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Force → say → caution
The vice president told reporters on Monday before preparing to fly to Alaska for a campaign event that the decision to bring home the bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England was because the U.S. was trying to be careful in the wake of an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base.
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U.S. → tell → base
“What you saw there is, the Secretary of War, out of an abundance of caution, trying to protect our guys,” Vance said.
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Vance → see → guys
“We do feel with some confidence that the Iranians are, you know, they’re trying to do what the Iranian state has done for 49 years, which is engage in acts of terrorism against the United States and against a lot of other people as well.
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which → feel → people
AP-KFF poll: Most rural voters see the economic importance of immigrants
The vast majority of rural voters see immigrants in the country legally as an important part of their local economies, according to the AP-KFF survey.
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majority → see → survey
Immigrants often play key roles in sustaining local industries, including by filling jobs in manufacturing, healthcare and agriculture.
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Immigrants → play → manufacturing
The poll found about 7 in 10 rural voters see immigrants who are in the country legally as “very” or “somewhat” important to their local economies, and a similar share say the same about temporary or seasonal agriculture workers.
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share → find → workers
Rural voters are much less likely to say immigrants who are in the country illegally are beneficial, but 45% say they are at least “somewhat” important to local economies.
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they → say → economies
Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, has died
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who → go → prison
Dennis Hastert, whose congressional legacy as the longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday.
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coroner → serve → teacher
Hastert, who was speaker from 1999 until 2007 and spent more than a year in prison later in life, died Saturday of natural causes at his home while receiving hospice care, according to Kendall County Coroner Jacquie Purcell.
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who → spend → Purcell
When he was sentenced in 2016 to more than a year behind bars, the former history teacher became one of the highest-ranking American politicians ever ordered to prison.
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teacher → sentence → prison
Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the US military failed them
As the war with Iran enters its eighth month, U.S. soldiers wounded in its deadliest strike yet on American troops are raising concerns publicly, many for the first time, about whether commanders underestimated the threat.
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commanders → wound → threat
Some of those wounded also said the military medical system failed them.
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system → wound → them
The Pentagon has released few details about the Iranian drone strike on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait that killed six soldiers on March 1, the day after the United States and Israel started the war against Iran.
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States → release → Iran
The Associated Press spoke with 13 soldiers, primarily officers, serving in key positions of responsibility there or familiar with high-level briefings.
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Press → speak → briefings
Many said the Pentagon did not take Iranian threats seriously enough as it launched Operation Epic Fury.
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it → say → Fury
Some of the wounded soldiers said they’ve faced inadequate medical care and bureaucratic barriers since then.
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they → wound → care
Several soldiers spoke on the record — rare for troops still in the Army — others on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
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soldiers → speak → reprisal
Trump campaigning in Nebraska, where ranchers are rebelling over fuel prices and beef imports
President Donald Trump is taking his Republican midterm rescue mission to Nebraska.
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Trump → campaign → Nebraska
He’ll campaign Monday alongside GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts, who’s being challenged by an independent candidate backed by national Democrats.
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who → campaign → Democrats
The race between the former Nebraska governor and independent Dan Osborn initially was not expected to be competitive, but voters across the country are frustrated with Trump’s handling of the economy, including persistently high costs for fuel and groceries.
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voters → expect → fuel
Rural voters in particular are hurting, and ranchers have rebelled against Trump’s efforts to increase imports of foreign beef.
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ranchers → hurt → beef
“The plan to import low-quality foreign beef is not helping Nebraska ranchers,” Ricketts told the AP.
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Ricketts → import → AP
“I would advise the White House to change that policy and look for longer-term things that will help us build the size of the herd and ultimately bring the price of beef down for consumers.”
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us → advise → consumers
Energy attorney: Colorado can’t ‘regulate global conduct’
Kannon Shanmugam told the Supreme Court that it should block a lawsuit seeking hold oil and gas companies liable for effects of climate change on Boulder, Colorado.
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companies → regulate → Boulder
Suncor and Exxon Mobile argue that states can’t “regulate global conduct” like emissions that cause climate change.
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that → argue → change
“None of the conduct here is directed at Colorado,” Shanmugam said.
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Shanmugam → direct → Colorado
Shanmugam was hit with skeptical questioning from several justices.
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Shanmugam → hit → justices
The case, kicking off the high court’s fall term, has significant implications for dozens of other lawsuits from municipalities around the country, with damages potentially totaling billions of dollars.
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case → kick → dollars
The Supreme Court’s new term is beginning Monday with a major case on climate change
The lawsuit from Boulder, Colorado, is seeking damages from two oil and gas companies to help pay for the local effects on climate change.
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lawsuit → begin → change
Dozens of similar cases have been filed across the country, with billions of dollars potentially at stake.
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billions → file → stake
Suncor and ExxonMobil are asking the Supreme Court to block the lawsuits, with backing from the Trump administration.
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Suncor → ask → administration
They argue that the cases amount to a backdoor way to regulate emissions under state law, an unconstitutional overreach.
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cases → argue → law
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