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South Carolina sheriff's office asks residents not to 'shoot' at Chinese surveillance balloon
The sheriff's office in York County, South Carolina, is imploring residents not to shoot at the Chinese surveillance balloon traveling over the U.S. after eyewitnesses in the region spotted the…
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The State of the Union and the value of ‘healthy controversy’
Words matter. Tone matters. Emotion matters. In a few days, President Biden will try to give us a sense of America’s direction in his State of the Union address to…
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Biden's 'Sputnik moment': Is China's spy balloon political warfare?
The spy balloon that China sailed over the United States and Canada should compel Americans to ask what, exactly, Beijing is doing. China claims the balloon is a weather “airship”…
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Biggest Gift to Iran's Mullahs, China and Russia: Biden Administration's Weak Leadership
Thanks to the Biden administration's weak and vacillating leadership, Iran, Russia and China have been emboldened to levels never before seen. [T]he Biden administration has not been taking any action…
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What are spy balloons and what is their purpose?
Tensions between the United States and China heightened Friday when U.S. officials publicly identified a Chinese surveillance balloon drifting across the country. The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed that the balloon…
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Pentagon confirms second Chinese 'surveillance balloon' seen over Latin America
A second Chinese "surveillance balloon" was spotted flying over Latin America after another one traveling across the continental U.S. was detected earlier in the day, officials confirmed Friday evening. “We…
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Defense & National Security — Blinken pauses trip after Chinese balloon detected
A Chinese balloon is still flying over the U.S. after it shocked the nation and postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing. We’re breaking that down for you,…
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Global food prices on the downslide, UN agency says
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter. A friend forward this newsletter to you? Subscribe here. Today we’ll get ahead of the extreme cold that’s overtaking the northeastern U.S. and also look at…
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Hillicon Valley — Southwest's tech issues to be in spotlight at hearing
Southwest Airlines’ chief operating officer will testify next week before a Senate panel to discuss recent technical issues that caused the airline to delay and cancel thousands of flights. Meanwhile,…
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Austin Notes Progress on Development of Australia's Nuclear-Powered Sub
The U.S. and Australia signaled their continued commitment to AUKUS, which is the trilateral security pact among Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S., Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin…
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Why the discovery of a Chinese balloon in US skies is such a big deal
Tensions between the U.S. and China are on the rise again after the discovery of what the Biden administration is describing as a sophisticated Chinese espionage tool flying over the…
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U.S. Australia Defense Bilateral Meeting
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with his Australian counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles, at the Pentagon to discuss the United States –…
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At UN meeting, space cooperation picks up momentum, but Moscow and Beijing play spoilers
Flags stand outside the United Nations (UN) building in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. (Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images) WASHINGTON — A discussion this week by a United…
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'Chinese spy balloon' spotted over Kansas, senator says
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said Friday afternoon that the “Chinese spy balloon” that has been drifting over the continental United States has been seen over northeast Kansas. Marshall tweeted that…
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Rep. James Comer blasts Biden on Chinese balloon, speculates if it could be 'bioweapons'
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, blasted President Biden for a high-altitude balloon from China that is traveling over the continental United States not being…
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H.R. McMaster: Former National Security Adviser Backs General's Warning On Possible War With China
H.R. McMaster: Former National Security Adviser Backs General's Warning On Possible War With China Rachel Moltz Fri, 02/03/2023 - 10:38 interview with H. R. McMaster Off Tue, 01/31/2023 - 11:39Hoover…
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China’s unchecked access to American investors
China’s command economy has the capability to manipulate global reserve currencies and completely upend global trade through the dictates of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). With over 20 percent of…
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‘We know it’s a surveillance balloon’: Pentagon pushes back on PRC weather balloon claim
US Army Sgt. Dustin Waggoner, from Nashville, Tenn. spots a target with binoculars while another Soldier fires a .50 cal Barrett sniper rifle at a range in Forward Operation Airborne,…
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