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A False Report of a Shooter Prompts Gunfire and Injuries at the U.S. Naval Academy

A midshipman and a law enforcement officer were injured in an altercation after misinformation spread at the campus in Annapolis, Md., at a moment of heightened tension nationwide.

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A U.S. Park Police helicopter takes off from the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., after reports of an active shooter on campus on Thursday.
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Trump Officials Ask Military Lawyers to Serve as Immigration Judges

Emails sent out call for volunteers to take six-month assignments hearing asylum and deportation cases.

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The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to use military lawyers as temporary immigration judges in the Justice Department’s immigration courts.
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Ukraine War Leads to Global Shortage of TNT for Military and Mining Use

Mining materials to make cement, gravel and a host of other common products require an explosive that is becoming more expensive and limited in supply.

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One-pound charges of TNT like these are critical for blasting rocks and minerals needed for construction projects.
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