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Trump Orders Major Expansion of National Guard’s Role in Law Enforcement – The New York Times

Trump Orders Major Expansion of National Guard’s Role in Law Enforcement  The New York Times ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE CRIME EMERGENCY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  The White House (.gov) Trump Enlists More Agencies in His Crackdown on Washington, D.C.  The New York Times Trump signs executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities  CNN The symbolism of Trump’s …

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Anthony Michael Hall recalls “National Lampoon’s Vacation” dad Chevy Chase mocking him for going through puberty while filming

Anthony Michael Hall recalls “National Lampoon’s Vacation” dad Chevy Chase mocking him for going through puberty while filming

Anthony Michael Hall was just 14, with only a few professional acting credits to his name, when he played the original Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon’s Vacation. So it was tough for him to reshoot the ending of the movie more than half a year later, after test audiences wanted something other than what had been captured, he explained this …

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Trump signs executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities

Trump signs executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday tasking his secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, with establishing “specialized units” in the National Guard that will be “specifically trained and equipped to deal with public order issues” — the clearest sign yet he intends to expand the US military’s role in domestic law enforcement activities across the …

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Trump reiterates threat to send National Guard to Chicago – Politico

Trump reiterates threat to send National Guard to Chicago  Politico Trump says National Guard is at the ready but hedges on Chicago plans  NPR Illinois GOP leaders mostly support Trump’s call to send troops to Chicago  Axios Governor JB Pritzker to speak Monday on President Donald Trump’s plans for possible Chicago National Guard deployment  ABC7 Chicago Chicago military deployment would be ‘flagrant violation’ of …

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Trump hedges on Chicago plans but says National Guard is ready : NPR

Trump hedges on Chicago plans but says National Guard is ready : NPR

President Trump speaks to the press before signing executive orders at the White House on Monday, as Attorney General Pam Bondi, Vice President Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem look on. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said Monday that the U.S. military is …

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Japan’s National Library Says Game-Key Cards Are Not Eligible For Preservation

Japan’s National Library Says Game-Key Cards Are Not Eligible For Preservation

Image: Ollie Reynolds / Nintendo Life Japan’s National Diet Library (or ‘NDL’, for short) is one of the biggest libraries in the world and, from the year 2000, began to obtain video game CDs and cartridges for preservation purposes. According to an article from Famitsu (thanks, Automaton), however, the library does not consider the Switch 2’s Game-Key Cards as ‘proper’ …

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Governor JB Pritzker to speak Monday on President Donald Trump’s plans for possible Chicago National Guard deployment

Governor JB Pritzker to speak Monday on President Donald Trump’s plans for possible Chicago National Guard deployment

CHICAGO (WLS) — There is growing resistance to President Donald Trump’s possible plan to send National Guard troops to Chicago. Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois’ Attorney General Kwame Raoul will hold a news conference Monday to speak out against any deployment. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ABC News confirmed that planning is underway, but no …

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Donald Trump accused of ‘turning military on American citizens’ over plans to send National Guard to Chicago – US politics live | US news

Donald Trump accused of ‘turning military on American citizens’ over plans to send National Guard to Chicago – US politics live | US news

Trump accused of ‘turning the military on American citizens’ with Chicago national guard plan Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours. We start with news that Donald Trump has been accused of “turning the military on American citizens” after …

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National Guard now carrying weapons in D.C. – The Washington Post

National Guard now carrying weapons in D.C.  The Washington Post National Guard troops in Washington, DC, begin carrying weapons  CNN Trump targets Chicago and New York as Hegseth orders weapons for DC troops  The Guardian Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment  AP News National Guard Patrols Begin to Carry Weapons in D.C.  The New York Times …

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