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Water tests show nearly 3,000 private wells located near 63 active and former U.S. military bases are contaminated with “forever chemicals” at levels higher than what federal regulators consider safe for drinking. According…

By Patricia Kime The Department of Defense relies on hundreds, if not thousands, of weapons and products such as uniforms, batteries, and microelectronics that contain PFAS, a family of chemicals linked to serious health…

Israeli troops were searching Gaza’s largest hospital in what they called a “targeted” operation to find Hamas weapons and infrastructure, as concern grew for thousands of patients and civilians sheltering at the site.Al-Shifa hospital,…

Austin TX, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freebirds World Burrito has always been committed to supporting the military community and expressing their gratitude for the selfless service of our armed forces. Freebirds World Burrito is…

Slovakia's new populist Prime Minister Robert Fico said Thursday that his government was stopping military aid to Ukraine.  Issued on: 26/10/2023 - 12:19 1 min…

Online Desk About three weeks ago, OpenAI, the organization behind the wildly successful ChatGPT generative AI service, put up a post on its corporate blog: “ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak”. The long and short…

The Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a group that opposes affirmative action, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the U.S. Naval Academy for using race in its admissions decisions.The 28-page lawsuit aims to stop the Naval Academy from…

Serbia’s president says he has no intention of ordering his country’s military forces to cross the border into Kosovo, despite US officials’ warnings of an “unprecedented” build-up by Belgrade.In a statement issued to the Financial Times on…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and TARA COPP - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place…

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. The U.S. military has been testing new weapons with remarkable capabilities using cutting-edge, digital technology, including artificial intelligence. But the…