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Weather Authority Alert Day issued Monday, June 23 until Thursday, June 26

BEN WALLACE


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Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic and Antetokounmpo are NBA MVP finalists; Jokic, Daniels up for 2 awards

Read full article: Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic and Antetokounmpo are NBA MVP finalists; Jokic, Daniels up for 2 awards

It’s now reasonable to think that Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo finished third in this season’s balloting for the NBA MVP award.

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Rudy Gobert wins record-tying 4th Defensive Player of the Year award. Victor Wembanyama finishes 2nd

Read full article: Rudy Gobert wins record-tying 4th Defensive Player of the Year award. Victor Wembanyama finishes 2nd

Rudy Gobert made some history.

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UK prime minister Rishi Sunak appoints new defense secretary ahead of next year's general election

Read full article: UK prime minister Rishi Sunak appoints new defense secretary ahead of next year's general election

One of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s staunchest Cabinet allies has been named defense U.K. secretary.

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Biden will host outgoing NATO secretary-general Stoltenberg as competition to replace him heats up

Read full article: Biden will host outgoing NATO secretary-general Stoltenberg as competition to replace him heats up

President Joe Biden's meeting with outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has been pushed back a day after Biden underwent an unexpected root canal procedure.

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Biden, Sunak vow to stick together on Ukraine, deepen cooperation on clean energy transition, AI

Read full article: Biden, Sunak vow to stick together on Ukraine, deepen cooperation on clean energy transition, AI

President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are reiterating their commitment to help Ukraine repel Russia’s ongoing invasion, while agreeing to step up cooperation on the clean energy transition and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.

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UK sending Ukraine long-range cruise missiles

Read full article: UK sending Ukraine long-range cruise missiles

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says the U.K. is sending Ukraine long-range cruise missiles to help push back Russian forces.

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More than 6,000 troops to play role in Charles' coronation

Read full article: More than 6,000 troops to play role in Charles' coronation

More than 6,000 British military personnel will take part in the coronation of King Charles III, the U.K. forces’ biggest ceremonial deployment in seven decades.

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UK to review security after unknown objects puzzle N America

Read full article: UK to review security after unknown objects puzzle N America

Britain has announced a security review after several unidentified objects were shot down in the skies over North America.

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Germany pressed on tanks for Ukraine; Kyiv airs frustration

Read full article: Germany pressed on tanks for Ukraine; Kyiv airs frustration

Germany faces mounting pressure to supply battle tanks to Kyiv and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is airing frustration about not obtaining enough weaponry as Western allies confer on how best to support Ukraine nearly 11 months into Russia’s invasion.

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Veterans of UK nuclear weapons tests win battle for medal

Read full article: Veterans of UK nuclear weapons tests win battle for medal

Seven decades after Britain detonated a nuclear bomb in the Indian Ocean, troops who took part in the country’s atomic weapons tests are being recognized with a medal.

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King Charles III leads Remembrance Sunday to honor veterans

Read full article: King Charles III leads Remembrance Sunday to honor veterans

The U.

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UK government rejects plan to build national flagship

Read full article: UK government rejects plan to build national flagship

Britain’s government has scrapped a 250 million-pound ($288 million) plan to build a national flagship that was supposed to tour the world as a “floating embassy” amid a public spending squeeze and to prioritize funding for boosting U.K. defenses against Russia.

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Sunak makes Parliament debut as PM, axes more Truss policies

Read full article: Sunak makes Parliament debut as PM, axes more Truss policies

Rishi Sunak has faced the opposition in Parliament for the first time as Britain's prime minister, promising to restore economic stability after his predecessor’s tax plans triggered market tumult.

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Russia's defense chief warns of 'dirty bomb' provocation

Read full article: Russia's defense chief warns of 'dirty bomb' provocation

Russia’s defense chief has alleged that Ukraine was preparing a “provocation” involving a radioactive device, a stark claim that was strongly rejected by U.S., Ukrainian and British officials amid soaring tensions as Moscow struggles to stem Ukrainian advances.

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Sunak, Mordaunt, Johnson? Contenders who could replace Truss

Read full article: Sunak, Mordaunt, Johnson? Contenders who could replace Truss

Liz Truss’ resignation as British Prime Minister has triggered another leadership race — the second in just four months — for the U.K.’s fractured and demoralized Conservative Party.

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UK PM Truss vows to stay, but on the brink as minister quits

Read full article: UK PM Truss vows to stay, but on the brink as minister quits

The government of British Prime Minister Liz Truss is teetering on the verge of collapse, just hours after she vowed to keep governing.

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Liz Truss' waning power brings political plots, and jokes

Read full article: Liz Truss' waning power brings political plots, and jokes

This has not been a good week for Liz Truss.

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UK leader Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in 6 weeks

Read full article: UK leader Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in 6 weeks

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has only been in office for six weeks.

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NATO chief warns Russia not to cross 'very important line'

Read full article: NATO chief warns Russia not to cross 'very important line'

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia would be crossing a “very important line” if it used nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

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UK says Royal Navy ship in North Sea for pipeline protection

Read full article: UK says Royal Navy ship in North Sea for pipeline protection

Britain has sent a Royal Navy ship to patrol the North Sea, as Western allies try to increase protection for undersea pipelines and cables after blasts ruptured two natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.

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New UK Cabinet is diverse in makeup and solidly on the right

Read full article: New UK Cabinet is diverse in makeup and solidly on the right

Liz Truss’s new Cabinet is Britain’s most diverse ever with women serving as prime minister and deputy prime minister and Black and South Asian politicians filling many of the top jobs.

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UK leadership favorite Truss stumbles over plan to slash pay

Read full article: UK leadership favorite Truss stumbles over plan to slash pay

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has bolstered her front-runner status in the race to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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Truss surges ahead, wins key backers in UK leadership race

Read full article: Truss surges ahead, wins key backers in UK leadership race

U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has cemented her place as front-runner in the race to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson by winning endorsement from an influential former rival.

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Slovakia may consider giving Ukraine Russian-built warplanes

Read full article: Slovakia may consider giving Ukraine Russian-built warplanes

Slovakia's defense minister says his country may consider donating its Soviet-era warplanes to Ukraine.

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Report: UK soldiers killed dozens of Afghan detainees

Read full article: Report: UK soldiers killed dozens of Afghan detainees

A BBC investigation has alleged that British special forces killed dozens of detainees in suspicious circumstances during counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan.

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Ukrainian soldiers train in UK as war with Russia rages on

Read full article: Ukrainian soldiers train in UK as war with Russia rages on

The U.K. Ministry of Defense says the first cohort of Ukrainian soldiers, many of whom have no previous military experience, have arrived in the U.K. for combat training as the eastern European nation races to replace troops killed and wounded in the war against Russia.

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UK defense minister rules himself out of leadership race

Read full article: UK defense minister rules himself out of leadership race

A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party’s leadership race has ruled himself out of the contest.

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UK slams Russia after officials duped by hoax video calls

Read full article: UK slams Russia after officials duped by hoax video calls

Britain has accused Russia of spreading misinformation by posting doctored clips of the U.K.’s defense chief speaking to a hoaxer posing as Ukraine’s prime minister.

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NBA at 75: 2000s saw MJ-LBJ shift, 'Malice at the Palace'

Read full article: NBA at 75: 2000s saw MJ-LBJ shift, 'Malice at the Palace'

Michael Jordan gave way to LeBron James in the NBA of the 2000s, just as traditional forms of communication began to yield to the birth and growth of new media.

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UK's Johnson replaces foreign secretary in Cabinet shake-up

Read full article: UK's Johnson replaces foreign secretary in Cabinet shake-up

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has demoted his top diplomat and fired his education minister in a Cabinet reshuffle, as he attempted to move on from a series of political missteps and U-turns.

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Pierce, Bosh, and Russell (again) inducted into hoops Hall

Read full article: Pierce, Bosh, and Russell (again) inducted into hoops Hall

Four months after the pandemic-delayed induction of the Class of 2020, the Basketball Hall of Fame gathered to enshrine 16 more new members.

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Pierce leads class of 16 into basketball Hall of Fame

Read full article: Pierce leads class of 16 into basketball Hall of Fame

Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce was in a class of 16 scheduled to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.

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Report: Afghan staff details left behind at UK Kabul embassy

Read full article: Report: Afghan staff details left behind at UK Kabul embassy

The U.K.'s defense chief is promising to investigate a security lapse that saw documents identifying Afghan staff members and job applicants left behind at the abandoned British embassy in Kabul.

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The Latest: US strikes at IS in retaliation for bombing

Read full article: The Latest: US strikes at IS in retaliation for bombing

The United States military has struck back at the Islamic State, bombing an IS member in Afghanistan less than 48 hours after a devastating suicide bombing claimed by the group killed as many as 169 Afghans and 13 American service members at the Kabul airport.

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G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago

Read full article: G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago

Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met at the height of summer on England’s southwest coast.

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UK struggles for influence as Afghan crisis strains US ties

Read full article: UK struggles for influence as Afghan crisis strains US ties

The messy exit of Western military forces from Afghanistan and the swift takeover of the country by the Taliban has stunned officials in Britain and strained the U.K.'s “special relationship” with its most important ally, the United States.

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Blaney takes lead on final restart, holds on to win Michigan

Read full article: Blaney takes lead on final restart, holds on to win Michigan

Ryan Blaney took the lead from William Byron on a late restart and bobbed and weaved his way across the final seven laps to win at Michigan International Speedway.

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UK's defense chief holds back tears amid Afghanistan chaos

Read full article: UK's defense chief holds back tears amid Afghanistan chaos

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has held back tears as he conceded that Britain was unlikely to be able to evacuate all its Afghan allies from Kabul.

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UK troops in Kabul; UK lawmakers recalled for crisis talks

Read full article: UK troops in Kabul; UK lawmakers recalled for crisis talks

British lawmakers are being called back from their summer break to Parliament to discuss the worsening situation in Afghanistan, as U.K. troops arrive in Kabul to help evacuate remaining Britons there.

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Russia says next time it may fire to hit intruding warships

Read full article: Russia says next time it may fire to hit intruding warships

A senior Russian diplomat is warning that Russia will be ready to fire at intruding warships to protect its borders.

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Pistons win lottery, receive No. 1 pick in 2021 NBA draft

Read full article: Pistons win lottery, receive No. 1 pick in 2021 NBA draft

The Detroit Pistons did a lot of losing this season, finishing with the second-worst record in the NBA and the franchise’s worst record in nearly 30 years.

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Sixers' Ben Simmons making NBA history with free-throw woes

Read full article: Sixers' Ben Simmons making NBA history with free-throw woes

Ben Simmons’ foul-shooting woes so far in the playoffs aren’t just obvious.

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UK unveils plan for smaller, more high-tech armed forces

Read full article: UK unveils plan for smaller, more high-tech armed forces

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks, during a visit to BAE Systems at Warton Aerodrome in Lancashire, England, Monday, March 22, 2021 to mark the publication of the Integrated Review and the Defence White Paper. (Christopher Furlong/Pool Photo via AP)LONDON – Britain plans to cut the size of its army and boost spending on drones, robots and a new “cyber force” under defense plans announced by the government on Monday. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the British Army would shrink from 76,500 soldiers to 72,500 by 2025. He said the army hadn't been at its “established strength” of 82,500 for several years. In November the government announced a 16.5 billion-pound ($23 billion) increase in defense spending over the next four years, focusing on the future battlefields of space and cyber rather than traditional resources such as army troops.

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The Latest: Mexico sees near-record daily coronavirus deaths

Read full article: The Latest: Mexico sees near-record daily coronavirus deaths

(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)MEXICO CITY — Mexico reported a near-record 1,707 confirmed coronavirus deaths Wednesday, as the country runs out of vaccines. Ad___THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:Spain surpasses 60,000 confirmed virus deaths. British officials say Oxford study backs up their decision to delay second vaccine shot for up to 12 weeks. Ad___OKLAHOMA CITY -- About 11,500 doses of the coronavirus vaccine will be shipped to pharmacies across Oklahoma next week, state health officials said. ___MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s government says it has approved Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.

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UK to bolster defense spending by 'most since Cold War'

Read full article: UK to bolster defense spending by 'most since Cold War'

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his backing to what is being touted as the biggest investment program in the country's armed forces since the end of the Cold War three decades ago. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the deal is “enough” for the armed forces to be modernized but refused to be drawn on whether some of the new money will come from the country's overseas aid budget. “When I go abroad, what many countries want from us is our knowledge, our equipment and our understanding of how to provide security and how to provide defense," he said. Concerns have grown in recent months that the government is looking at ways to trim its commitments to overseas aid, partly because public finances have been strained by the costs associated with the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the new defense spending, a new agency dedicated to artificial intelligence will be created.

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7 held for suspected tanker hijack after UK commando raid

Read full article: 7 held for suspected tanker hijack after UK commando raid

The Nave Andromeda oil tanker is docked next to the Queen Elizabeth II Cruise Terminal in Southampton, England, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. The U.K. military seized control of the oil tanker that dropped anchor in the English Channel after reporting it had seven stowaways on board who had become violent. (Andrew Matthews/PA Wire via AP)LONDON – Seven stowaways seized when British naval special forces stormed an oil tanker in the English Channel have been arrested on suspicion of hijacking, police said Monday. Police said the 22 crew members of the Nave Andromeda were “safe and well” after the raid, which unfolded after darkness fell on Sunday. Suspecting a hijacking, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Priti Patel authorized military action, the U.K. government said.

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