The Pentagon will deploy over 1,000 additional troops to bolster US border security and aid in migrant detention at Guantanamo Bay, following President Trump's border security executive orders. This includes soldiers to reinforce the US-Mexico border and Marines to prepare Guantanamo Bay for increased detainees.
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy highlighted the critical need for US support to withstand Russia's invasion, deeming survival chances low without it. At the Munich security conference, US officials avoided committing to Ukraine's NATO bid, while discussions were overshadowed by a Chernobyl incident blamed on Russia.
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The White House's sharing of a Ghibli-style image of convicted fentanyl trafficker Virginia Basora-Gonzalez ignited online debate. Basora-Gonzalez, arrested in March by ICE, was criticized and defended by different users, highlighting mixed sentiments towards the arrest and social media portrayal.
A US organization is converting the former house of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoss into a research center to combat extremism. The Auschwitz Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization opens to the public on the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation. The project collaborates with the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and UNESCO, featuring a design contribution from architect Daniel Libeskind.
San Francisco police identified and alerted the FBI about Luigi Mangione, the suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder, four days before his arrest. Mangione, reported missing weeks before the shooting, allegedly harbored resentment towards the healthcare industry, possibly due to a previous back injury.
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