The Future Soldier Prep Course was started as a trial program two years ago to provide additional instruction for recruits who couldn’t meet the Army’s physical and academic test standards.
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New York parks employee dies fighting fires; air quality warnings issued in N.Y., New Jersey
The worker died when a tree fell on him Saturday afternoon.
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Drones strike Moscow as top U.K. official highlights casualties in Ukraine
A massive drone strike has rattled Moscow and its suburbs, injuring several people and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airports.
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Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish
His to-do list also includes imposing tariffs on imported goods, rolling back protections for transgender children, and firing potentially thousands of federal employees he believes are secretly working against him.
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Trump and Biden to meet Wednesday in Oval Office
Trump did not invite Biden to meet four years ago.
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LaGuardia Airport bomb scare temporarily shuts down Terminal B, suspends flights
A suspicious duffel bag found at the terminal’s TSA screening area at 5:35 a.m. sparked an evacuation of the terminal.
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Pentagon to appeal ruling that affirms plea deals for 9/11 defendants
The Pentagon chief abruptly canceled the plea agreements in August amid outcry from some 9/11 families, New York firefighters and Republican lawmakers.
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The Boy Scouts inspired Norman Rockwell. His works will now help pay survivors of abuse
Works from the Boy Scouts of America’s art collection will go up for auction to help compensate tens of thousands of people who were sexually abused while in scouting.
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Thousands of Spaniards demand Valencia leader resign over bungled flood response
Some protesters clashed with riot police in front of Valencia’s city hall, where the protesters started their march to the seat of the regional government. Police used batons to beat them back.
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Ukraine says plans underway for Zelensky-Trump meeting
Zelensky has had a troubled relationship with Trump since a controversial 2019 phone call that ultimately lead to an impeachment trial of the U.S. president.