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  • Hurricane Isaias threatens Gulf Coast with potential landfall Friday, prompting states of emergency in Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends the USS Abraham Lincoln’s record 265-day deployment amid prior reports of poor morale and supply shortage

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