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The Pentagon is working on plans to deploy the U.S. military to Chicago, the Washington Post has reported. President Donald Trump's push to redraw U.S. House of Representatives districts could set the stage for decades of Republican domination. Ukraine marks its independence from the Soviet Union, as children in Russia take part in military-style training. A ... Show More
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