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National Guard deployment in New Orleans extended for six months

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NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard announced Monday that 120 troops will remain deployed in New Orleans through August. The six-month extension comes after 350 Guard members deployed to New Orleans in late December, in the run-up to New Year’s and other high-profile events like the Sugar Bowl. The troops, which had mainly clustered … Read more

Texas’ Big Bend braces for border wall in national park, worrying local Republicans and Democrats

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Two hours from the closest stoplight, the Rio Grande runs through rugged canyons under the darkest skies in the Lower 48 states, carving cliffs that drop 1,500 feet below the desert floor of the beautifully desolate Big Bend National Park. The few who call the region home feel a unique bond to the land. In … Read more

Yosemite worker fired for hanging trans pride flag on El Capitan sues National Park Service

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A former Yosemite employee is suing the federal government for alleged unlawful termination, arguing that their dismissal last year for hanging a transgender pride flag from El Capitan violated their constitutional rights.  Shannon “SJ” Joslin, a wildlife biologist who uses they/them pronouns, received a termination notice from the National Park Service in August, according to a … Read more

Trump awarding Purple Heart to National Guardsman during State of the Union gets positive marks from voters

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump‘s State of the Union address garnered mixed reviews from voters, but there were some moments that showed clear signs of unity. A focus group of Democrats, Republicans and Independents reacted to the speech in real time using voter dials. The dial test, which was … Read more

Trump honors National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C.

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President Trump addressed the parents of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who was shot and killed in Washington, D.C., in November. He called her a “true American patriot.” National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who was also shot that day, attended the State of the Union and was met with a standing ovation. Source … Read more

Trump awards Purple Hearts to National Guard members ambushed in Washington, DC: ‘We love you all’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump, during his Tuesday night State of the Union address, awarded the Purple Heart to Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe and deceased Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, two National Guard members who were critically injured and fatally shot by a gunman who ambushed them while on duty … Read more

Judge holds DHS officials in contempt, orders compensation to Mexican national released in winter storm

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge in Minnesota ruled on Monday to hold government officials in civil contempt for violating a judicial order that prohibited the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from transferring detainee Fernando Gutierrez Torres, a Mexican national. U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud, who was appointed by … Read more

Parents of National Guard member fatally shot in D.C. will attend State of the Union

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The parents of Sarah Beckstrom, the 20-year-old National Guard member who was killed in an ambush-style attack while patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., a day before Thanksgiving, will be among the special guests at President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday. Another guest for the speech at the U.S. Capitol will be 7-year-old … Read more

25 Mexican National Guard troops dead in Jalisco after notorious cartel leader’s killing

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Mexico Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said Monday that 25 members of the National Guard were left dead in Jalisco in six separate attacks after the killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes. Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — known as “El Mencho” — was the boss of one of the fastest-growing criminal … Read more