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23 October 2020

Stars and Stripes | NATO troops wounded in IED blast in Afghanistan
A bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has wounded two Romanian soldiers, NATO Resolute Support said in a statement Thursday.

The soldiers were on a patrol in Kandahar province Wednesday when the improvised explosive device detonated, the statement said.

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Connecting Vets | Former VA nurse pleads guilty to stealing dying veterans’ morphine
Washington Post | Virus shutdowns took a grim toll on amputee veterans who died by suicide, families say
Fox News | Florida police department celebrates 100-year-old veterans’ birthday with car parade

Stars and Stripes | Removal of fired USS Theodore Roosevelt commander’s name from plaque causes uproar
Defense News | Trump, Biden trade barbs over North Korea’s nukes
Military.com | SecDef details plan to boost alliances to counter China and Russia

Military Times | US NATO allies still short on defense spending targets
Washington Examiner | US and allies prioritize Indonesia as potential counterweight to China

Reuters | U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; many unemployed losing benefits
Wall Street Journal | Officials call for quick stimulus deal to forestall lackluster U.S. economic recovery

The Hill | Five takeaways from the final Trump-Biden debate