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26 February 2021

NBC News | Biden orders airstrikes in Syria, retaliating against Iran-backed militias
President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered airstrikes on buildings in Syria that the Pentagon said were used by Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for rocket attacks on U.S. targets in neighboring Iraq.

The strikes killed at least 22 people, London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday, citing unconfirmed local reports.

Military Times | Coronavirus cases among VA patients reach four-month low
Stars and Stripes | Marine receives Purple Heart 16 years after fighting in Fallujah with a bullet wound
Military.com | VA is asking DOJ for help getting back GIBill.com after losing domain rights
Military.com | VA expecting surge of veterans needing care as pandemic restrictions ease

USA Today | ‘A reckoning is near’: America has a vast overseas military empire. Does it still need it?
Stars and Stripes | Global defense spending, led by US and China, hits new high
Military Times | Military has ‘no knowledge’ of commercial pilot’s report of unidentified objects in New Mexico skies

Defense News | New report flags Chinese push to field support ships, planes for greater reach
Reuters | Protester jailed in Belarus for 10 years as U.N. warns of ‘human rights crisis’
Stars and Stripes | Navy sends another guided-missile destroyer through contentious Taiwan Strait

Wall Street Journal | Boost to household income primes U.S> economy for stronger growth
Associated Press | GOP rallies solidly against Democrats’ virus relief package

The Hill | Senate confirms former Michigan governor Granholm as Energy secretary
The Hill | Judge rules CDC eviction moratorium unconstitutional
Politico | Biden’s minimum wage increase runs afoul of budget rules