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Base politics: U.S. struggles to preserve access to Diego Garcia

The guided-missile submarine USS Florida conducts a fast cruise in Diego Garcia following a remote crew exchange and the first voyage repair period of her second deployment.

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

It has been described as the most strategically vital U.S. military installation in the world, but the Diego Garcia air base is at the center of a bitter geopolitical fight.

In this Aug. 27, 2019, file photo, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a sexual assault victim, speaks in New York. Newly unsealed court documents provide a fresh glimpse into a fierce civil court fight between Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, and one of the women who accused the couple of sexual abuse. The documents released Thursday, July 30, 2020, were from a now-settled defamation lawsuit filed by one of Epstein's alleged victims, Giuffre. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) **FILE**

Clinton accuser burned personal journal; kept infamous photo of Prince Andrew

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Black Lives Matter protester Jorge Mendoza holds a sign while rallying at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Following an agreement between Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration to reduce federal officers in the city, nightly protests remained largely peaceful without major confrontations between demonstrators and officers. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

‘Law and order’: Trump counts on riots, looting to help him win in suburbs

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Experts cast doubt on Trump census order: ‘It’s not possible to do it accurately’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on the cost of violent protests of Black Lives Matter by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Liberal media blurs cost of ongoing Black Lives Matter/Antifa race riots

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In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during a discussion on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington. Ginsburg is perhaps the most forthcoming member of the Supreme Court when it comes to telling the public about her many health issues. But she waited more than four months to reveal that her cancer had returned and that she was undergoing chemotherapy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks on the House floor, Thursday, July 23, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ocasio-Cortez's objections to a Republican lawmaker's verbal assault on her expanded Thursday as she and other Democrats took to the House floor to demand an end to a sexist culture of accepting violence and violent language against women. Rep. Nydia Vel&#225;zquez, D-N.Y., is seated right. (House Television via AP) ** FILE **

AOC uses statue of Catholic saint who died caring for lepers in ‘white supremacist culture’ rant

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In this May 28, 2020, file photo, mail-in ballots are processed at the Chester County Voter Services office in West Chester, Pa., prior to the primary election. Democrats are mounting a new effort to push back against a well-funded Republican campaign that seeks to undermine public confidence in mail-in-voting. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Trump: Nevada Dems are ‘using COVID to steal the state’

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Black Lives Matter protester Jorge Mendoza holds a sign while rallying at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Following an agreement between Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration to reduce federal officers in the city, nightly protests remained largely peaceful without major confrontations between demonstrators and officers. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up while walking across the tarmac as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, Sunday, June 14, 2020, in Morristown, N.J. Trump is returning to Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks with reporters about the coronavirus relief package negotiations, at the White House, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, arrives with Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin at the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol to resume talks on a COVID-19 relief bill, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up while walking across the tarmac as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, Sunday, June 14, 2020, in Morristown, N.J. Trump is returning to Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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An Oregon State Police officer, right, stands watch as fellow officers extinguish a fire lit by protesters behind the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Sun, Aug. 2, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Following an agreement between Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration to reduce federal officers in the city, nightly protests remained largely peaceful without major confrontations between protesters and officers. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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In this frame grab from NASA TV, astronaut Bob Behnken is assisted out of the SpaceX capsule, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020 in the Gulf of Mexico. Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken spent a little over two months on the International Space Station. It will mark the first splashdown in 45 years for NASA astronauts and the first time a private company has ferried people from orbit. (NASA TV via AP)

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