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Longtime foreign correspondent for AP, retired Editor-In-Chief of Stars and Stripes news organization.

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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 34m
China, Not Iran, Is Trump’s Real Foreign-Policy Debacle - In 19 months, Washington has lost ground to Beijing on every conceivable front. foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/17/c...
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China, Not Iran, Is Trump’s Real Foreign-Policy Debacle
In 19 months, Washington has lost ground to Beijing on every conceivable front.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 14h
Seems like everything the US does in Iraq and Iran ends up benefitting the ayatollahs www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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U.S. withdraws forces in Iraq as balance of power shifts to Iran
U.S. military forces are set to depart from bases in Iraq on Wednesday, a milestone in two bloody decades of American involvement.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 15h
The 2003 Iraq invasion triggered a significant human and financial toll that will be felt for generations. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
washingtonpost.com
U.S. withdraws forces in Iraq as balance of power shifts to Iran
U.S. military forces are set to depart from bases in Iraq on Wednesday, a milestone in two bloody decades of American involvement.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 18h
Marine digs children from debris after deadly landslide strikes Japanese neighborhood Read more at: www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...
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Marine digs children from debris after deadly landslide strikes Japanese neighborhood
A Marine helped dig two children from debris and spent hours clearing wreckage from his Japanese neighbors’ homes after a landslide triggered by Typhoon Dujuan.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 20h
This is a DANGEROUS technology pushed forward to enhance greed by the most amoral segment of society www.yahoo.com/finance/tech... (via @YahooNews)
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Trump gathers with AI leaders and floats ‘self-regulation’ as the way to deal with the technology’s dangers
President Trump gathered top AI leaders in Washington on Tuesday and doubled down on his opposition to any government intervention, suggesting that "self-regulation" may be the answer amid growing con...
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Another sign of bankruptcy of US policy toward IRAN. We lost over 4,000 troops in a war that set the stage for an Iranian takeover of Iraq. And now we’re in a war that has given Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
militarytimes.com
US forces exiting Iraq after 2 decades, leaving opening for Iran
U.S. forces are set to depart from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a move celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In North and South Carolinas GOP is really beating the culture war drums in TV ads.
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Bonnie @bonniefitz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fuck the #NFL for allow the psycho to run such a disturbing ad paid for by our tax dollars.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump Officials Revise Biden-Era Sex Discrimination Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u... via @NYTimes
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Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced
The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Some service members have genuine mental health problems. Some are “goldbrickers.” The services have trouble telling the difference especially in mental health issues www.ms.now/news/uss-lin...
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USS Lincoln sailor reprimanded after jumping overboard
The wife of a Navy sailor says he was punished after attempting suicide by jumping 67 feet from the deck of the USS Lincoln on Aug. 3. Exclusive interviews with the sailor's wife and Navy documents ob...
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
INSANITY: Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Signals soldiers in Germany are testing a way to manage equipment wirelessly and from a distance, reducing the risk from enemy drones that can target heat signatures.
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No comms, no bombs: 2nd Cavalry cuts the cord on battlefield communications
Army troops in Germany are testing wireless radios that extend battlefield networks, helping units evade drones that can target heat signatures.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens improperly allowed to register to vote. Everyone on the list was a US citizen . www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u... via @NYTimes
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From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle.
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Megan Mullally Karen Walker
ALT: Megan Mullally Karen Walker
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Disgusting!! Taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ad campaign grows with new spot, wider reach apnews.com/article/paid...
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Taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ad campaign grows with new spot, wider reach
The Trump administration appears to be expanding its campaign of taxpayer-funded TV ads promoting President Donald Trump.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
White House blocks CNN from trip on Air Force One to Tennessee www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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White House blocks CNN from trip on Air Force One
The White House’s decision puts the state of the rotational TV pool, which resumed on Friday, in jeopardy once more.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Supreme Court rejects a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time apnews.com/article/supr...
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Supreme Court rejects a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time
The Supreme Court has turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
US math and reading test scores are at a 25-year low. Trump cut the agency that could explain why. apple.news/AolScU6Q_T3G...
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Trump administration guts data collection on US education as math and reading scores plummet — Guardian US
National Center for Education Statistics, which collects critical data to guide policy on learning, was decimated after Doge canceled crucial contracts
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
US Army appears to be laying the groundwork for military action around Cuba www.yahoo.com/news/politic... (via @YahooNews)
yahoo.com
U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Iran has suggested a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in 7 days apnews.com/article/iran...
apnews.com
Iran has suggested a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in 7 days
Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes ...
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket
In a public appearance, Jackson said the high court’s use of the emergency docket was “problematic” and called for more restraint from her colleagues when using it.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A new report by the Government Accountability Office found that the number of veterans eligible for dental benefits through the VA has increased by 70% since 2020. From Stars and Stripes' Linda F. Hersey:
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Number of disabled veterans qualifying for VA dental benefits has increased dramatically, GAO says
The growth is driven primarily by a greater number of veterans who are fully disabled and unemployable.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How can this be legal? US government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump's midterm messaging apnews.com/article/paid...
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US government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump's midterm messaging
An ad running on Fox News and Newsmax showing images of President Donald Trump and calling for the defeat of communism was paid for by the U.S. government.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump-backed Nevada Republican exaggerated Bronze Star award in two campaigns www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Trump-backed Nevada Republican exaggerated Bronze Star award in two campaigns
Congressional hopeful David Flippo said his staff made a mistake in an announcement video in 2023. The video was deleted three years later.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Black Plague of the 14th Century gave the world Chaucer and Boccaccio. Covid gave us Trump and Elon Musk.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t...
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OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting
In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t...
nytimes.com
OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting
In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms
Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Heads of AI firms tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity apnews.com/article/ai-a...
apnews.com
Heads of AI firms tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity
The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Iran’s president says his country must be powerful “so as to avoid being threatened” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
washingtonpost.com
Iran’s president speaks at U.N. General Assembly after Trump threatens annihilation
Masoud Pezeshkian began his brief address by saying that he had planned to deliver different remarks before hearing President Donald Trump’s speech Tuesday.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What to know about Susan Collins pay-for-play allegations www.pressherald.com/2026/09/22/w...
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What to know about the pay-to-play allegations against Susan Collins
Collins' team was questioned by federal agents after the 2020 election. An aide said any allegations of corruption are 'categorically false.'
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Video obtained by @cnn.com shows part of the incident on Sunday in Evanston where ICE agents attempted to detain the wrong man before leaving him lying in the street and driving off
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump pledges to open new military bases in Greenland www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
washingtonpost.com
Trump pledges to open new Arctic military bases as he signs Greenland deal
The security agreement gives the president and the Republican Party a foreign policy win heading into the midterm elections.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says apnews.com/article/hayd...
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Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says
A coroner has determined that actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs including fentanyl.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
President Trump should demand that North Korea freeze, not eliminate, its nuclear weapons program, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said in an interview. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/w...
nytimes.com
South Korean President Calls for Easing Sanctions on the North
President Trump should demand that North Korea freeze, not eliminate, its nuclear weapons program, President Lee Jae Myung said in an interview.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
President Trump should demand that North Korea freeze, not eliminate, its nuclear weapons program, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said in an interview. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/w...
nytimes.com
South Korean President Calls for Easing Sanctions on the North
President Trump should demand that North Korea freeze, not eliminate, its nuclear weapons program, President Lee Jae Myung said in an interview.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hey MBS, you thought Trump was your friend. Or at least hour partner. This is what all your billions got you globalmarketnews.com/trump-report...
globalmarketnews.com
Trump Reportedly Calls Off Strikes on Iran-Backed Houthis Despite Saudi Pleas for U.S. Help - Global Market News
The United States reportedly came within hours of striking Houthi forces in Yemen before President Donald Trump called off the attack. Now the Iran-backed
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Denmark's leaders are cautiously optimistic about Trump's announcement of a Greenland deal apnews.com/article/trum...
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Denmark's leaders are cautiously optimistic about Trump's announcement of a Greenland deal
Denmark’s foreign minister has expressed cautious optimism about an agreement with the United States over Greenland in the wake of Donald Trump's announcement of a deal to bolster American military pr...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A retired Army paratrooper who served in two wars and in civilian life assisted in evacuating a gravely wounded reporter in Ukraine has died after a battle with cancer. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
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Paratrooper ‘to his core’: Army vet who helped get injured reporter out of Ukraine dies at 50
A retired Army paratrooper who served in two wars and assisted in evacuating a gravely wounded reporter in Ukraine has died from cancer.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This ad is totally misleading. The victim was murdered in SOUTH Carolina by a SOUTH Carolina man who was NEVER jailed in Roy Cooper’s North Carolina www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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Whatley supporters tie SC homicide to Cooper in misleading NC Senate ad
The group put out an ad tying Logan Federico’s death to an NC prison release. The problem? The suspect has never set foot in NC’s prison system.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We don’t have to put up with this. Not these policies or these politicians or even this system of politics. It's time for us to chase out corruption and build a politics that actually responds to the people.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Republicans using Islamophobia in the Michigan Senate race www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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How anti-Muslim rhetoric is influencing the pivotal Michigan Senate race
Attacks aimed at Democrat Abdul El-Sayed have brought back painful memories for some in a contest that has raised questions about the acceptability of Islamophobia in politics.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
All the more reason to stop this assanine project: Trump Says His Contested Arch Would House Drones and Snipers www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u... via @NYTimes
nytimes.com
Trump Says His D.C. Arch Would Be a ‘Military Complex’ Housing Drones and Snipers
The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
US cuts security deal with Denmark giving Washington just about all it wanted www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump announces ‘forever’ deal to defend Greenland as Denmark says signing ‘expected’ next week
President Trump announced an agreement with Denmark that he said gives the United States "permanent" sway over Greenland's security.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
More dangerous silliness from Kash Patel: F.B.I. Temporarily Halted Cooperation With Canada Over References to 9/11 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u... via @NYTimes
nytimes.com
F.B.I. Temporarily Halted Cooperation With Canada Over References to 9/11
The abrupt move by Kash Patel, the bureau’s director, came as President Trump was ramping up his attacks on the country.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
GOP takes slight lead in Georgia governor race www.yahoo.com/news/politic... (via @YahooNews)
yahoo.com
New Georgia governor poll shows race still tight — but with new leader
In a new poll, Rick Jackson has pulled slightly ahead of Keisha Lance Bottoms in the race for Georgia's governor. The race has been very tight.
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RobertReid @redneckhack.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For nearly three decades, the Pentagon has put off upgrading its antiquated computer networks, instead focusing its funds on cutting-edge weapons systems. Now AI is showing the folly of that decision www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
washingtonpost.com
AI has transformed the Pentagon’s aging networks into a national security risk
Outdated networks face growing cyber threats as AI makes it easier for adversaries to exploit vulnerabilities and launch disruptive attacks.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 16/09/2026
Exclusive: States haven’t yet been able to obtain Covid-19 shots from the CDC, delaying their distribution to millions of children through federal programs, according to people familiar with the matter on.wsj.com/4hwnUkB
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Exclusive | States Delayed in Getting Covid Shots for Children’s Immunization Program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t opened up the ordering process, raising concerns about delays as vaccination programs kick off.
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