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Author: Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY

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A hacker, a researcher and thousands of photos: Inside China’s secret Uyghur detention system

May 24, 2022Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on A hacker, a researcher and thousands of photos: Inside China’s secret Uyghur detention system

Beijing’s incarceration of ethnic minorities is creating a slow-motion genocide, experts say. An exclusive new report offers a look inside.

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‘Something has been missing’: Children of the Vietnam War are pushing for more family reunifications

December 3, 2021Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Something has been missing’: Children of the Vietnam War are pushing for more family reunifications

DNA tests, ancestry sites and an aging Vietnam veteran population is spurring Amerasians to renew their search for their American fathers.

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‘Where we belong’: Bond forged in war brings Afghan commando’s family to Pennsylvania

November 19, 2021Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Where we belong’: Bond forged in war brings Afghan commando’s family to Pennsylvania

An elite Afghan fighter went from seeing his children’s fear amid Taliban gunfire to seeing their joy on a Pennsylvania playground. This is his story.

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13 high-level Trump officials violated Hatch Act, using government office for partisan activity, watchdog probe finds

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on 13 high-level Trump officials violated Hatch Act, using government office for partisan activity, watchdog probe finds

A federal watchdog said 13 Trump administration officials, including Secretary Mike Pompeo, used their government power to influence the 2020 election

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How many Americans are still in Afghanistan? State Department number is ‘way off,’ GOP lawmaker says

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on How many Americans are still in Afghanistan? State Department number is ‘way off,’ GOP lawmaker says

Some lawmakers say the Biden administration is undercounting the number of U.S. citizens who are still trying to flee Afghanistan.

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US-China tensions flare over Taiwan as some fear a cold war – or worse

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on US-China tensions flare over Taiwan as some fear a cold war – or worse

If the brewing “cold war” between Washington and Beijing turns hot, Taiwan will be the spark, experts fear. They say Joe Biden must tread carefully.

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‘We inherited a deadline. We did not inherit a plan’: Blinken defends Afghanistan exit during testy House hearing

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘We inherited a deadline. We did not inherit a plan’: Blinken defends Afghanistan exit during testy House hearing

Blinken defended the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan during a contentious House hearing, which included GOP calls for his resignation.

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‘It’s time we expose the truth’: 9/11 families see a turning point in fight to reveal alleged Saudi role

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘It’s time we expose the truth’: 9/11 families see a turning point in fight to reveal alleged Saudi role

Under pressure from 9/11 families, Biden directed some FBI documents to be declassified. What will they reveal about Saudi involvement 20 years later?

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Classified 9/11 material will get reviewed for possible release under Biden order signed Friday

September 3, 2021Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on Classified 9/11 material will get reviewed for possible release under Biden order signed Friday

Relatives of those Americans who were killed on 9/11 have spent years pushing successive administrations to release the classified information.

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‘War rarely goes as planned’: New report tallies trillions US spent in Afghanistan, Iraq

September 1, 2021Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘War rarely goes as planned’: New report tallies trillions US spent in Afghanistan, Iraq

The U.S. government has become less transparent over time about the costs of post -9/11 conflicts as officials stopped reporting or classified information.

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