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Two Former South Texas School Board Members and Middleman Sentenced for Attempted Extortion
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- Written by Justice Department Justice Department
- Published: 05 July 2016 05 July 2016
Donna, Texas - Two former elected members of the School Board of Donna, Texas, and a private citizen who served as a middleman were sentenced today in the Southern District of Texas for accepting bribes in connection with a services contract held by the Donna Independent School District (DISD), announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas.
NASA's Juno Spacecraft in Orbit Around Mighty Jupiter
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- Written by Dwayne Brown and Laurie Cantillo Dwayne Brown and Laurie Cantillo
- Published: 05 July 2016 05 July 2016
Washington, DC - After an almost five-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit during a 35-minute engine burn. Confirmation that the burn had completed was received on Earth at 8:53 p.m. PDT (11:53 p.m. EDT) Monday, July 4.
USS Truman Transits Strait of Gibraltar
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- Written by Anthony Flynn Anthony Flynn
- Published: 05 July 2016 05 July 2016
Atlantic Ocean - Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transited the Strait of Gibraltar, July 2.
Vice President Joe Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi of Iraq
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 05 July 2016 05 July 2016
Washington, DC - The Vice President spoke today with the Prime Minister of Iraq, Haider Al-Abadi, to offer condolences for the tragic loss of life following ISIL's attack in Karrada, Baghdad.
2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Marines Disembark USS Ashland After Participation in CARAT
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- Written by Carl King Carl King
- Published: 05 July 2016 05 July 2016
Okinawa, Japan - U.S. Sailors and Marines with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment disembarked the forward-deployed Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in Okinawa, Japan, after several training engagements in the region, July 4.