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Afghans vote for a second day in election marked by challenges
Afghans prevented from voting on Election Day because of technical and organizational problems at their polling center in Kabul vote a day later on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.<br>Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes
Afghans prevented from voting on Election Day because of technical and organizational problems at their polling center in Kabul vote a day later on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018.<br>Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes

Around three million Afghans risked militant attacks and voted Saturday, out of 8.8 million who were registered to vote, the election commission said.

This screengrab is from a video of base housing facilities showing damage caused by Hurricane Michael at Tyndall Air Force Base, 14 Oct. 2018.<br>Alexander Farver/U.S. Air Force photo
This screengrab is from a video of base housing facilities showing damage caused by Hurricane Michael at Tyndall Air Force Base, 14 Oct. 2018.<br>Alexander Farver/U.S. Air Force photo

Access to Tyndall AFB for servicemembers to assess hurricane damage ends Sunday

Some 400 people returned to Tyndall Air Force Base this week to assess the damage to their homes caused by Hurricane Michael and retrieve belongings.

President Donald Trump speaks to media before boarding Air Force One at Elko Regional Airport, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in Elko, Nev., after a campaign rally. <br>Carolyn Kaster/AP
President Donald Trump speaks to media before boarding Air Force One at Elko Regional Airport, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in Elko, Nev., after a campaign rally. <br>Carolyn Kaster/AP

Trump says US will pull out of intermediate range nuke pact

President Donald Trump said Saturday he will exit a landmark arms control agreement the United States signed with the former Soviet Union, saying that Russia is violating the pact and it's preventing the U.S. from developing new weapons.

A video screen grab shows Sadie, a basset hound mix, who got separated from her Camp Lejeune family after Hurricane Florence in mid-September<br>The Telegraph
A video screen grab shows Sadie, a basset hound mix, who got separated from her Camp Lejeune family after Hurricane Florence in mid-September<br>The Telegraph

Displaced by Hurricane Florence, dog from Camp Lejeune appears at Ga. home

When a basset hound mix with a white muzzle scratched at the front gate of a northeast Macon home, the family took the dog in and tried to track down the dog's owners. Eventually, they learned Sadie belongs to a young military family with four children who fled Hurricane Florence.

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Former Navy Cmdr. Troy Amundson, right, is seen here speaking with members of the Philippine navy in Subic Bay in 2010.<br>Jessica Bidwell/U.S. Navy photo
Former Navy Cmdr. Troy Amundson, right, is seen here speaking with members of the Philippine navy in Subic Bay in 2010.<br>Jessica Bidwell/U.S. Navy photo

Retired Navy commander gets 30 months prison for accepting 'Fat Leonard' bribes

Navy Cmdr. Troy Amundson, a decorated combat pilot, told the judge that, at the time, he didn’t realize handing off Navy information to a contractor in exchange for prostitutes and other bribes was illegal. He joins the ranks of more than a dozen other Navy officials in what has become the worst corruption scandal to hit the Navy in decades.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth speaks at a ribbon cutting for the Illinois Army National Guard’s new Kankakee Army Aviation Support Facility and readiness center Nov. 4, 2017. <br>Bryan Spreitzer/U.S. Army
Sen. Tammy Duckworth speaks at a ribbon cutting for the Illinois Army National Guard’s new Kankakee Army Aviation Support Facility and readiness center Nov. 4, 2017. <br>Bryan Spreitzer/U.S. Army

A record number of female veterans vie to ride military experience into Congress — as men long have

A record number of female combat veterans are on the ballot in congressional races this fall, a test of whether women can repeat the success American men have long enjoyed of by turning military experience into political careers.

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King throws for 413 yards to lead Houston past Navy 49-36

D'Eriq King threw for 413 yards and three touchdowns, ran for a score and deftly directed a Houston attack that amassed 570 yards in a 49-36 victory over Navy on Saturday.

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Michael Parker salutes the Oregon Army National Guard color guard as he goes to receive his long-delayed diploma at Scio High School. <br>Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP

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A protester, right, displays a message next to a Grim Reaper mural on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a rally by farmers and their supporters to protest the alleged killings of more than 150 farmers under Duterte's term and to call for genuine land reform Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 in Manila, Philippines. <br>Bullit Marquez/Associated Press

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An Afghan woman shows her inked finger after casting her vote at a polling station during the Parliamentary elections in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. Tens of thousands of Afghan forces fanned out across the country as voting began Saturday in the elections that followed a campaign marred by relentless violence.<br>Rahmat Gul/AP Photo

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Michael Parker salutes the Oregon Army National Guard color guard as he goes to receive his long-delayed diploma at Scio High School. <br>Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP

Oregon man gets high school diploma 53 years late

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A protester, right, displays a message next to a Grim Reaper mural on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a rally by farmers and their supporters to protest the alleged killings of more than 150 farmers under Duterte's term and to call for genuine land reform Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 in Manila, Philippines. <br>Bullit Marquez/Associated Press

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National security adviser John Bolton answers questions at the White House in Washington, D.C. on October 3, 2018.<br>Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS

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An Afghan woman shows her inked finger after casting her vote at a polling station during the Parliamentary elections in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. Tens of thousands of Afghan forces fanned out across the country as voting began Saturday in the elections that followed a campaign marred by relentless violence.<br>Rahmat Gul/AP Photo

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In this Sunday, Sept 9, 2018 file photo, a health worker sprays disinfectant on his colleague after working at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Eastern Congo. <br>Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/Associated Press

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth speaks at a ribbon cutting for the Illinois Army National Guard’s new Kankakee Army Aviation Support Facility and readiness center Nov. 4, 2017. <br>Bryan Spreitzer/U.S. Army
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This screengrab is from a video of base housing facilities showing damage caused by Hurricane Michael at Tyndall Air Force Base, 14 Oct. 2018.<br>Alexander Farver/U.S. Air Force photo
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This screengrab is from a video of base housing facilities showing damage caused by Hurricane Michael at Tyndall Air Force Base, 14 Oct. 2018.<br>Alexander Farver/U.S. Air Force photo
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