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Fort Bliss soldier Oakley, praised for heroism during El Paso shooting, is found dead on base
Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley, 22, evacuated kids from a Texas mall as a gunman opened fire at a nearby Walmart.<br>Twitter
Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley, 22, evacuated kids from a Texas mall as a gunman opened fire at a nearby Walmart.<br>Twitter

The Fort Bliss soldier praised by his commanders and President Donald Trump for his heroism during a mass shooting in an El Paso Walmart was found dead Wednesday in his quarters at the west Texas Army base, service officials confirmed Friday.

Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, attends a ceremony in Kabul on Feb. 29, 2020. Miller held talks with the Taliban in Qatar on Friday amid setbacks to the country's peace process. <br>Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes
Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, attends a ceremony in Kabul on Feb. 29, 2020. Miller held talks with the Taliban in Qatar on Friday amid setbacks to the country's peace process. <br>Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes

US commander meets Taliban officials as Afghan peace process stutters

The meeting between Gen. Austin "Scott" Miller and Taliban leaders came as both sides accuse each other of ramping up violence since signing a peace deal on Feb. 29.

A 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division soldier fires the Squad Designated Marksman Rifle in January 2019 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Between 5,000 and 6,000 of the new rifles will be delivered through mid-2021.<br>Brian Micheliche/U.S. Army
A 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division soldier fires the Squad Designated Marksman Rifle in January 2019 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Between 5,000 and 6,000 of the new rifles will be delivered through mid-2021.<br>Brian Micheliche/U.S. Army

German gunmaker starts deliveries of US Army’s new squad marksman rifles

German firearms manufacturer Heckler & Koch has shipped the first batch of its new M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifles to the U.S. Army. Between 5,000 and 6,000 of the new rifles will be delivered to the Army through mid-2021, a company statement said.

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Lockheed Martin plans to continue hiring nearly 700 workers at its two major hubs in Dallas-Fort Worth, even as other companies shutter and furlough employees.

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Police officers stop cars at the Melegnano highway barrier entrance, near Milan, Italy, Saturday, April 11, 2020. Using helicopters, drones and stepped-up police checks to make sure Italians don't slip out of their homes for the Easter holiday weekend, Italian authorities are doubling down on their crackdown against violators of the nationwide lockdown decree. <br>Luca Bruno/AP
Police officers stop cars at the Melegnano highway barrier entrance, near Milan, Italy, Saturday, April 11, 2020. Using helicopters, drones and stepped-up police checks to make sure Italians don't slip out of their homes for the Easter holiday weekend, Italian authorities are doubling down on their crackdown against violators of the nationwide lockdown decree. <br>Luca Bruno/AP

20,000: US death toll overtakes Italy's as Midwest braces

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world Saturday, surpassing 20,000, as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering hot spots of contagion before they erupt.

Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt move meals, ready to eat for shipmates who have tested negative for the coronavirus at Naval Base, Guam, April 7, 2020.<br>Julio Rivera/U.S. Navy
Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt move meals, ready to eat for shipmates who have tested negative for the coronavirus at Naval Base, Guam, April 7, 2020.<br>Julio Rivera/U.S. Navy

550 sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for coronavirus

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At National Foreign Affairs Training Center in Arlington, Va.<br>Chris K. Khalid/Facebook
At National Foreign Affairs Training Center in Arlington, Va.<br>Chris K. Khalid/Facebook

Diplomats alarmed at virus case reported in DC-area housing provided by State Department

Foreign Service officers and their families have left the building due to the absence of medical guidance, while others have raised concerns about whether the department is taking the problem seriously given the international nature of their work.


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Italian soldiers patrol by closed shops due to lockdown measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19, in Milan, Italy, on March 22, 2020. Italy was the first Western democracy to be hit by the virus, and it has suffered the most deaths of any nation, nearly 14,000, now it is likely to set an example of how to lift restrictions that have imposed the harshest peacetime limits on personal freedom and shut down all non-essential industry. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. <br>Antonio Calanni/AP

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Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations display respirator masks at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., March 13, 2020.<br>Glenn Fawcett/U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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Italian soldiers patrol by closed shops due to lockdown measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19, in Milan, Italy, on March 22, 2020. Italy was the first Western democracy to be hit by the virus, and it has suffered the most deaths of any nation, nearly 14,000, now it is likely to set an example of how to lift restrictions that have imposed the harshest peacetime limits on personal freedom and shut down all non-essential industry. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. <br>Antonio Calanni/AP

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Emily Aho holds an original photograph of her father, Emilio J. DiPalma, seen on the right in the photograph, as a guard during the Nuremberg Trials in Germany. DiPalma tested positive for COVID-19 and about a week later on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, he died. He was 93. <br>Michael Moore/Sentinel Staff
Emily Aho holds an original photograph of her father, Emilio J. DiPalma, seen on the right in the photograph, as a guard during the Nuremberg Trials in Germany. DiPalma tested positive for COVID-19 and about a week later on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, he died. He was 93. <br>Michael Moore/Sentinel Staff

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Fatoumata Balde, sister of Mamadou Balde, stands outside the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, on Wednesday April 8, 2020, holding a cell phone with an image of her brother as a Marine. Mamadou Balde was pushed onto the Red Line tracks the day before.<br>Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/TNS
Fatoumata Balde, sister of Mamadou Balde, stands outside the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, on Wednesday April 8, 2020, holding a cell phone with an image of her brother as a Marine. Mamadou Balde was pushed onto the Red Line tracks the day before.<br>Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/TNS

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Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt move meals, ready to eat for shipmates who have tested negative for the coronavirus at Naval Base, Guam, April 7, 2020.<br>Julio Rivera/U.S. Navy
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U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Andrew Molique, Detachment 24 student pilot, puts on his gear before his solo flight during the Pilot Training Next program March 5, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The PTN program is part of Air Education and Training Command's initiative to "reimagine" how learning is delivered to airmen.<br>Sarayuth Pinthong/U.S. Air Force

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Fatoumata Balde, sister of Mamadou Balde, stands outside the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, on Wednesday April 8, 2020, holding a cell phone with an image of her brother as a Marine. Mamadou Balde was pushed onto the Red Line tracks the day before.<br>Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/TNS
Fatoumata Balde, sister of Mamadou Balde, stands outside the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, on Wednesday April 8, 2020, holding a cell phone with an image of her brother as a Marine. Mamadou Balde was pushed onto the Red Line tracks the day before.<br>Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/TNS

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Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt move meals, ready to eat for shipmates who have tested negative for the coronavirus at Naval Base, Guam, April 7, 2020.<br>Julio Rivera/U.S. Navy
Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt move meals, ready to eat for shipmates who have tested negative for the coronavirus at Naval Base, Guam, April 7, 2020.<br>Julio Rivera/U.S. Navy

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A surfer rides a wave near the closed Newport Beach pier amid Coronavirus social distancing regulations in Newport Beach, Calif., on March 31, 2020.<br>Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times

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