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US expels Russian diplomats, imposes sanctions for hacking
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during a cabinet meeting via video conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 8, 2021. <br>Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin, Pool /AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during a cabinet meeting via video conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 8, 2021. <br>Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin, Pool /AP

On Thursday, the United States expelled 10 Russian diplomats and imposed sanctions against dozens of companies and people, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year's presidential election and the cyber hacking of federal agencies.

American multi-ply toilet paper brands are to blame for frequently clogged pipes on Yokota Air Base, Japan. <br>Erica Earl/Stars and Stripes
American multi-ply toilet paper brands are to blame for frequently clogged pipes on Yokota Air Base, Japan. <br>Erica Earl/Stars and Stripes

American toilet paper is taxing base plumbing at US air base in Japan

Residents of at least one American military installation in Japan may have to purchase Japanese toilet paper to keep their plumbing working properly.

This April 14, 2021, booking photo provided by the Richland County, S.C., detention center shows Jonathan Pentland, a U.S. Army staff sergeant charged with third-degree assault and battery after a video went viral depicting him accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood. <br>Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center
This April 14, 2021, booking photo provided by the Richland County, S.C., detention center shows Jonathan Pentland, a U.S. Army staff sergeant charged with third-degree assault and battery after a video went viral depicting him accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood. <br>Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center

Fort Jackson soldier charged with assault after confronting Black man is suspended from duties

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland, 42, will remain suspended barring the outcome of an Army investigation into the incident and the outcome of the criminal charges filed against him by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office.

The destroyer USS Arleigh Burke gets underway from Norfolk, Va., en route to its new homeport in Rota, Spain, March 26, 2021. Gen. Tod Wolters, head of U.S. European Command, told the House Armed Service Committee on Thursday that two more destroyers are expected to be based at Rota by 2025 or 2026. <br>Kris R. Lindstrom/U.S. Navy
The destroyer USS Arleigh Burke gets underway from Norfolk, Va., en route to its new homeport in Rota, Spain, March 26, 2021. Gen. Tod Wolters, head of U.S. European Command, told the House Armed Service Committee on Thursday that two more destroyers are expected to be based at Rota by 2025 or 2026. <br>Kris R. Lindstrom/U.S. Navy

Rota to gain two US destroyers by middle of the decade, EUCOM chief says

Two more Navy destroyers are expected to be based out of Rota, Spain, within the next few years, a move that will help U.S. European Command keep closer tabs on Russian submarines, the top U.S. officer on the Continent said Thursday.


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