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U.S. launches more deadly strikes on boats it says are involved in drug running

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military has carried out three strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean against boats accused of carrying drugs, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor. This was the first time multiple strikes were announced in a single day. Carried out Monday, the strikes mark a continued escalation in the pace of the attacks in South American waters, which began in early September and had been spaced weeks apart. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (Andrew Harnik/Pool via AP, file)AP A statement provided by a Pentagon official, who spoke on the...


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