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1 Pentagon Says There Will Be A Livestream Of Firing Squad Execution Of The Fort Hood Shooter
War Secretary Pete Hegseth says the public will be able to watch the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major who killed 13 people and wounded 32 others at Fort Hood in 2009. A Pentagon official said the execution will be streamed live. Hasan is set to face a firing squad at the Texas base on December 3rd. President Donald Trump approved the execution and ordered the use of a firing squad. It would be the military’s first execution since 1961 and its first by firing squad since 1945. Hasan’s lawyer, John Galligan, said they may ask a federal court to review the case, which could delay the execution.
2 Trump Administration Suspending Microsoft And Several Other Companies From Green Card Program
The Trump administration is blocking Microsoft and several other tech firms from a program that helps foreign workers get green cards. Vice President JD Vance announced the move yesterday, accusing the companies of using the system to replace American workers. Vance said Microsoft laid off 6,000 American workers last year while getting thousands of work visas and green cards. Microsoft challenged that picture, saying 80-percent of its roughly 6,000 H-1B visa requests last year were for people already working there. The announcement came hours before Trump gave Microsoft’s chief executive a national technology award.
3 USS Lincoln Docks In San Diego Bay
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has returned to the San Diego area, ending a grueling deployment of roughly nine to ten months, much of it spent supporting U.S. military operations against Iran in the Middle East. The ship carried about 5-thousand sailors and Marines and spent a remarkable stretch at sea without a port call, one of the longest deployments in decades. The extended mission drew attention after reports of poor conditions aboard, including supply shortages, broken plumbing, and crew morale and mental health struggles, prompting members of Congress to visit. The USS George Washington took over the Lincoln’s duties in the region.