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The U.S. Marine dismissed from command after criticizing senior military leadership on the handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is in the brig, according to reports. “All our son did is ask the questions that everybody was asking themselves, but they were too scared to speak out loud,” Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller’s father, Stu Scheller Sr., told Task & Purpose. “He was asking for accountability. In fact, I think he even asked for an apology that we made mistakes, but they couldn’t do that, which is mind-blowing.” Scheller first published a video on his personal Facebook account on Aug. 26 criticizing the Afghanistan withdrawal,…

Gov. Ron DeSantis has directed Florida’s secretary of state to open an investigation into whether Facebook violated the state’s election laws through its program that allegedly exempts certain high-profile users from moderation. The Republican governor in his letter (pdf) to Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee on Monday cited a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, published earlier this month, that alleges the social media company’s “XCheck” program has given millions of celebrities, politicians and other high-profile users preferential treatment. These users are exempt from some or all of the Big Tech company’s rules, the WSJ report found, noting that it placed on a…

MILLIONS of phones will be blocked from using Google Maps, YouTube and Gmail as part of a massive update TODAY. The search giant confirmed that some Android devices will lose access to the popular apps. Unless users update their phones or swiftly buy a new mobile, millions of people across the globe will be locked out of the software today. Google announced the deadline in a short post on its website. The tech titan said it plans to block users from signing in with their Google Account on devices using Android 2.3. The aging version of Google’s operating system launched…

Students in England have reacted with anger to reports that the government is planning to make them start paying back their loans earlier in their careers when salaries are lower, as part of an overhaul of student financing designed to save the Treasury money. According to a report in the Financial Times, ministers are considering cutting the threshold at which graduates begin to repay their tuition and maintenance loans from £27,295 – the current point at which repayments begin – to as low as £23,000. The move would ensure that more students start paying back their loans earlier in their careers,…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said she doesn’t have the answers on whether COVID-19 booster shots will be mandated on a yearly basis. “I want to emphasize that our goal right now is to stay ahead of the virus. We want to boost now so we don’t end up in a vulnerable place,” said Walensky in answer to a question by a CBS News anchor about whether people should be prepared for annual booster doses. “Your question is an important one, and it is one we don’t necessarily have the answer for yet. We are working to stay…

Nuno Espírito Santo admitted he got his starting personnel all wrong during a chastening 3-1 derby defeat at Arsenal. The Tottenham manager began with Dele Alli and Tanguy Ndombele as the No 8s in a 4-3-3 and his team were overrun in the first half. Arsenal led 3-0 at the break thanks to goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka and, although Spurs stabilised and pulled one back late on through Son Heung-min, it did little to placate Nuno. The manager substituted Alli at half-time, sending on Oliver Skipp and changing to 4-2-3-1. He also replaced Japhet Tanganga…

Germany is set for weeks or even months of protracted coalition talks after the race to succeed Angela Merkel after 16 years in power failed to produce a clear winner, with the centre-left Social Democrats just ahead of the centre-right conservative alliance according to official returns. Preliminary results released on the election commission’s website showed that the Social Democrats (SPD) led by Olaf Scholz had won the largest share of the vote at 25.7%. The centre-right CDU-CSU bloc led for so long by the outgoing chancellor garnered 24.1%, its worst showing in its seven-decade history. The Green party, in jubilant mood after…

More than 40 climate protesters have blocked roads around the UK’s busiest port as part of a campaign to tackle fuel poverty and reduce the UK’s climate emissions. Campaigners from the group Insulate Britain blocked the A20 around Dover just after 8.15 on Friday morning. The protests – which are demanding that all UK housing is fully insulated by 2030 – have brought widespread disruption, with activists repeatedly blocking sections of the M25 over the past 10 days. They have been condemned as selfish and dangerous by politicians and drawn an angry reaction from many motorists. Earlier this week the…

BREXIT Britain will not fare as bad as Germany in the looming energy crisis after a reported gas squeeze from Vladimir Putin, an expert has told Express.co.uk. The EU now also faces gas shortages and could be at risk of gas shutdowns and rations as prices skyrocket to record highs – with German media putting the blame on Brexit. But it comes after Gazprom, the state-owned Russian gas company, reported decreased resources flowing into Europe following a spat over the implementation of EU law along the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The deal, struck between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin, will see…

BRUSSELS—The EU aims to have a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets, and headphones under a European Commission proposal presented on Thursday in a world first, with the move impacting iPhone maker Apple more than its rivals. The move has been more than 10 years in the making, with the European Union executive touting environmental benefits and 250 million euros ($293 million) in annual savings for users. Under the Commission’s proposal, a USB-C connector will become the standard port for all smartphones, tablets, cameras, headphones, portable speakers, and handheld videogame consoles. Chargers will also be sold separately from electronic…