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Hasty US exit from Europe could drive allies away from American arms, RAND says
A rapid, uncoordinated U.S. military drawdown from Europe could push key NATO allies further away from American weapons over the long term, according to a new RAND study, a shift the authors say would hurt the U.S. defense industrial base. RAND released the report, “Anticipating Allies’ Responses to U.S. Retrenchment from Europe,” on Wednesday. It examines how France, Germany, Poland…
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Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan to die by US Army firing squad
Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army officer and psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, will be executed by a U.S. Army firing squad, the Pentagon announced Monday. “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President…
Has the Pentagon given up on AI polygraph analysis of trustworthiness?
As of July, the Pentagon had been prepping artificial intelligence tools that analyze text, voices and faces to estimate trustworthiness, according to declassified presentation slides and prior Defense Department statements. Now, Pentagon officials say that some of that AI is not part of the current revamp of the polygraph interview…
Did the trucker’s strike on Oct. 1 really happen?
The mega-viral "Trucker's Strike" story made national news and may have even directly influenced the White House and state governors, but did it actually happen?Overdrive went to lengths to speak to drivers who said they were parking the truck around the announced date of October 1, though most described it…
Truckers take brunt of Operation Safe Driver Week enforcement
Truck drivers get vast majority of Operation Safe Driver Week scrutinyLaw enforcement personnel throughout North America interacted with 8,083 drivers on roadways during this year's Operation Safe Driver Week and issued 3,968 warnings and 2,604 tickets/citations to commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and passenger vehicle drivers for unsafe driving. Law enforcement agencies…
C.H. Robinson acquiring RXO in $5.8 billion stock and cash transaction
C.H. Robinson on Monday morning announced plans to acquire RXO Inc. in a $5.8 billion stock and cash transaction to form a company it said would be worth $25 billion. An email to carriers in C.H. Robinson and RXO's network on Monday morning said nothing will change until now."Until the acquisition…
International launches expansive e-commerce truck parts site
International Motors launched a new e-commerce portal developed in collaboration between the OEM and its dealers that makes the entire network's truck parts portfolio available to all customers, any time.International’s new Fleetrite.com offers not only International OEM parts but also Fleetrite all-makes components and third-party aftermarket components.As reported by Overdrive…