Defense & National Security — Inside the rise in military sexual assault

Incidents of sexual assault in the military grew 13 percent in fiscal year 2021, according to a report from the Pentagon released Thursday.   We’ll dive deep into the numbers. Plus, we’ll talk about the end of an immigration pathway for those evacuated from Afghanistan during the U.S.’s withdrawal of troops. This is Defense & National Security, your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. For The Hill, I’m Jordan Wi

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Energy & Environment — Why Jackson residents don’t have water

We explain what’s happening to the water in Jackson, Miss., plus a study says the federal government is underestimating the cost of climate change. Meanwhile, California passed a slew of climate legislation.   This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, we’re Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk. Someone forward

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Starbucks announces new CEO

Starbucks on Thursday announced Laxman Narasimhan as the coffee giant’s next CEO. Narasimhan has served for three years as the CEO of health-product company Reckitt, which owns brands like Lysol and Mead Johnson. Reckitt announced earlier on Thursday that Narasimhan was stepping down at the end of the month to relocate to the United States. He will join Starbucks on Oct. 1 and assume the CEO role, and a position on the company’s board six months later, taki

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Q&A: Meet the woman who made history in Alaska

Mary Peltola on Wednesday became the first Alaska Native in the state's history and the first Democrat in decades to be elected to fill Alaska’s lone House seat. Peltola, who is Yup’ik, won the special election to serve the remainder of the late Rep. Don Young’s (R-Alaska) term in an upset. She beat out former Gov. Sarah Palin (R) and Nick Begich III (R), whose grandfather once held the seat and who was a co-chair of Young’s 2020 reelection campaign.  Peltola's win came the first time Alaska used a new system of an open primary followed by ranked-choice voting in the gen

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Watch live: Biden delivers remarks from campaign event in Philadelphia

President Biden will deliver remarks on the "Soul of the Nation" on Thursday evening in Philadelphia . The event is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. ET. Watch the video above. Source: TEST FEED1

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