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Monday December 4th, 2023 morning edition

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An annual Pentagon report on extremism within the ranks reveals that 78 service members were suspected of advocating for the overthrow of the U.S. government and another 44 were suspected of engaging or supporting terrorism.

In 2021, the year the data was first released to Congress, there were 270 allegations of extremist activities.

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The Army had the most allegations in fiscal 2023 with 130 soldiers suspected of participation in extremist activity.

The IG report also included instances of alleged criminal gang activity: There were 58 allegations of gang activity across the military.

However, the report did note that, out of all the suspected extremism and criminal gang activity, 68 of the total cases were investigated and cleared or deemed unsubstantiated.

Related: What the Pentagon Has, Hasn't and Could Do to Stop Veterans and Troops from Joining Extremist Groups. »

Brazil launches $204 million drive to restore Amazon rainforest

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[1/2] Smoke billows from a wildfire in the Amazon rainforest near a dry river in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil September 25, 2023.

SAO PAULO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's national development bank (BNDES) on Saturday launched an effort to restore degraded or destroyed woodland amounting to 60,000 square km (23,160 square miles) - an area nearly the size of Latvia - in the Amazon rainforest by 2030.

The Amazon is vital to curbing climate change because of the vast amount of planet-warming carbon its trees absorb and it is home to many unique and endangered species. »