## Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website

Authored by theguardian.com

On Saturday, US army Maj Gen Charles Calvin Rogers’s Medal of Honor webpage led to a “404” error message.

Rogers, who was awarded the Medal of Honor by then president Richard Nixon in 1970, served in the Vietnam war, where he was wounded three times while leading the defense of a base.

According to the West Virginia military hall of fame, Rogers was the highest-ranking African American to receive the medal.

A screenshot posted by the writer Brandon Friedman on Bluesky on Saturday evening showed the Google preview of an entry of Rogers’s profile on the defense department’s website.

Dated 1 November 2021, the entry’s Google preview reads: “Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers.”

When you click, you’ll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include ‘DEI medal,’” Friedman wrote.

We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. »

### Milwaukee mother deported to Laos, a country she’s never been to, where she doesn’t know anyone and doesn’t speak the language

Authored by independent.co.uk

Ma Yang, 37, is being held in a rooming house in Laos, surrounded by military guards, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

She does not speak the language, knows no one, and says the military is holding all of her documents.

open image in gallery ICE deported Ma Yang, a mother of five, to Laos last month ( Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. »

### Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia

Authored by cbsnews.com

A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say.

For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile suffered chronic pain from debilitating sickle cell anemia.

"Sickle cell was like a blockade for me, but now it's just like a wall that I just jumped over," he said. »

### Australia wants to offer Trump 'deal he can't refuse' to end tariff battle, trade minister says

Authored by sbs.com.au

LISTEN TO INTERVIEW: How Trump’s trade tariffs are likely to impact Australian industry in 2025 SBS News 08/03/2025 10:29 Play.

Greens leader Adam Bandt told the ABC's Insiders program on Sunday he wants Australia to move beyond its US relationship towards other countries impacted by tariffs.

He also reiterated the federal government's position that, unlike some other countries, Australia would not hit the US with retaliatory tariffs. »

### US says Iran must give up its nuclear program or else

Authored by iranintl.com

In 2015, Iran signed a nuclear deal with the United States and other world powers that imposed restrictions on its uranium enrichment capacity but effectively allowed it to maintain its nuclear program.

The United Nations' nuclear watchdog warned on Saturday that the Islamic Republic is very close to developing a nuclear weapon.

Trump announced the overture at the same time he warned Iran to agree to a new nuclear deal or face military action. »

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