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Some National Guard members in D.C. are now armed

Some National Guard members in Washington, D.C., likely fewer than 50, were to be armed starting Sunday night, a military official told CBS News.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Trump's law enforcement crackdown be armed, the Pentagon said Friday.

Armed National Guard troops seen in Washington D.C. on Aug. 24, 2025.

National Guard personnel have been deployed in D.C. since last week, when Mr. Trump ordered the D.C. Guard to crack down on what he has called an "epidemic of crime."

A day before, Hegseth, as well as Vice President JD Vance and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, visited National Guard members at Union Station.

The city had been informed about the intent for the National Guard to be armed, a person familiar with the conversations said earlier this week.

Spokespeople for the District of Columbia National Guard and a military task force overseeing all the guard troops in Washington did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. »

Ukraine liberates 3 villages in Donetsk Oblast, military reports on Independence Day

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Ukrainian troops have liberated three front-line villages in Donetsk Oblast from occupying Russian forces, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi announced on Aug. 24, Ukraine's Independence Day.

Ukrainian forces "successfully counterattacked and cleared" the villages of Zelenyi Hai, Mykhailivka, and Volodymyrivka, Syrskyi said in a social media post published by Ukraine's General Staff.

"(D)efending Ukrainian independence and the Ukrainian flag is not just empty words, but a daily risk and a daily feat," Syrskyi said. »

Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold

Authored by sciencedaily.com

Climate change and agricultural intensification have increasingly deprived honeybees of the floral diversity they need to thrive.

Increasingly, beekeepers are feeding artificial pollen substitutes to their bees due to insufficient natural pollen.

In the new study, the research team succeeded in engineering the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica to produce a precise mixture of six key sterols that bees need. »

Pride parade cancelled after being halted by pro-Palestinian protesters

Authored by cbc.ca

Ottawa's annual Pride parade was cancelled on Sunday after it was halted by a local pro-Palestinian advocacy group that blocked the road and demanded to negotiate with organizers.

protesters chanted from Parliament Hill, referencing the "We are a village" theme that Capital Pride was using for 2025.

Capital Pride announced the parade had been cancelled just before 3 p.m. on Instagram. »

Zelenskyy: Ukraine does not need US permission to strike Russia

Authored by pravda.com.ua

Ukraine has been using only domestically produced long-range weapons to strike Russian territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Source: Zelenskyy in a response to a question from journalists at a press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Details: Asked about Western media reports claiming that the US has banned Ukraine from using ATACMS missiles on Russian territory, Zelenskyy said no such restrictions are being discussed. »