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Coast Guard budget boost hangs in limbo amid DHS debate

A proposed 5 percent raise in Coast Guard funding hangs in the balance as Congress fights over Department of Homeland Security spending.

Roll Call

Spending bill would block DHS from arming long-range drones

Even as the Trump administration has increasingly militarized drug and immigration enforcement, Congress took a step to restrain that trend.

Roll Call

Chinese Coast Guard says 8 missing and 13 rescued after boat capsizes near disputed shoal

Eight people are missing after a boat capsized with 21 Filipinos on board in the South China Sea

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US Coast Guard icebreaker frees ship caught in thick ice on Lake Huron

The heavy icebreaker USCGC Mackinaw successfully rescued the motor vessel M/V Wilfred Sykes from thick ice on Lake Huron on Wednesday (January 21).

The Independent UK

China Files Complaint Over Philippine Coast Guard's Presentation That Shows Satirical Xi Jinping Photos

China filed a diplomatic complaint against the Philippines after a Coast Guard presentation featured satirical images of President Xi Jinping, angering Beijing over the South China Sea.

International Business Times UK

Coast Guard veteran arrested and hauled off cruise ship on his birthday in case of mistaken identity

Jose Martinez said the incident was ‘dehumanising’ after he was taken off the cruise ship and into a holding cell

The Independent UK

Coast Guard scrambling for personnel after Trump’ blockade leaves them stranded on ships at the ‘end of their service life’

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ICE Takes US Coast Guard Veteran From Cruise Cabin—Can This Happen to You?

A US Coast Guard veteran was wrongfully detained on a cruise ship by immigration agents. Could this happen to other American citizens? We explain what happened, why, and what to know.

International Business Times UK

WW3 Fears Mount As US Military Captures Russian-Flagged Tanker Near UK Water

Global tensions surge as US forces mobilise to intercept a Russian-flagged tanker near Scotland, prompting Moscow to deploy naval defences and sparking fears of a third world war.

International Business Times UK

The DOJ Thinks Cocaine Couriers Are Not Worth Prosecuting. Trump Thinks They Deserve To Die.

Even as the president blows up drug boats, the government routinely declines to pursue charges against smugglers nabbed by the Coast Guard.

Reason

Crew paints Russian flag on Iran-linked tanker pursued by US

The operation by the US Coast Guard to seize the sanctioned tanker Bella 1 became more complicated after the crew painted a Russian flag, claiming Moscow's protection, during a 10-day Atlantic pursuit. The vessel linked to the Iranian oil trade is reportedly now empty.

Euronews

Coast Guard abruptly removes policy references to swastikas and nooses being ‘potentially divisive’

The move appears to cap off back-and-forth revisions to Coast Guard policy on swastikas, nooses and other hate symbols, which sparked outrage

The Independent UK

A $4.8 Million Reason to Buy AeroVironment Stock Today

AeroVironment just received a $4.8 million contract from the U.S. Coast Guard.

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US military branch officially stops classifying swastikas as hate symbols

Coast Guard Admiral Kevin Lunday issued a memo on November 20 denouncing symbols like swastikas and nooses, and insisted that both will remain prohibited for Coast Guard personnel

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Coast Guard Seizes Thousands Of Pounds Of Cocaine In Eastern pacific After Stopping Alleged Drug Boats

The coast guard has seized more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine from alleged drug boats in the Eastern Pacific, CBS News reported.

International Business Times UK

Trump's Golf Obsession Is Draining Taxpayers Dry: The Explosive Figures He Won't Want You To See

A fresh breakdown reveals that former President Donald Trump's golf outings are costing U.S. taxpayers tens of millions, with added security, travel, and logistics incurring eye-watering costs.

Latin Times

U.S. Military Employed Drones, Aircraft and Redacted Weapons Systems in Attacks on Suspected Drug-Trafficking Vessels

A recent report by The New York Times concluded that the U.S. military used a mix of munitions that relied on both drones and piloted aircraft, a shift away from the traditional stop-and-board approach.

Latin Times

Coast Guard Policy Shift on Swastikas, Nooses Sparks Backlash, Prompts Clarification on Hate Symbols

The Coast Guard is facing criticism after issuing a revised harassment policy that reclassified swastikas and nooses as "potentially divisive" rather than explicit symbols of hatred

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The Independent UK

Senators want answers from Coast Guard on how it probes displays of swastikas or other hate symbols

Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force say they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about its policy regarding displays of swastikas, nooses or other hate symbols

The Independent UK

Coast Guard set to change policy to call swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive'

The U.S. Coast Guard is poised to change some of its language and policies surrounding the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses as well as how personnel report hate incidents

The Independent UK

Coast Guard disputes claim its new guidelines no longer consider swastikas and nooses hate symbols

The Coast Guard said suggestions it no longer prohibits extremist imagery like swastikas are ‘categorically false’

The Independent UK

Chinese vessel jams supply ship’s communications in disputed waters

Chinese authorities have historically asserted claims over nearly the entirety of the South China Sea

Evening Standard

Search ends for UK Navy crew member off north-west coast of Ireland

The Ministry of Defence said the missing RFA Tidesurge crew member has not been found and their family has been informed.

Evening Standard

Search continues for UK navy crew member off north-west coast of Ireland

The Irish Coast Guard received a distress call from a UK naval support vessel before 9am on Saturday.

The Independent UK

4 dead after wooden boat believed to be ferrying migrants into the US capsizes off San Diego

The Coast Guard says a wooden skiff believed to have been ferrying migrants toward the U.S. has capsized in stormy seas off San Diego, leaving at least four people dead and four hospitalized

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