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fromArs Technica
4 days agoFCC aims to ensure "only living and lawful Americans" get Lifeline benefits
Dispute over deceased individuals enrolled in Lifeline prompts potential FCC penalties for California and debate over rule changes.
Bradley gave the go-ahead to launch a second strike on September 2 that killed two survivors hanging on to the wreckage of an already demolished boat, according to the White House. Targeting shipwrecked survivors is against the military's Law of War Manual, and some legal observers have gone as far as to call it a "war crime."
Driving the news: Hegseth "created a risk to operational security that could have resulted in failed U.S. mission objectives and potential harm to U.S. pilots" by sharing sequencing details about an upcoming attack on the Houthis in Yemen over an "unapproved, unsecure network," the Inspector General's report reads. Per the report, Hegseth told the IG's office in a statement that "there were no details that would endanger our troops or the mission."