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• Congress unveils $900B defense bill targeting China with tech bans, investment crackdown, US troop pay raise - Congress passes $900B defense bill targeting China with new investment restrictions, military technology bans, and 4% pay raise for troops nationwide.
• Afghan watchdog: US taxpayer-funded weapons left behind have formed 'core of the Taliban security apparatus' - The final report from a government watchdog tasked with overseeing Afghanistan reconstruction efforts reveals impact of weapons and equipment left behind.
• Did a military lawyer witness the Venezuela 'double tap' boat strike? Experts say one should have - Legal experts call Pentagon's 'double tap' strike on shipwrecked survivors a textbook war crime, questioning military lawyer's role in operation.