Curated Video
President Trump Orders A Drawdown Of 3K Troops From Afghanistan & Iraq
3,000 troops are to return home from Afghanistan and Iraq by January 15th, according to Defense Secretary Christopher Miller.
Bloomberg
Trump Rushes to Add Allies in Remake of Pentagon Leadership
Nov.11 -- President Donald Trump is elevating long-time allies among the top ranks of the Pentagon after firing Pentagon chief Mark Esper by Tweet on Monday. Bloomberg’s Kevin Cirilli reports on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”
Curated Video
U.S. Starts Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Some details of the departure may remain under wraps, since the Pentagon is worried the Taliban may target remaining personnel.
Curated Video
Israel Hits Gaza With Airstrike After Hamas Rocket Attacks
Israel responded with an airstrike in Gaza and Israel's prime minister says fighting could continue for a while.
Curated Video
CNN Report Says U.S. Begins Withdrawal From Afghanistan
President Biden wants troops out by Sept. 11.
Curated Video
Afghan Victims Of U.S. Drone Strike Call For Apology
The family says the strike killed 10 relatives, including six children.
Curated Video
Taliban Seizes Three More Provincial Capitals In Afghanistan
The insurgents now control about two thirds of the nation as the U.S. and NATO finalize their withdrawal from the region.
Curated Video
Retired Admiral Recalls 9/11 At The Pentagon
He made it safely outside the building after helping a few people in the stairwell but others weren't so lucky.
Curated Video
Life In Kabul, Afghanistan Now That American Troops Have Left
Taliban leaders insist they have no ill intentions and want to cooperate with other countries but many Afghans are skeptical of the days ahead.
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Pentagon Reverses Itself, Calls Deadly Kabul Strike An Error
Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said the vehicle was struck "in the earnest belief" that the targeted vehicle posed an imminent threat.
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Newsy’s Latest Headlines
Drone attack kills two ISIS-K members; 13 U.S. service members' bodies coming home; residents rushing to prepare for Hurricane Ida
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Pentagon Says 86% Of Active Duty Members Are Fully Vaccinated
Eighty-two percent of Reservists and Guardsmen say they have received at least one shot.
Bloomberg
Russia Has Made Limited Progress in Donbas: Pentagon
Chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says Russia has made limited progress in shifting its war toward the eastern Donbas region. "Ukrainians continue to fight back, to resist, to do so ably and nimbly," Kirby told reporters at a news...
Curated Video
Congress Set To Rescind COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Troops
As of early this month, about 99% of the active-duty troops in the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps had been vaccinated, and 98% of the Army.
Curated Video
Senate Hits Snag In Bid To Pass $1.7 Trillion Spending Package
Some senators are raising objections, not only because of the amount of spending but because of how many separate bills are included in the package.
Bloomberg
Spy Balloon: Pressure on Biden to Hit Back at Beijing
Pressure is mounting on President Joe Biden to hit back at Beijing with new export controls on sensitive technology after the US shot down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean. He's expected to address the issue in Tuesday's...
Curated Video
Newsy's Latest Politics Roundup
The Pentagon drops its JEDI defense infrastructure contract with Microsoft. The problem solvers caucus backs president Biden's infrastructure plan.
Curated Video
7127A VIETNAM: PENTAGON PAPERS
Controversy is still raging in America over the leaking
to the national press of the so-called Pentagon
Papers - the secret history of America's conduct of
the Vietnam War which was commissioned by former
US Defence Secretary Robert...
Virtual Nerd
What is a Prism?
I always thought a prism was a solid triangular shaped piece of glass that made rainbows when the light shined through it. Well, that is a prism, but that is only one example of a prism, as prisms are three-dimensional solids of a...
Curated OER
What is a Polygon?
What makes a figure a polygon? Does it have three or more sides? Is it a closed figure? If the answer is yes to both of those questions then it's a polygon. But wait! Some of these polygons have special names based on the number of sides...
A&E Television
History.com: 9/11 Attacks on America
A comprehensive overview of the "102 minutes that changed America". Content includes a timeline and radio broadcasts, and detailed information on the three target areas of New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, PA. Also...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Geometry: Ca Geometry: Deducing Angle Measures
Demonstrates how to solve five different problems from a released California Geometry state test that involve finding the measures of angles in different polygons. This video also appears in the Geometry: Worked Examples section. [10:58]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hexagons
In this video segment [1:55] from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad tessellates hexagons to finish crossing the lava river.
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: What Is a Polygon?
This tutorial explains the properties of a polygon, the names of the most popular polygons, and teaches how to identify polygons. [5:41]