national
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FBI assistant director in charge James C Barnacle Jr described the co-ordinated cyber attacks as "a serious threat to our national security".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
At the time, the city’s flourishing entertainment and real estate industries shielded some ultrawealthy residents from a national recession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
CISA, the agency charged with the mandate of leading the nation’s collective defense against cyber threats and coordinating national incident responses, appears unprepared to meet this moment.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Penn’s budget quants estimate that at the current trajectory, the U.S. national debt will become unsustainable in about 20 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
In the end, a national monument was centered around the crater and Spirit Lake with arms extending both north and south.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
The month before Muzirikazi left with his cousin Dylan Goodho, Zimbabwe announced 15 nationals had been killed on "foreign battlefields".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Representatives of 15 member states joined this one-day meeting to discuss processes to send back Afghan nationals who had no legal right to remain in the EU.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Two Palestinian families were trapped inside their homes along with five Italian nationals who were visiting one of them, according to two people besieged there who spoke to The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Eleven people were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly organizing hundreds of sham marriages for foreigners seeking US residency, mostly Chinese nationals, officials said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The winner of that final set of quiz questions will be declared our local elementary-school-level champion and will proceed to the nationals in Washington.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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