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AI to help hunt for missing Americans from conflicts

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, stand as Air Force aircraft perform a flyover during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event about healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Trump said the U.S. has reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that would give the U.S. “permanent control over security and all other needs” in the Danish island territory.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event about healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says U.S. has reached security deal with Denmark over Greenland

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The image from video provided by the Department of Defense shows an unexplained object as it is tracked high in the clouds, traveling against the wind. There's a whole fleet of them, one naval aviator tells another, though only one indistinct object is shown. It's rotating." The U.S. government has been taking a hard look at unidentified flying objects, under orders from Congress, and an official report was released in June 2021. (Department of Defense via AP) **FILE**

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