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This week in American power projection: the map was wrong, the dorms were fine, and the travel card was for official purposes.

Story Roundup

Pentagon casualties, metric improvement, and Fat Leonard’s least dignified phase.

Situation Report

A State Department map that relocated most of Africa, one ambitious government travel card, and 5,200 medical students moved from dorms that definitely do not have mold.

FBI raids China for improperly-obtained classified documents

Several cruise ships full of FBI agents docked at Chinese ports this morning.

FBI raids China for improperly-obtained classified documents

Several cruise ships full of FBI agents docked at Chinese ports this morning, and agents quickly fanned out across the Chinese countryside, raiding military bases, government and intelligence facilities, and President Xi Jinping's residence.

The raids were authorized by U.S. District Judge Bruce Reinhart, who agreed that even though China is a sovereign nation, U.S. classified materials are the exclusive property of the U.S. government, allowing the FBI to conduct the unprecedented action.

Asked for comment, the U.S. State Department's spokesman responded, "Wait-- they did what?"

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