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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.

Taliban declare ceasefire until Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson get back together

AFGHANISTAN — The Taliban insurgency, internationally known for waging a brutal nearly two decade war with the U.S., announced they would be suspending all combat operations until pop singer Ariana Grande got back together with recently separated boyfriend Pete Davidson, sources confirmed today

"I don't know how we can be expected to work under these conditions. The grief is unbearable," said Taliban fighter Mujeeb Jubair. "I could deal with the fighting and the death and with my friends being blown to bits by airstrikes, but I can't deal with this heartbreak."

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