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#  WORLD WATCH

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### Trump and GOP Wage War on Children's Food Aid to Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich

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## [Trump Orders US Military to Plan Invasion of Panama to Seize Canal](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30534:trump-orders-us-military-to-plan-invasion-of-panama-to-seize-canal&catid=332)

MILITARY FORCE - President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to prepare plans for carrying out his threat to "take back" the Panama Canal, inclu…

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Written by Brett Wilkins on March 03 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on February 13 2025.

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Written by Julia Conley on February 03 2025.

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