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    state department

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    prop. n.Proper NounThe U.S. federal department responsible for foreign affairs.
    The State Department issued a travel advisory for the region.

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    Iran's president, several officials die in helicopter crash

    02:23Iran's president, several officials die in helicopter crash
    • A senior Biden administration official telling NBC News there are no signs of foul play, a State Department spokesman saying that while the U.S.

      A senior Biden administration official telling NBC News there are no signs of foul play, a State Department spokesman saying that while the U.S.

    • state department spokesman saying that while the US regrets any loss of

      state department spokesman saying that while the US regrets any loss of

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    Why Does the U.S. Support and Fund Israel So Much? | WSJ

    08:52Why Does the U.S. Support and Fund Israel So Much? | WSJ
    • Sanders' resolution would freeze aid to Israel unless the State Department produced a report within 30 days, examining whether Israel has committed human rights violations in Gaza.

      Sanders' resolution would freeze aid to Israel unless the State Department produced a report within 30 days, examining whether Israel has committed human rights violations in Gaza.

    • unless the State Department produced a report

      unless the State Department produced a report

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    Over 100 killed in deadly attack on Moscow concert hall

    03:07Over 100 killed in deadly attack on Moscow concert hall
    • Hopefully, we saw our State Department or embassy there put out a notice to all Americans in Moscow to avoid any large gathering, concerts, obviously, shopping malls, anything like that, just for their own safety.

      Hopefully, we saw our State Department or embassy there put out a notice to all Americans in Moscow to avoid any large gathering, concerts, obviously, shopping malls, anything like that, just for their own safety.

    • STATE THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND

      STATE THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND

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    VOA Learning English - Education Report # 393

    04:14VOA Learning English - Education Report # 393
    • State Department officials say more than 500 students will attend 37 community colleges this fall.

      State Department officials say more than 500 students will attend 37 community colleges this fall.

    • State Department officials say more than five hundred students will attend thirty-seven community colleges this fall.

      State Department officials say more than five hundred students will attend thirty-seven community colleges this fall.

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    Mike Waltz to leave national security adviser role, US media reports | BBC News

    09:03Mike Waltz to leave national security adviser role, US media reports | BBC News
    • There you see it on the screen CBS our partner in America reporting that in terms of sources talking to them and let's speak to Tom Bateman our State Department correspondent and Tom let me start by asking you about this breaking news we'll come to that resources deal a little later but these are the first casualties of this Trump administration for people who perhaps don't know some of the background just remind people about that whole huge controversy around the signal chat group yeah absolutely and first of all to let you know that the White House being asked about this as you would imagine at the moment saying that it won't comment on reports from anonymous sources but as you say our colleagues at CBS quoting several sources saying that Mike Waltz and Alex Wong will leave their positions today and as you say that would be a highly significant moment the first to leave their posts in any senior official position in this second Trump administration now as for Mike Waltz it's it's interesting that we've heard a lot less from him publicly he's been a lot less publicly visible over the last few weeks having gone from a position of really high visibility in the administration I mean I remember being in the room as a group of journalists interviewed him and Marco Rubio the Secretary of State in Saudi Arabia when the administration had just met the Russians the first meeting between the minister of the US administration and the Russians in quite a significant amount of time so he was at the highest profile levels of foreign policy for the administration and then we had March which was that signal chat that was set up by Mike Waltz the National Security Advisor included several high-level officials in that and others working for them and he had mistakenly included Jeffrey Goldberg the editor of the Atlantic magazine who then broke the story about how this signal chat had been set up in which Pete Hegseth the Defense Secretary shared what the administration denied was classified information but was clearly attack plans for the bombing of Houthi positions in Yemen but not only that row about classified information being used on a commercial chat application at the most senior levels of the US administration but also sort of deeply embarrassing internal discussions between the members of the administration about first of all whether they wanted to go ahead with this plan to bomb the Houthis because some members of the administration particularly J.D.

      There you see it on the screen CBS our partner in America reporting that in terms of sources talking to them and let's speak to Tom Bateman our State Department correspondent and Tom let me start by asking you about this breaking news we'll come to that resources deal a little later but these are the first casualties of this Trump administration for people who perhaps don't know some of the background just remind people about that whole huge controversy around the signal chat group yeah absolutely and first of all to let you know that the White House being asked about this as you would imagine at the moment saying that it won't comment on reports from anonymous sources but as you say our colleagues at CBS quoting several sources saying that Mike Waltz and Alex Wong will leave their positions today and as you say that would be a highly significant moment the first to leave their posts in any senior official position in this second Trump administration now as for Mike Waltz it's it's interesting that we've heard a lot less from him publicly he's been a lot less publicly visible over the last few weeks having gone from a position of really high visibility in the administration I mean I remember being in the room as a group of journalists interviewed him and Marco Rubio the Secretary of State in Saudi Arabia when the administration had just met the Russians the first meeting between the minister of the US administration and the Russians in quite a significant amount of time so he was at the highest profile levels of foreign policy for the administration and then we had March which was that signal chat that was set up by Mike Waltz the National Security Advisor included several high-level officials in that and others working for them and he had mistakenly included Jeffrey Goldberg the editor of the Atlantic magazine who then broke the story about how this signal chat had been set up in which Pete Hegseth the Defense Secretary shared what the administration denied was classified information but was clearly attack plans for the bombing of Houthi positions in Yemen but not only that row about classified information being used on a commercial chat application at the most senior levels of the US administration but also sort of deeply embarrassing internal discussions between the members of the administration about first of all whether they wanted to go ahead with this plan to bomb the Houthis because some members of the administration particularly J.D.

    • And let's speak to Tom Bateman, uh, our State Department correspondent.

      And let's speak to Tom Bateman, uh, our State Department correspondent.

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    Attacker at Donald Trump’s rally killed by US Secret Service sniper | BBC News

    15:54Attacker at Donald Trump’s rally killed by US Secret Service sniper | BBC News
    • Our State Department correspondent.

      Our State Department correspondent.

    • He's been standing by with us all night, our State Department correspondent.

      He's been standing by with us all night, our State Department correspondent.

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    Almost 600 killed in recent south Syria violence, monitoring group says | BBC News

    07:03Almost 600 killed in recent south Syria violence, monitoring group says | BBC News
    • Well, the US State Department spokesperson, Tammy Bruce, said the US condemns the violence in Syria and is actively engaging all sides there.

      Well, the US State Department spokesperson, Tammy Bruce, said the US condemns the violence in Syria and is actively engaging all sides there.

    • State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. condemns the violence in Syria and is actively engaging all sides there.

      State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. condemns the violence in Syria and is actively engaging all sides there.

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    The Third U.S. Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton VS Donald Trump

    37:56The Third U.S. Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton VS Donald Trump
    • Just like when you ran the State Department, $6 billion was missing.

      Just like when you ran the State Department, $6 billion was missing.

    • You ran the State Department.

      You ran the State Department.

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    "It's Not A Real Press Corps" - Jen Psaki On The New Faces In The Pentagon Press Briefing Room

    06:48"It's Not A Real Press Corps" - Jen Psaki On The New Faces In The Pentagon Press Briefing Room
    • But I was at the State Department for two and a half years.

      But I was at the State Department for two and a half years.

    • I was at the State Department for two and a half years, and

      I was at the State Department for two and a half years, and

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    4 Types of Healthcare Data Analysts Should Know

    17:154 Types of Healthcare Data Analysts Should Know
    • Hospitals are required to submit a list of their adverse events that happened within their hospital to the Washington State Department of Health.

      Hospitals are required to submit a list of their adverse events that happened within their hospital to the Washington State Department of Health.

    • Hospitals are required to submit a list of their adverse events that happened within their hospital to the Washington State Department of Health.

      Hospitals are required to submit a list of their adverse events that happened within their hospital to the Washington State Department of Health.

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