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8A 24,2017 shreveporttimes.com Fort Benning, suspends drill sergeants The Army announced the suspension of an undisclosed number of drill sergeants at Fort Benning on Wednesday, citing accusations of sexual misconduct. Fort Benning issued a statement saying its Maneuver Center of Excellence and the Army Criminal Investigation Command were investigating a recent sexual assault claim made by a female trainee against a drill sergeant at the sprawling post that straddles the Georgia and Alabama state line. review of this incident revealed indications of additional allegations of sexual misconduct involving trainees and drill the statement said. Jackson, to repair destroyer AU.S. Navy destroyer damaged in a June collision that killed seven sailors will be repaired at a Mississippi shipyard, the Navy announced Wednesday.

The USS Fitzgerald will be transported to Pascagoula for work at Ingalls Shipbuilding, part of Huntington Ingalls Industries of Newport News, Virginia. Naval Sea Systems Command said it chose Ingalls because it determined that only a shipyard that builds destroyers could the damage from the June 17 crash with a container ship. North may show advanced missile North Korean state media released photos Wednesday that appear to show concept designs for at least one new, more advanced missile. The diagrams were hanging on a wall behind leader Kim Jong Un as he visited aplant that makes solid-fuel engines for the ballistic missile program. One diagram showed a missile called that is apparently the latest in the Pukguksong, or Polaris, series.

The other photo, which is harder to discern, appears to show a or Mars missile. Michael Duitsman, a research associate at the Center for Non-Proliferation Studies, said the missile had not been seen before. Pukguksong-3 is he said. pound hotel, killing dozens An airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition struck a hotel near capital on Wednesday, killing at least 41 people as the alliance stepped up attacks on the Houthi rebels and their allies in and around Sanaa. The escalation comes amid a stando in Sanaa between the two main components of the rebel alliance, Shiite from the north known as Houthis and loyalists of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

There are mounting fears of street violence. The jets targeted a two-story hotel in the town of Arhab, about 22 miles north of Sanaa, cials said. Bodies were still being retrieved from the rubble, witnesses said. Nation World Watch From Gannett and wire reports ANDY Achild tries out a Padbot T2 at an exhibitor booth during the World Robot Conference Wednesday in Beijing. coming book Dangerous Case of Donald to which 27 mental health professionals contributed.

Psychiatrist Allen Frances, who conceived of the diagnostic of narcissistic personality disorder, is coming out next month with his own book, of American Sanity: A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Frances says he think Trump has narcissistic personality disorder because it caused him distress and impairment. Besides, he says, voters who should have the word. not going to be defeated by a bunch of mental health workers saying Frances said. Some say unethical and unfair to those with mental illness to do anything close to rendering a clinical opinion on apublic mental health. one has questions about an public behavior or capacity to govern, incredibly problematic to with a mental says psychiatrist and Harvard Medical School professor Rebecca Brendel.

has the physical or mental capacity to perform the duties of the ce. The 25th Amendment was 50 years ago and calls for such a body, but one has never been set up. The bill has 28 co-sponsors. Raskin says been sudden spike after every acute involving behavior. Speculation about mental health has spawned a cottage industry of psychiatrists and authors opining on his ness for ce.

Psychiatrist Bandy Lee is consulting with Democratic members of Congress and other psychiatrists about setting up an expert panel to advise Congress about mental health. Lee, who said she is speaking out because of edited the forth- When Republican Sen. Bob Corker said last week that President Donald Trump able to demonstrate the needed for success and recommended he way beyond it was news mostly because Corker has been one of key supporters in Congress. Then James Clapper, who served in top intelligence jobs under former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, questioned to be in this Wednesday and said he was worried about the access to the nuclear codes.

If a of pique he decides to do something about Kim Jong Un, actually very little to stop Clapper, former head of the of the Director of National Intelligence, said on CNN. whole system is built to ensure rapid response if necessary. So very little in the way of controls over exercising a nuclear option, which is pretty damn Until now, talk of erratic behavior and alleged narcissism was common on social media, on late-night talk shows and among political opponents. But and comments about North Korea, a raucous rally in Arizona on Tuesday and changing response to the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, crossed a line for some Republicans and brought the conversation into the mainstream. Apoll by the media company Morning Consult over the weekend showed 55percent of respondents think Trump is not stable.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, a former constitutional law professor at American University, sponsored legislation in April that would set up an independent commission to determine whether a president no longer Brendel is a consultant to the ethics committee of the American Psychiatric Association, which authored the Goldwater ethics rule. That guideline says psychiatrist members of the American Psychiatric Association er a about someone in the public eye he or she has conducted an examination and has been granted proper authorization for such a During the 1964 presidential campaign, the magazine Fact published the results of a survey about questions surrounding Republican Sen. Barry mental health. After losing the race in a historic landslide, Goldwater sued the magazine and won a libel suit.

Since then, psychiatrists have generally steered clear of analyzing the mental health of public Doing so when about an individual a psychiatrist treated diverges from established treatment methods, which include study of medical history and examination of the wrote psychiatrist and APA President Maria Oquendo. Debate about mental health grows Behavior worries analysts, but many question propriety of speaking out Jayne USA TODAY RALPH IMAGES President Donald Trump speaks to supporters in Phoenix on Tuesday. The speech drew criticism after Trump reiterated remarks he had made about violence in Charlottesville, but omitted some of the most controversial. James Clapper The U.S. Navy dismissed Vice Adm.

Joseph Aucoin as commander of the 7th Fleet on Wednesday, following the deadly collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker Malaysia. It was the fourth accident involving a U.S. warship this year and the second fatal collision. Adm.

Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Fleet, dismissed Aucoin to a loss of in his ability to the U.S. Fleet said in a statement. Rear Adm. Phil Sawyer will assume command of the 7th Fleet immediately, said.

Aucoin had been expected to retire this year, but his superiors decided to push up his departure date due to concerns over his leadership skills, The New York Times reported. Aucoin has commanded the Japan-based since September 2015. Navy and Marine Corps divers on Tuesday located the remains of some of the 10 sailors missing from the USS John S. McCain following crash. The divers were continuing to search the ship for more of the missing sailors Wednesday, with more divers scheduled to join the ort on Thursday, the Navy said.

The Royal Malaysian Navy discovered the potential remains of one of the missing sailors while searching the area east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore where the collision occurred. The remains were transferred to the U.S. military and orts were underway, the U.S. Navy said. It said the search area at sea will be expanded.

The McCain, a guided missile destroyer, was about miles the coast of Malaysia and headed for routine port visit to Singapore when it collided with the Alnic MC, an oil and chemical tanker. The Navy said the warship su ered to its hull, crew berths, machinery and communications rooms. Five U.S. sailors were injured in the crash. Swift said four were immediately by Singapore navy helicopters to a Singapore hospital, and the was hospitalized when the ship reached Singapore.

The McCain remains docked in Singapore for repairs. Swift said the investigation into the cause was continuing. Action follows deadly crash of USS John S. McCain John Bacon and Jane Onyanga-Omara USA TODAY Joseph Aucoin Navy removes head of 7th Fleet The dawn of Taylor next era is upon us: On Wednesday, she announced the name of her highly anticipated sixth album, and its release date, Nov. 10.

The singer also revealed that the first single is due Thursday night. LIFE TAYLOR NEW ALBUM AP MONEY INDEXCLOSECHG Dow Jones Industrial Avg.21,812 87.80 Nasdaq composite6278.41 19.07 5002444.04 8.47 T-note, 10-year yield2.17% 0.04 Oil, light sweet 0.77 Gold, oz. 3.80 Euro (dollars per 0.0069 Yen per dollar109.01 0.51 SOURCES USA TODAY RESEARCH, MARKETWATCH.COM WEDNESDAY MARKETS.

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