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An image from July 26 shows a new tunnel at the Lop Nur nuclear test site. Planet Labs Inc. hide caption

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A New Tunnel Is Spotted At A Chinese Nuclear Test Site

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Thursday

Smoke rises from the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego after an explosion and fire last year at Naval Base San Diego. The U.S. Navy said Thursday that arson charges have been filed against a sailor. Denis Poroy/AP hide caption

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Israel's NSO Group has denied media reports its Pegasus software is linked to the mass surveillance of journalists and rights defenders, but suspended service to some governments following the reports. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Former Afghan interpreters demonstrate in June outside the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. They called for the Biden administration to modify the rules and speed up the processing of U.S. visas that have been promised to Afghans who worked for the U.S. military over the past two decades. The visas are known as Special Immigrant Visas, or SIVs. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption

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Waiting For U.S. Visas, Afghan Interpreters Fear The Taliban

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Wednesday

Fuel holding tanks are pictured at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland in May 2021, the month that a cyberattack disrupted gas supply to the eastern U.S. for several days. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Trump supporters breach security and storm inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The woman in blue with her fist raised was later identified as Suzanne Ianni. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Justice Department Is Struggling To Bring Capitol Riot Cases To Trial: Here's Why

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Trump supporters clashed with police and security forces as they tried to storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Today, police who were on duty that day will testify to a House committee investigating the riot. Brent Stirton/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Tom Manger, a veteran police chief of departments in the Washington, D.C., region, is seen Friday as he takes over the United States Capitol Police. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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New Capitol Police Chief Defends The Agency In The Wake Of The Jan. 6 Riot

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The Afghan Government Retains Significant Military Capabilities, CIA Chief Says

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Thursday

CIA Director William Burns says he has appointed a senior officer who led the hunt for Osama bin Laden to head the investigation into ailments that have afflicted U.S. officials around the world. Ian Morton/NPR hide caption

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CIA Director Says He Is Escalating Efforts To Solve 'Havana Syndrome' Mystery

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A federal indictment includes startling detail of the months-long efforts prosecutors say an Ohio man took to plan a mass shooting and to purchase weapons and other equipment to fulfill that goal. J. David Ake/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

The Biden administration on Monday, July 19, 2021, blamed China for a hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world. Steven Senne/AP hide caption

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