2 h. ago Coast Guard abruptly removes policy references to swastikas and nooses being ‘potentially divisive’

The move appears to cap off back-and-forth revisions to Coast Guard policy on swastikas, nooses and other hate symbols, which sparked outrage

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5 h. ago Coast Guard drops references to swastikas and nooses being 'potentially divisive'

References in U.S. Coast Guard policy calling hate symbols “potentially divisive” have been removed

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55 h. ago US military branch officially stops classifying swastikas as hate symbols

Coast Guard Admiral Kevin Lunday issued a memo on November 20 denouncing symbols like swastikas and nooses, and insisted that both will remain prohibited for Coast Guard personnel

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5 d. ago Philippines says fishermen injured by Chinese coast guard’s water cannons

Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and blocking maneuvers against 20 Philippine fishing boats off a disputed South China Sea shoal

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1 week ago Canada may approve a new oil pipeline. First Nations tribes fear another ‘worst

Mark Carney is considering lifting a tanker ban that has protected coastal communities for 53 years The distress call went out to the Canadian coast guard station after midnight on an October night. The Nathan E Stewart, an American-flagged tugboat, sailing through the light winds and rain of the central British Columbia coast, had grounded on a reef.The captain tried to reverse, moving the rudder from hard over port to hard over starboard. The boat pivoted but did not move, and the tug repeatedly struck the sea bed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Canada may approve a new oil pipeline. First Nations fear another ‘worst

Mark Carney is considering lifting a tanker ban that has protected coastal communities for 53 years The distress call went out to the Canadian coast guard station after midnight on an October night. The Nathan E Stewart, an American-flagged tugboat, sailing through the light winds and rain of the central British Columbia coast, had grounded on a reef.The captain tried to reverse, moving the rudder from hard over port to hard over starboard. The boat pivoted but did not move, and the tug repeatedly struck the sea bed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Moment US sniper opens fire on narco boat before seizing massive haul of cocaine

THIS is the moment a US Coast Guard sniper fired on a narco boat, before seizing thousands of pounds of cocaine. The shocking footage shows the drug packed vessel wading through the Pacific Ocean as a US Coast Guard helicopter approached. Footage shows a member of the Coast Guard's Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron lined up...

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1 week ago Incredible moment Coast Guard sniper takes out drug boat before seizing 20,000 pounds of cocaine

Incredible footage shows the moment a US Coast Guard sniper fired on a drug boat in the Pacific Ocean before seizing more than 20,000 pounds of cocaine.

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2 w. ago Runaway reindeer gets new 'control measures' after escaping Christmas attraction

The owner of a Christmas attraction has welcomed back one of its stars, after his escape led to a huge search effort, involving armed police, the coast guard, and even the Royal Marines

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3 w. ago Coast Guard rescues four fishermen who were lost at sea off Florida coast for almost 24 hours after the boat capsized

The four men, aged 90 to 18, were lost at sea for nearly 24 hours after their boat capsized according to reports

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3 w. ago Senators want answers from Coast Guard on how it probes displays of swastikas or other hate symbols

Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force say they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about its policy regarding displays of swastikas, nooses or other hate symbols

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4 w. ago Coast Guard set to change policy to call swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive'

The U.S. Coast Guard is poised to change some of its language and policies surrounding the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses as well as how personnel report hate incidents

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4 w. ago Coast Guard disputes claim its new guidelines no longer consider swastikas and nooses hate symbols

The Coast Guard said suggestions it no longer prohibits extremist imagery like swastikas are ‘categorically false’

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4 w. ago Coast Guard guidelines no longer consider swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag to be hate symbols: report

‘We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,’ one Coast Guard official said in response to the alleged change

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