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The death toll from the Trump administration\u2019s campaign of bombing boats off Latin America\u2019s Caribbean coast and in the eastern Pacific now exceeds 210 after more than 60 strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5912\">Greg Abbott turned from data center \u2018epicenter\u2019 booster to skeptic\u2014and Trump is calling it an economic \u2018mistake\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere \u201cexecuted a lethal kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific.\u201d Intelligence confirmed the vessel was carrying illegal drugs, the statement said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to imposing total systemic friction on narco-terrorists \u2014 disrupting their operations, dismantling their leadership, and eliminating cartel terror across the region,\u201d said Gen. Francis Donovan, who leads U.S. Southern Command.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5910\">\u2018It\u2019s hard to know exactly what the objective of DOGE was\u2019: Former IRS boss warns Elon Musk\u2019s cuts to the tax agency will be felt in years to come<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The latest strike comes days after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. would extend its offensive to land across multiple Latin American countries. The secretary said during a visit to Panama that Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras had\u00a0agreed to allow the U.S.\u00a0to carry out joint military operations against criminal groups on their soil. Guatemala denied reaching such an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5908\">College students are shaving a year off their bachelor\u2019s degrees and saving as much as $20,000. 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