The Pentagon Leaks Biggest Intelligence Collection in a Decade

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This is the biggest intelligence leak in a decade since Edward Snowden's revelations. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pledged that the source will be found and brought to justice. For Ukraine, the timing of all this couldn't be worse. Its forces may have to rethink a long expected spring counter-offensive.

A trove of once-secret documents is proving an embarrassment to both America and its allies, and a danger to Ukraine’s planned counter-offensive. The tech industry is shedding workers at a striking pace; we ask where all those laid-off experts are going. And more evidence that suggests pet ownership reduces childhood allergies.

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