Border agents use of force declines while assaults rise
Border Patrol and customs officers used force less often in fiscal year 2015, with a 27 percent drop in less lethal weapon use and 28 weapon incidents. Assaults on agents rose to 390, while three to four people were killed in border confrontations.
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In Boston Defense Secretary Ash Carter rejects Beijing’s warning and says the United States will sail and fly wherever international law allows, including near artificial islands in the Spratly archipelago, after talks with Australia. China claims most of the sea and warned against violations of its waters.
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