Event Brief
UPDATED Aug 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Aug 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Pentagon orders probes into foreign ties at 30 schools
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The Pentagon directed 30 U.S. academic institutions to review collaborations with foreign entities of concern or risk losing federal funding.
WHO: The Pentagon
WHAT: Directed 30 U.S. academic institutions to probe collaborations with "foreign entities of concern" or risk losing federal funding
WHEN: Reported Aug 18, 2026 at 12:52 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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