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Plus, Boris Johnson faces "partygate" report. Trump dangles pardons for Capitol rioters; Boris Johnson faces "partygate" report.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. TOP NEWS Trump dangles pardons for January 6 rioters     Sergio Flores/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Donald Trump said he would pardon January 6 insurrectionists if he is reelected in 2024, the latest in his attempts to downplay last year's violent attack on the Capitol. [ Washington Post / Tyler Pager ] More than 700 people — incited by Trump's false claims that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election — have been charged with federal crimes for involvement in the insurrection, one of the most extensive investigations in Justice Department history. At a Tex...

Plus, 10 billion vaccine doses have been administered globally. Defense Chief Lloyd Austin says the military will improve its approach to civilian casualties; 10 billion vaccine doses have been administered, but severe access inequity remains.    Tonight's Sentences was written by Ellen Ioanes. TOP NEWS The US military knows it has a civilian casualty problem     Hoshang Hashimi / AFP via Getty Images In a memo this week, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan to address multiple findings of civilian casualties in US combat zones, most recently the death of civilians, including an aid worker and children, targeted by a drone strike during the fall of Kabul . [ New York Times / Eric Schmitt, Charlie Sa...