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CBN News in a Minute: Today's Top Headlines – August 22

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1. In a prime-time address to the nation, President Trump outlined his revised vision for the U.S. war in Afghanistan. He wants to send more American troops to destroy the terrorist threat but did not say how many more soldiers will be deployed

2. The Navy's top brass is ordering a review of training and operations in its Pacific fleet after two collisions in two months. This comes a day after a Navy Destroyer collided with a merchant ship in SE Asian waters.

3. Millions of Americans gathered outside across the country to witness the first total eclipse sweep from coast to coast in nearly 100 years. CBN's Executive Producer Ben Gill wrote an amazing piece on why the solar eclipse is God-shaped shadow of eternity.

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Ben Kennedy is an Emmy Award-winning White House correspondent for CBN News in Washington, D.C. He has more than a decade of reporting experience covering breaking news nationwide. He's traveled cross country covering the President and scored exclusive interviews with lawmakers and White House officials. Kennedy spent seven years reporting for WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, Florida. While there he reported live from Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Matthew hit the island. He was the first journalist to interview Diana Nyad moments after her historic swim from Cuba to Key West. He reported