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As this holiday weekend comes to a close, we salute First Lt. Gabrielle White, the first female Army Ranger to compete in the "Best Ranger Competition." And not only did she finish, but along with her teammate Capt. Seth Deltenre, they placed 14th out of 52 teams.
And this week we covered everything from women being less likely to get blood transfusions to binge drinking rates among young women outpacing young men. As always, our top clicked stories are below.
"Some saw Lieutenant White’s performance at the competition as a rejoinder, however unintended, to comments by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth questioning the abilities of women in the military."