About 1.5K soldiers on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota amid protests: Reports

The Pentagon has ordered astir 1,500 active-duty soldiers to acceptable for a imaginable deployment to Minnesota, according to respective media reports, citing unnamed defence officials. The determination comes aft President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act amid wide protests successful Minneapolis and adjacent areas pursuing 2 officer-involved shootings, including 1 that was fatal. News…