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Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected from their fighter jet

after it was shot down this weekend over the Red Sea.

The military is calling it a case of friendly fire.

And peers Amy Held has more. The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg mistakenly fired on and

hit an FAA 18. Forcing two U.S. Navy pilots to eject safely, according to U.S. Central

Command, one pilot suffered from minor injuries. For more than a year,

the U.S. military has been operating Navy warships in the region, conducting strikes on

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen who are targeting international ships in the Red Sea,

and disrupting commerce in one of the world's busiest waterways. Also this weekend, Sentcom says they shot down drones and a guided missile operated by Houthis and conducted strikes on a Houthi missile storage facility in Yemen. Amy Held and PR News.

President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Stephen Myron to service top White House economic advisor.

And Pierre Scott Horsley reports Trump announced the pick in a social media post this morning.

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