{
    "byline": "By Eve\u00a0Sampson\u00a0Oct\u00a016, 2026, 10:00\u00a0AM",
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    "dir": null,
    "excerpt": "Muted American flag patches on the right shoulders of camouflage-clad men and women in the jungle are one sign of an expanding partnership between the U.S. and Panama. American optometrists in the country\u2019s Dari\u00e9n Province are another. U.S. military salvage and dive teams training near the Panama Canal offer a third.",
    "lang": null,
    "length": 6590,
    "publishedTime": null,
    "siteName": null,
    "title": "What is the US Army doing in Panama? A bit of everything."
}