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Fortnite Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. With Interactive Museum-Like Experience Within Game
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech from the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington. Nearly 60 years later, the full address has now become a part of the virtual world of Fortnite. Click here for details.
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Kamala Harris's One-Of-A-Kind Glass Portrait Unveiled At Historic Lincoln Memorial
Celebrating Kamala Harris as America's first woman vice president, a unique glass portrait in her honour has been unveiled in front of the historic Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
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Donald Trump Casts Himself, Army, Republicans As Stars Of Fourth Of July Pageant
With US military armored vehicles parked nearby, workers set up a red-carpeted stage on Wednesday for President Donald Trump's planned July Fourth speech, as critics accused him of hijacking a nonpartisan celebration of America's Independence Day.
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Trump Asks For Military Tanks For US Independence Day Event On July 4
President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to marshal a broadening array of military hardware, including tanks and fighter jets, to showcase his planned Fourth of July address to the nation - dramatically escalating the gathering's cost and sparking concerns about the potentially damaging impact on the Mall and other infrastructure.
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Trump's Big Show On July 4: Patriotic Speech Or Campaign Rally?
President Donald Trump plans a speech at the Lincoln Memorial and a possible Air Force One flyover for an amped-up Independence Day celebration in Washington, drawing criticism that he wants to transform a traditionally nonpartisan, national event into a political rally.
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Trump Administration Owes $7 Million For His 2017 Inauguration: Report
The Trump administration and Congress still owe the District of Columbia government $7 million for expenses related to the 2017 presidential inauguration, the Washington Post reported on Friday, raising questions about who will foot the bill for the president's planned July 4 speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Trump Takes Over July 4 Celebration; Changes Venue, May Deliver Speech
President Donald Trump has effectively taken charge of the nation's premier Fourth of July celebration in Washington, moving the gargantuan fireworks display from its usual spot on the Mall to be closer to the Potomac River and making tentative plans to address the nation from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, according to top administration offic...
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US Teen, Who Had Face-Off With Native American, Sues CNN For $275 Million
A Kentucky teenager sued CNN on Tuesday for defamation, saying the cable network falsely conveyed to viewers that he was the "face of an unruly hate mob" confronting a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in January.
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Teen In Lincoln Memorial Protest Sues Washington Post For $250 Million
A high school student from Covington, Kentucky, sued the Washington Post for defamation on Tuesday, claiming the newspaper falsely accused him of racist acts and instigating a confrontation with a Native American activist in a January videotaped incident at the Lincoln Memorial.
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'This Is The Greatest Guy': Trump Meets FedEx Courier, Offers Him $10,000
The former security guard from rural Illinois walked into a tent behind the Lincoln Memorial and gave a bear hug to the man who would soon become the most powerful leader in the world.
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Nobel Winner Kailash Satyarthi Calls for Global Elimination of Child Labour
Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi has given a clarion call to leaders and countries towards global elimination of child labour and slavery.
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Barack Obama Praises 'Fallen Heroes,' Touts End of Mideast Wars
US President Barack Obama paid a Memorial Day tribute to America's "fallen heroes" Monday, stressing the heavy burden of perennial wars and underscoring his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Washington workers lock up, post 'out of office' mails
Washington's subway was filled as usual Tuesday with resigned workers trekking to their desks, but on this day they arrived only to lock up and leave "out of office" messages.
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Crowds swell Washington to mark 'I have a dream' march
Tens of thousands gathered on Saturday to mark 50 years since the March on Washington, the civil rights watershed where Martin Luther King Jr famously declared: "I have a dream."
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Washington's Lincoln Memorial vandalized
The US capital's iconic Lincoln Memorial has been vandalized with green paint and closed temporarily, authorities said on Friday.
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Fortnite Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. With Interactive Museum-Like Experience Within Game
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech from the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington. Nearly 60 years later, the full address has now become a part of the virtual world of Fortnite. Click here for details.
-
Kamala Harris's One-Of-A-Kind Glass Portrait Unveiled At Historic Lincoln Memorial
Celebrating Kamala Harris as America's first woman vice president, a unique glass portrait in her honour has been unveiled in front of the historic Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
-
Donald Trump Casts Himself, Army, Republicans As Stars Of Fourth Of July Pageant
With US military armored vehicles parked nearby, workers set up a red-carpeted stage on Wednesday for President Donald Trump's planned July Fourth speech, as critics accused him of hijacking a nonpartisan celebration of America's Independence Day.
-
Trump Asks For Military Tanks For US Independence Day Event On July 4
President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to marshal a broadening array of military hardware, including tanks and fighter jets, to showcase his planned Fourth of July address to the nation - dramatically escalating the gathering's cost and sparking concerns about the potentially damaging impact on the Mall and other infrastructure.
-
Trump's Big Show On July 4: Patriotic Speech Or Campaign Rally?
President Donald Trump plans a speech at the Lincoln Memorial and a possible Air Force One flyover for an amped-up Independence Day celebration in Washington, drawing criticism that he wants to transform a traditionally nonpartisan, national event into a political rally.
-
Trump Administration Owes $7 Million For His 2017 Inauguration: Report
The Trump administration and Congress still owe the District of Columbia government $7 million for expenses related to the 2017 presidential inauguration, the Washington Post reported on Friday, raising questions about who will foot the bill for the president's planned July 4 speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Trump Takes Over July 4 Celebration; Changes Venue, May Deliver Speech
President Donald Trump has effectively taken charge of the nation's premier Fourth of July celebration in Washington, moving the gargantuan fireworks display from its usual spot on the Mall to be closer to the Potomac River and making tentative plans to address the nation from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, according to top administration offic...
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US Teen, Who Had Face-Off With Native American, Sues CNN For $275 Million
A Kentucky teenager sued CNN on Tuesday for defamation, saying the cable network falsely conveyed to viewers that he was the "face of an unruly hate mob" confronting a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in January.
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Teen In Lincoln Memorial Protest Sues Washington Post For $250 Million
A high school student from Covington, Kentucky, sued the Washington Post for defamation on Tuesday, claiming the newspaper falsely accused him of racist acts and instigating a confrontation with a Native American activist in a January videotaped incident at the Lincoln Memorial.
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'This Is The Greatest Guy': Trump Meets FedEx Courier, Offers Him $10,000
The former security guard from rural Illinois walked into a tent behind the Lincoln Memorial and gave a bear hug to the man who would soon become the most powerful leader in the world.
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Nobel Winner Kailash Satyarthi Calls for Global Elimination of Child Labour
Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi has given a clarion call to leaders and countries towards global elimination of child labour and slavery.
-
Barack Obama Praises 'Fallen Heroes,' Touts End of Mideast Wars
US President Barack Obama paid a Memorial Day tribute to America's "fallen heroes" Monday, stressing the heavy burden of perennial wars and underscoring his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.
-
Washington workers lock up, post 'out of office' mails
Washington's subway was filled as usual Tuesday with resigned workers trekking to their desks, but on this day they arrived only to lock up and leave "out of office" messages.
-
Crowds swell Washington to mark 'I have a dream' march
Tens of thousands gathered on Saturday to mark 50 years since the March on Washington, the civil rights watershed where Martin Luther King Jr famously declared: "I have a dream."
-
Washington's Lincoln Memorial vandalized
The US capital's iconic Lincoln Memorial has been vandalized with green paint and closed temporarily, authorities said on Friday.
