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US Astronauts Upbeat Seven Months Into Eight-Day Mission
Veteran astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in June aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, and were due to spend only eight days on the orbiting laboratory.
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How To Spot A Lone Wolf Attacker: Big Challenge For Anti-Terror Agencies
In the early hours of New Year's Day, an attack in the US city of New Orleans left at least 15 dead and dozens injured. The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US Army veteran, drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd.
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Videos Show How US Army Veteran Ran Through Crowd With Truck, Killing 15
Security camera footage has emerged of suspected terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar barrelling down his pickup truck down a packed Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year's Day, killing at least 15 people and injuring 35 others.
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Biden Wipes Away Tear During 'God Bless America' At Event To Honour Veterans
During a Veterans Day ceremony on November 11, US President Joe Biden got emotional while he joined everyone in singing God Bless America.
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Kamala Harris Makes 1st Appearance With Biden After US Election Loss
US President Joe Biden laid a wreath Monday to honour the nation's fallen soldiers on Veterans Day, an event marking his first appearance with Vice President Kamala Harris since her election defeat last week.
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8 Days To 8 Months: Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore's Extended Stay In Space
The Boeing Starliner lifted off the International Space Station in June with NASA's veteran astronauts, Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, the mission was intended to last for eight days but a technical failure delayed the astronauts' return.
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US Army Veteran, Influencer Dies By Suicide Days After Daughter's Birthday
A US Army Staff Sergeant and fitness influencer, 34-year-old single mother Michelle Young died by suicide on Saturday, a report said. Described as a "beautiful soul" and an "amazing friend", Ms Young was the mother of a 12-year-old daughter.
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On Veterans Day, Joe Biden Honors Troops As "Spine Of America"
President Joe Biden on Thursday saluted the nation's troops as the "very spine of America" at a Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery -- the first since the end of military operations in Afghanistan.
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On Day Meant For Unity, Trump And Biden Attend Separate Veterans Day Events
US President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden attended separate, simultaneous ceremonies marking Veterans Day Wednesday, as what should have been a moment of national unity was marred by the Republican's refusal to acknowledge Biden's election win.
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Donald Trump Makes First Appearance Since Losing Election To Joe Biden
US President Donald Trump made his first official post-election appearance Wednesday for what should have been a moment of national unity to mark Veterans Day, now marred by his refusal to acknowledge Joe Biden's win.
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"Have Our Eyes On Number Three": Trump Says ISIS Chief Successor In US Crosshairs
US President Donald Trump placed the Islamic State group's new chief in the crosshairs Monday as he marked Veterans' Day by celebrating the killing of the jihadists' former leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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Ivanka Trump's US Memorial Day Post Leaves Twitterati Divided
A social media post by Ivanka Trump, advisor to the United States President, honouring military veterans on Memorial Day, has left social media users, including the Twitterati divided.
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US War Veteran Raises $12 Million In 5 Days To Build Trump's Wall
So far, US President Donald Trump can't get the US Congress -- or Mexico -- to pay for the "beautiful" wall he has long promised to build on the southern border. Enter: crowdfunding.
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"Didn't Let Girls Do It In Old Days": US Judge Called Out Over Sexism
Buried in a footnote, the brief rebuke nonetheless marked a notable step in abridging gender discrimination in the legal workplace: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit scolded a veteran judge for making sexist comments in his Houston courtroom, calling his remarks "demeaning, inappropriate, and beneath the dignity" of his profession.
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Donald Trump Praises Veterans, Hits Media At Kennedy Center Event
US President Donald Trump honored military veterans in Washington on Saturday at a Kennedy Center event that resembled both a political rally and an evangelical Christian religious service ahead of the July 4 Independence Day holiday.
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US Astronauts Upbeat Seven Months Into Eight-Day Mission
Veteran astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in June aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, and were due to spend only eight days on the orbiting laboratory.
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How To Spot A Lone Wolf Attacker: Big Challenge For Anti-Terror Agencies
In the early hours of New Year's Day, an attack in the US city of New Orleans left at least 15 dead and dozens injured. The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US Army veteran, drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd.
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Videos Show How US Army Veteran Ran Through Crowd With Truck, Killing 15
Security camera footage has emerged of suspected terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar barrelling down his pickup truck down a packed Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year's Day, killing at least 15 people and injuring 35 others.
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Biden Wipes Away Tear During 'God Bless America' At Event To Honour Veterans
During a Veterans Day ceremony on November 11, US President Joe Biden got emotional while he joined everyone in singing God Bless America.
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Kamala Harris Makes 1st Appearance With Biden After US Election Loss
US President Joe Biden laid a wreath Monday to honour the nation's fallen soldiers on Veterans Day, an event marking his first appearance with Vice President Kamala Harris since her election defeat last week.
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8 Days To 8 Months: Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore's Extended Stay In Space
The Boeing Starliner lifted off the International Space Station in June with NASA's veteran astronauts, Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, the mission was intended to last for eight days but a technical failure delayed the astronauts' return.
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US Army Veteran, Influencer Dies By Suicide Days After Daughter's Birthday
A US Army Staff Sergeant and fitness influencer, 34-year-old single mother Michelle Young died by suicide on Saturday, a report said. Described as a "beautiful soul" and an "amazing friend", Ms Young was the mother of a 12-year-old daughter.
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On Veterans Day, Joe Biden Honors Troops As "Spine Of America"
President Joe Biden on Thursday saluted the nation's troops as the "very spine of America" at a Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery -- the first since the end of military operations in Afghanistan.
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On Day Meant For Unity, Trump And Biden Attend Separate Veterans Day Events
US President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden attended separate, simultaneous ceremonies marking Veterans Day Wednesday, as what should have been a moment of national unity was marred by the Republican's refusal to acknowledge Biden's election win.
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Donald Trump Makes First Appearance Since Losing Election To Joe Biden
US President Donald Trump made his first official post-election appearance Wednesday for what should have been a moment of national unity to mark Veterans Day, now marred by his refusal to acknowledge Joe Biden's win.
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"Have Our Eyes On Number Three": Trump Says ISIS Chief Successor In US Crosshairs
US President Donald Trump placed the Islamic State group's new chief in the crosshairs Monday as he marked Veterans' Day by celebrating the killing of the jihadists' former leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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Ivanka Trump's US Memorial Day Post Leaves Twitterati Divided
A social media post by Ivanka Trump, advisor to the United States President, honouring military veterans on Memorial Day, has left social media users, including the Twitterati divided.
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US War Veteran Raises $12 Million In 5 Days To Build Trump's Wall
So far, US President Donald Trump can't get the US Congress -- or Mexico -- to pay for the "beautiful" wall he has long promised to build on the southern border. Enter: crowdfunding.
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"Didn't Let Girls Do It In Old Days": US Judge Called Out Over Sexism
Buried in a footnote, the brief rebuke nonetheless marked a notable step in abridging gender discrimination in the legal workplace: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit scolded a veteran judge for making sexist comments in his Houston courtroom, calling his remarks "demeaning, inappropriate, and beneath the dignity" of his profession.
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Donald Trump Praises Veterans, Hits Media At Kennedy Center Event
US President Donald Trump honored military veterans in Washington on Saturday at a Kennedy Center event that resembled both a political rally and an evangelical Christian religious service ahead of the July 4 Independence Day holiday.
