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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 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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CCTV Shows Leopard In Mall Near Mumbai, Captured Later In Hotel
For a moment, there was authentic leopard print on display at an mall. The big cat skulked through the Korum Mall basement before opening hours early morning Wednesday in Thane, outside Mumbai, according to media reports. Surveillance video showed the leopard pacing through the empty mall before shuffling through the parking lot about 5:30 a.m.
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Man Planned To Bomb Washington's National Mall On Election Day, Says FBI
Federal authorities have arrested and charged a New York state man who they say planned to build a 200-pound bomb and detonate it on Election Day on the Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Hundreds Gather In US To Mark International Yoga Day
Hundreds of yoga enthusiasts have gathered at the historic National Mall in Washington ahead of the third International Yoga Day to mark the event.
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On Day One, Donald Trump Blasts Media Over Inaugural Crowd Count
President Donald Trump Saturday accused the media of downplaying the turnout at his inauguration by focusing on empty spots on Washington's National Mall, insisting against all evidence that he drew 1.5 million people.
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5 Dead In Shooting At A Mall In Burlington, Washington; Suspect At Large
Police were searching Saturday for a gunman who killed five people during a shooting at a mall in the US state of Washington, amid a raging national debate over gun control.
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Washington Monument to Reopen After Nearly Three Years
The Washington Monument, one of the US capital's most recognizable sights, was to reopen on Monday, three years after sustaining damage from a rare earthquake.
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Man who set himself on fire at Washington National Mall dies
A man who set himself on fire on the National Mall in the US capital has died, police said Saturday.
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Man sets himself on fire at Washington's National Mall
A man set himself on fire on the National Mall in America's capital as passers-by rushed over to help douse the flames, officials and witnesses said Friday afternoon.
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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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Sikhs joins other religions demanding strict gun control laws in US
Members of the Sikh community joined other religious leaders in urging the US Congress to pass strict gun control laws to prevent the recent surge in gun violence in the country, including the one at a Wisconsin Gurdwara last year.
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600,000 expected for inaugural, Barack Obama tweets 'our work begins today'
On a day of prayer, pledges and parties, President Barack Obama heard cheers in the streets of the capital Monday as he returned to the White House from a morning church service and crowds massed on the National Mall in anticipation of his encore inaugural address.
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'Little grayer, little older': Obama 2.0
Four years and one re-election after Barack Obama became America's first black president, some of the thrill is gone. Yes, the inauguration of a US president is still a big deal. But the ceremony that Washington will stage in a few weeks won't be the heady, historic affair it was in 2009, when nearly 2 million people flocked to the National Mall t...
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Space shuttle Discovery has one last mission to complete
At daybreak on Tuesday, the oldest of NASA's retired shuttle fleet will leave its home at Kennedy Space Center for the final time, riding on top of a modified jumbo jet. Its destination: the Smithsonian Institution's hangar outside Washington, D.C. The plane and jet will make a farewell flight over Cape Canaveral before heading north. The pair al...
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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 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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CCTV Shows Leopard In Mall Near Mumbai, Captured Later In Hotel
For a moment, there was authentic leopard print on display at an mall. The big cat skulked through the Korum Mall basement before opening hours early morning Wednesday in Thane, outside Mumbai, according to media reports. Surveillance video showed the leopard pacing through the empty mall before shuffling through the parking lot about 5:30 a.m.
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Man Planned To Bomb Washington's National Mall On Election Day, Says FBI
Federal authorities have arrested and charged a New York state man who they say planned to build a 200-pound bomb and detonate it on Election Day on the Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Hundreds Gather In US To Mark International Yoga Day
Hundreds of yoga enthusiasts have gathered at the historic National Mall in Washington ahead of the third International Yoga Day to mark the event.
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On Day One, Donald Trump Blasts Media Over Inaugural Crowd Count
President Donald Trump Saturday accused the media of downplaying the turnout at his inauguration by focusing on empty spots on Washington's National Mall, insisting against all evidence that he drew 1.5 million people.
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5 Dead In Shooting At A Mall In Burlington, Washington; Suspect At Large
Police were searching Saturday for a gunman who killed five people during a shooting at a mall in the US state of Washington, amid a raging national debate over gun control.
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Washington Monument to Reopen After Nearly Three Years
The Washington Monument, one of the US capital's most recognizable sights, was to reopen on Monday, three years after sustaining damage from a rare earthquake.
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Man who set himself on fire at Washington National Mall dies
A man who set himself on fire on the National Mall in the US capital has died, police said Saturday.
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Man sets himself on fire at Washington's National Mall
A man set himself on fire on the National Mall in America's capital as passers-by rushed over to help douse the flames, officials and witnesses said Friday afternoon.
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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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Sikhs joins other religions demanding strict gun control laws in US
Members of the Sikh community joined other religious leaders in urging the US Congress to pass strict gun control laws to prevent the recent surge in gun violence in the country, including the one at a Wisconsin Gurdwara last year.
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600,000 expected for inaugural, Barack Obama tweets 'our work begins today'
On a day of prayer, pledges and parties, President Barack Obama heard cheers in the streets of the capital Monday as he returned to the White House from a morning church service and crowds massed on the National Mall in anticipation of his encore inaugural address.
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'Little grayer, little older': Obama 2.0
Four years and one re-election after Barack Obama became America's first black president, some of the thrill is gone. Yes, the inauguration of a US president is still a big deal. But the ceremony that Washington will stage in a few weeks won't be the heady, historic affair it was in 2009, when nearly 2 million people flocked to the National Mall t...
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Space shuttle Discovery has one last mission to complete
At daybreak on Tuesday, the oldest of NASA's retired shuttle fleet will leave its home at Kennedy Space Center for the final time, riding on top of a modified jumbo jet. Its destination: the Smithsonian Institution's hangar outside Washington, D.C. The plane and jet will make a farewell flight over Cape Canaveral before heading north. The pair al...
