Readers sound off on Confederate sympathies, NATO contributions and Paul Simon’s roots
On July 4, 1776, the hallowed Founding Fathers declared America’s independence. However, the only beneficiaries were white ...
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Sit-ins, soldiers, a lost district: Des Moines' remarkable Black history
Flashback: Griffin and two other Black residents were denied service at Katz Drug Store in downtown Des Moines in 1948, per ...
These national park trails were created by America’s first Black soldiers
Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels enter Bukavu, escalating conflict and causing displacement in eastern Congo amid ceasefire ...
5 Medical Innovations from the Civil War
Civil War surgeons learned fast. Here are a few of the MacGyver-like medical solutions that have had a lasting impact.
Dispatch: Children reduced to skin and bones in war-torn Sudan’s forgotten famine
Some have sprouted brittle tufts of reddish hair and their orb-like stomachs protrude from beneath their filthy clothes – ...
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Soldier from Chicago gets 9 years in prison for trafficking guns that fueled South Side gang war
Miller, 25, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy with other soldiers at Fort Campbell ... them to Chicago gang members for a street war on the South Side that left at least a dozen ...
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Civil Supplies-CID booked 11,085 cases and arrested 11,571 persons last year
The Civil Supplies-Criminal Investigation Department (CS-CID), which conducts regular patrols to check the smuggling and hoarding of PDS (Public Distribution System) items, registered 11,085 cases ...
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Her Brother Disappeared in War 80 Years Ago. She Finally Got to Say Goodbye.
The agency aims to find and identify the remains of 200 missing soldiers each year. It is rare that one is of Chinese descent. Of the more than 16 million Americans who fought in World War II ...
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Stress caused by the war in Ukraine can affect children’s eating behaviour
The most common disruptions in eating behaviour observed during the war were associated with food cravings, food fussiness, aversion to certain foods and no or decreased appetite. Disruptions in ...
India Today15d
As Dhruv remains grounded, Army sends supplies on civil choppers to forward posts
Amid the grounding of ALH Dhruv fleet, the Army's move to deploy civil helicopters aims to support isolated posts in Himachal Pradesh and parts of Uttarakhand, ensuring uninterrupted supplies and ...
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U.S.A.I.D. Turmoil Threatens Key Aid Supplies to Gaza, Officials Say
Washington has funded roughly a third of the aid sent to the enclave since the war began ... Image A U.S. soldier inspecting aid supplies last year before they were moved to a ship at the port ...