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• Meghan McCain to Klobuchar: Leave my father out of 2020 politics

  27-05-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  During a recent Iowa campaign stop, Klobuchar said John McCain listed the names of dictators to her and Sen. Sanders during Trump’s inauguration.
  
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• U.S. Lawyer Who Perished on Crowded Everest Died ‘Doing What He Loved’

  27-05-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Phurba Tenjing/ReutersThe 11th person to die on a crowded Mount Everest this climbing season was a Colorado lawyer who had just achieved his dream of reaching the top of the highest peak on each continent.Christopher John Kulish, 62, was just descending from the summit when he died; the cause was unclear, but others have perished of altitude sickness at that level.“He saw his last sunrise from the highest peak on Earth. At that instant, he became a member of the ‘7 Summit Club,&rsquo
  
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• On world stage, Trump backs North Korea's scathing criticism of Biden

  27-05-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  "Well, Kim Jong Un made a statement that Joe Biden is a low IQ individual.Trump's comments on the world stage reinforced a tweet that he sent on Saturday with a similar message and drew renewed criticism of the president back home.North Korea's state-run news agency issued a stinging attack last week on Biden, who has been critical of the isolated state.
  
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• Trump's Japan trip: President blasts Biden, Democrats, Mueller while bringing politics to world stage

  27-05-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump doubled down on his criticism of Democrat Joe Biden, telling an international audience he agree with an insult from North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
  
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• Maduro's Reign Will End

  27-05-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Although the long-suffering people of Venezuela have endured much, and interim president Juan Guaidó is recognized by more than fifty countries, their ordeal is not over.The illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro averted its demise on April 30 after a showdown with the democratic forces of that nation under Guaidó. Americans cannot trivialize the apparent short-term success of the despot Maduro and his cohorts to continue to plunder Venezuela’s country. Nonetheless, the
  
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• Don't Believe the War Hype on Iran

  27-05-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  With American B-52’s being dispatched to the Persian Gulf and fears growing about Iranian-backed proxies preparing attacks against the United States or its friends in the region, Washington and Tehran are one miscalculation away from a large military confrontation neither the American or Iranian people want. The ascendance of National Security Advisor John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo—two public figures who have spent their careers pushing for regime change in Iran&mdash
  
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• NASA sent a helicopter on a nosedive to test Mars landing hardware

  27-05-2019 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA's Mars 2020 mission could teach us some incredible new things about our planetary neighbor, and even provide us with valuable insights that will shape plans for future manned missions to the Red Planet. It could be a very big deal for mankind... but first it has to actually, you know, land.One of the most crucial components of the Mars 2020 lander is the Lander Vision System, or VLS. The VLS will allow the spacecraft to specify its landing location automatically as it's cruising down to the
  
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• Think America Could Invade Venezuela? We Have No Aircraft Carriers Available.

  27-05-2019 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States’ legacy in Latin America is much older than Trump and Graham are. It’s a legacy that weighs heavily on the Pentagon’s reluctance to sail major warships through Latin American waters.A failed coup attempt targeting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro on April 30 ended in confusion and failure. Russian and Cuban advisors and a strong core of the Venezuelan military continues to support Maduro amid economic collapse and widespread protests.(This first appeared se
  
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• Trump's security adviser to visit UAE 'this week'

  27-05-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  US national security adviser John Bolton will this week travel to the United Arab Emirates for talks, the US embassy in Abu Dhabi said Monday.The US embassy in the UAE on Monday sent an invitation to AFP to attend a roundtable with Bolton which would take place "this week", but no date was given.Bolton's planned meeting comes as the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the US have increasingly sought to isolate Iran, and it coincides with key meetings planned in Saudi Arabia.
  
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• On autopilot: 'Pilots are losing their basic flying skills,' some fear after Boeing 737 Max crashes

  27-05-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Two Boeing 737 Max crashes killed 346 people and grounded the jet, which experienced software problems. The incidents raise wider questions about flight automation.
  
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• Rolling Thunder's last roar? Trump says ride will be back; organizer says not so fast

  27-05-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Thousands of motorcyclists gathered in Washington, D.C., this weekend amid confusion over whether this would be the final ride for Rolling Thunder.
  
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• Accept reality, Serbia does not control Kosovo - Vucic

  27-05-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Serbia needs to accept that it has lost control over Kosovo, its former southern province, and it must seek a compromise to normalize ties with Pristina, President Aleksandar Vucic told parliament in unusually blunt terms on Monday.Majority-Albanian Kosovo declared independence in 2008, almost a decade after NATO air strikes wrested control of the territory away from Belgrade, ending a brutal counter-insurgency by Serbian security forces.It also still provides financial aid to Serbs in Kosovo.
  
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• Shippers raise rates for cargo from U.S. to Venezuela: documents, sources

  27-05-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Two major shipping lines this month have raised their rates for transporting goods from the United States to Venezuela, according to three industry sources and two documents, as U.S. sanctions limit transit between the two nations.Washington on May 15 banned direct flights between the United States and Venezuela, citing safety concerns, as part of a broad package of sanctions meant to pressure Nicolas Maduro into resigning as president of the crisis-stricken country.
  
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• Syria, Israel exchange fire amid regional tension, 1 killed

  27-05-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria said an Israeli attack against a military post in the country's south on Monday killed a soldier and injured another. Israel, in a rare statement acknowledging firing into Syria, said it was responding to an anti-aircraft fire from Syria against one of its combat planes.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Israel says strikes Syria, Damascus says soldier killed

  27-05-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  "Syrian anti-aircraft systems fired at an IDF fighter jet during a routine flight in northern Israel," an Israeli military statement said, adding that the plane was not hit but that the Syrian projectile landed in Israeli territory.A Syrian military source was cited by state news agency SANA as saying "the Israeli enemy targeted one of our military positions" in Quneitra province, which is adjacent to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
  
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• Israeli missile hits Quneitra, Syria reports casualties

  27-05-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Syria said Israel carried out a missile attack that caused casualties on Monday, in what Israel's army said was a retaliatory strike."An Israeli missile targeted Tel al-Shaar in Quneitra," the Syrian news agency said, adding a "military vehicle was targeted and there are wounded".The Israeli military confirmed it carried out an air strike in Syria in retaliation for what it said was anti-aircraft fire targeting one of its fighter jets.
  
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• Trump campaign: Federal prosecutors investigating large donation made by real estate mogul

  27-05-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  An investigation into the finances of Donald Trump’s inaugural committee has drawn attention and scrutiny to a massive donation of $1m (£790,000). Real estate mogul Franklin Haney, a known political donor, gave the hefty sum to Mr Trump at the same time that the developer was seeking approval and government support in purchasing the Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant, which lies unfinished in Alabama.Mr Haney, two years later, has yet to close the deal.His donation to Mr Trump’s in
  
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• Farage plots post-Brexit push on UK parliament

  27-05-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Anti-EU populist Nigel Farage admitted Monday that his Brexit Party lacked policies beyond pulling Britain out of Europe and would now consult supporters for a way to seize the UK parliament.Farage's brand new election vehicle seized on voter discontent with Brexit's repeated delays to win nearly 32 percent of the ballot in the European Parliament poll.The ruling Conservatives finished fifth with nine percent -- their worst performance since 1832 -- and the main opposition Labour Party was also
  
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• Farage claims pro-Brexit momentum after divisive UK vote

  27-05-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — British euroskeptic Nigel Farage said Monday that his new Brexit Party's victory in the European election should spur Britain to leave the European Union even without a divorce deal — a call echoed by many senior Conservatives, stung by their party's humiliating defeat.
  
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• 'Every day is Memorial Day:' Vice President Pence remembers the fallen at Arlington

  27-05-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Vice President Mike Pence placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and observed a moment of silence in honor of fallen service members.
  
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• 'Every minute counts': Another climber dies on Everest as world's tallest peak overcrowds

  27-05-2019 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Robin Haynes Fisher, 44, is at least the eighth climber to die on Mount Everest this year. Many experienced climbers are blaming overcrowding.
  
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• Bannon says EU integration 'dead' after parliament election

  27-05-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon hailed election results for the European Parliament on Monday and said the idea of further European Union integration was "dead" after gains by far-right nationalist parties.Bannon, who has sought to build links with European populist parties, also urged them to get over their differences and form a "supergroup" in the parliament in the next month."The integration movement which is what the EU has always been about is dead," Bannon told AFP in an interview in hi
  
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• Climber reveals 'carnage' on Everest  as people step over dead body to reach summit

  27-05-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A Canadian filmmaker has vowed never to return to Everest after describing the “carnage” at the top of the mountain this year, which included having to step over a dead body. Elia Saikaly climbed Everest for the third time this month as he filmed a documentary about four Arab women making the ascent but was shocked by the scenes at the summit. More than 800 people have reached the peak this year, with at least 10 fatalities. A photograph of the queue to reach the summit went viral la
  
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• Fox News Chris Wallace schools Lindsey Graham with clip of him lashing Clinton over subpoenas

  27-05-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Fox News host Chris Wallace confronted Sen. Lindsey Graham R-S.C. on Sunday with the lawmaker’s own words captured on video lashing Bill Clinton for ignoring a congressional subpoena.
  
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• Syrian air raids hit crowded residential areas in Idlib

  27-05-2019 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government air raids killed at least nine people on Monday, after hitting a crowded residential area in the last rebel stronghold in the northwest province of Idlib, rescuers and activists said.
  
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• Deutsche’s investment banking chief Ritchie could depart as cutbacks bite

  27-05-2019 20:57
  Executives have discussed potential departure of Garth Ritchie, who has come under fire from investors for dismal results
  
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• Britain's Brexit Party triumph raises chances of no-deal

  27-05-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Nigel Farage's anti-EU Brexit party topped European Parliament polls in Britain, putting intense pressure on the ruling Conservatives who suffered a historic rout and raising the chances of a no-deal outcome.The populist party, founded just three months ago, capitalised on public anger over delays to Britain's exit from the European Union, winning 31.6 percent of the vote and picking up 29 seats, final results showed.Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party meanwhile slumped to 9.1 percen
  
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• Exclusive: Huawei reviewing FedEx relationship, says packages 'diverted'

  27-05-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Huawei told Reuters on Friday that FedEx diverted two packages sent from Japan and addressed to Huawei in China to the United States, and attempted to divert two more packages sent from Vietnam to Huawei offices elsewhere in Asia, all without authorization, providing images of FedEx tracking records.Shown the images of the tracking records, FedEx declined to make any comment, saying company policy prevented it from disclosing customer information. Huawei said the four packages only containe
  
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• Huawei founder: Without Apple, ‘we would not see the beauty of this world’

  27-05-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  As calls have mounted in China for the central government to officially retaliate against Apple as a way to strike back over US trade tensions and over the increasing ostracization of Huawei, the billionaire founder of one of China's leading consumer electronics brands insists he's squarely against going that route.In a new interview with Bloomberg, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei was effusive in his praise of the iPhone maker, describing Apple per a translation of his remarks as "my teacher" and th
  
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• EXCLUSIVE-Huawei reviewing FedEx relationship, says packages ‘diverted’

  27-05-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei is reviewing its relationship with FedEx Corp after it claimed the U.S. package delivery company, without detailed explanation, diverted two parcels destined for Huawei addresses in Asia to the United States and attempted to reroute two others.Huawei told Reuters on Friday that FedEx diverted two packages sent from Japan and addressed to Huawei in China to the United States, and attempted to divert two more packages sent from Vietnam to Huawei offices else
  
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• Israelis face possible election rerun with coalition talks deadlocked

  27-05-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Israelis faced the growing possibility Monday of a new national poll despite a general election last month, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition talks remain deadlocked ahead of a looming deadline.Netanyahu, who risks a major setback if he fails to reach an agreement before Wednesday night's deadline, spoke in Israel's parliament and said it was still possible a deal could be brokered to avoid "unnecessary" elections.Earlier in the day as Netanyahu failed to convince a right-wing par
  
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• Apple may release an iPhone SE 2 with a brand new design next year

  27-05-2019 20:21 via news.yahoo.com
  The iPhone SE has long been a sleeper hit for Apple, with Tim Cook noting a few years ago that demand for the compact device was surprisingly strong and even higher than Apple's own internal projections."We're thrilled with the response that we've seen on it," Cook said during an earnings conference call in 2016. "It is clear that there is a demand there even much beyond what we thought. That is really why we have the constraint that we have."Hardly a surprise, the iPhone SE filled an important
  
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• How to pay off student loans without a billionaire bailout

  27-05-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  College is an investment but staggering debt is depressing. What do grads need to do, if they're not lucky enough to have someone pay the bill.
  
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• You can actually get a 4K TV on Amazon right now for $199.99

  27-05-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Last week, Amazon has a one-day Gold Box deal that slashed the price of the Insignia NS-43DF710NA19 43-inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV HDR - Fire TV Edition to just $199.99. That's right, a penny under $200 for a top-rated 43-inch 4K TV with Amazon's beloved Fire TV software built right in! The deal must have done pretty well, because Amazon has already brought it back -- and the 50-inch and 55-inch models are both discounted, as well. There's no telling how long these deals will be around though,
  
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• The Dogfighter: Why Russia's Su-35 Fighter Won't Be An Easy Target for Anyone

  27-05-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The maneuverability of the Su-35 makes it an unsurpassed dogfighter. However, future aerial clashes using the latest missiles (R-77s, Meteors, AIM-120s) could potentially take place over enormous ranges, while even short-range combat may involve all-aspect missiles like the AIM-9X and R-74 that don’t require pointing the aircraft at the target. Nonetheless, the Su-35’s speed (which contributes to a missile’s velocity) and large load-carrying abilities mean it can hold its own i
  
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• Texas bill allows people to open carry guns during natural disasters

  27-05-2019 19:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The bill allows people who legally own a handgun to carry, open or concealed, for a full week after a state or natural disaster is declared.
  
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• This 100 Year Old Gun Might Out Last Any Glock or Sig Sauer

  27-05-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  More than a century after its introduction, how much longer can the 1911 go on? As a pairing of high-powered bullet and frame, it’s difficult to beat. Other manufacturers including Glock and Springfield Armory have come out with competing .45 ACP designs that also have lasting appeal.The 1911 is one of the most notorious handguns in history and easily the most famous in America, having seen action in every U.S. conflict since World War I. One of the most successful product designs eve
  
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• Police searching for missing 5-year-old Utah girl. Her uncle is in custody

  27-05-2019 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The Logan Police Department continued their search Sunday, alongside officials from the FBI, for Elizabeth Jessica Shelley, a missing 5-year-old girl.
  
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• 'I went the extra $5,000': Despite a cooling housing market, buyers bust their budgets

  27-05-2019 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. homebuyers are topping their spending limits because prices are still climbing and inventory remains relatively low.
  
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• 'War-Monger': North Korea Reportedly Has Choice Words For John Bolton

  27-05-2019 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  North Korea reportedly described national security advisor John Bolton as a “war monger” and “human defect” for his criticism of the state’s latest missile tests.The comments came from an anonymous North Korean Foreign Ministry representative Monday after Bolton called the country’s short-range missile testing a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions, the Associated Press reported Monday.“It will be fit to call Bolton not a se
  
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• Uncle named main suspect in case of missing Utah girl

  27-05-2019 19:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Search underway for missing 5-year-old girl in Utah; Christina Coleman reports.
  
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• French far-right makes big demands on Macron after small win

  27-05-2019 19:25 via news.yahoo.com
  PARIS (AP) — If French far-right leader Marine Le Pen gets her wish, her National Rally party, victorious in the European Parliament election, will force a dissolution of France's own parliament and lure opponents to her cause. But there's one major roadblock: French President Emmanuel Macron .
  
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• Everest 'traffic jam' survivor calls for tougher rules after deadly season

  27-05-2019 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Ameesha Chauhan, a survivor of the Everest "traffic jam" who is in hospital recovering from frostbite, said climbers without basic skills should be barred to prevent a recurrence of this year's deadly season on the world's highest peak.
  
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• Political Polar Opposites Win in Elections, Forcing U.K. Parties to Brexit Extremes

  27-05-2019 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn grudgingly promised to support a referendum on any Brexit deal, after his party sank to just 14% of the vote.Both the governing Tories and the Labour opposition suffered at the hands of hard-line pro- and anti-Brexit forces in the elections, in which 17.2 million people voted.The night’s biggest winner was Nigel Farage, whose Brexit Party aims to take the U.K. out of the EU without waiting to negotiate a deal.
  
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• EU elections: Gutted center, high turnout, rising right

  27-05-2019 18:47 via news.yahoo.com
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union prides itself on being a brilliant mosaic of nations, but its parliamentary elections produced a hodgepodge of sometimes contradictory results that complicates the future of both the 28-country EU and the domestic politics of several members.
  
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• Exclusive: Idlib government chief urges defense against Assad attack

  27-05-2019 18:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The month-long onslaught is the most serious escalation of the war between President Bashar al-Assad and his enemies since last summer.Syrian government air strikes and barrel bombing backed by Russian air power have uprooted around 250,000 people in the territory, the last significant rebel stronghold.Fawaz Hilal, head of the "Salvation Government" that runs Idlib province, expressed confidence that opposition fighters gathered in the Idlib region from all over Syria would be able resist the on
  
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• Alibaba Weighs Raising $20 Billion Through A Second Listing

  27-05-2019 18:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Alibaba is aiming to file a listing application in Hong Kong confidentially as early as the second half of 2019, the people said.Alibaba raised $25 billion selling shares on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014 in the world’s largest first-time share sale, after struggling to persuade Hong Kong regulators to approve its proposed governance structure.Alibaba declined to comment.
  
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• Israel parliament takes first step to hold new elections due to deadlock

  27-05-2019 18:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel's parliament on Monday took a first step toward holding new elections due to deadlocked coalition negotiations following April polls, giving preliminary approval to a law to dissolve itself.Three more votes are required for final approval of the law, which would result in new elections being held.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been unable to reach a deal to form a governing coalition ahead of a Wednesday night deadline to do so.
  
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• Veterans Give Painfully Honest Answers After Army Asks 'How Has Serving Impacted You?'

  27-05-2019 18:37 via news.yahoo.com
  A tweet from the U.S. Army prompted an outpouring of grief and pain
  
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