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Two Civil War heroes will be awarded Medal of Honor posthumously, 162 years after taking part in one of America 's first special operations.
They commandeered a train in what became known as the "Great Locomotive Chase" They were part of a group of 24 volunteers who snuck behind Confederate lines in an act of unprecedented bravery.
"I guess, unless we've really done it, do we really know what courage that took?" a relative says.
A future Medal of Honor recipient saved Quinlon 's father's life in the Philippines in World War II , losing his life as he fought off the Japanese . "I am here because of what William Shockley did on March 31st, 1945 . I understand the valor and sacrifice of the Medal of Honor ," Quinlon said..
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FBI and DHS issue annual summer holiday "Security Awareness" Bulletin.
No specific threats, but holidays "attractive targets," report says.
Report notes that al Qaeda had identified July Fourth weekend as ideal for an attack.
Report also notes that large gatherings, such as the hundreds of thousands who congregate to enjoy New York City's annual fireworks display, make "especially attractive targets".
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Lieutenant-General Jennie Carignan is the first woman to lead the G7 and NATO member nation's military.
The highly decorated soldier will be promoted to the rank of general and take over from retiring General Wayne Eyre as chief of the Defense Staff at a ceremony on July 18 .
The Canadian Armed Forces are also grappling with a toxic culture described in a damning report as "hostile to women".
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US researchers examined parent-reported asthma symptom prevalence in more than 150,000 children in the National Survey of Children’s Health between 2018-19 and 2020-21 .
Covid inoculation may help protect asthmatic children against Covid infection and could also protect against other coronaviruses such as the common cold.
Previous studies show that vaccination helps prevent Covid 19 illness.
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The countries had asked to intervene in the case at the ICJ , also known as the World Court , in November 2023 .
Gambia accused Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya , a minority Muslim group in Myanmar .
Myanmar has denied genocide, rejecting the U.N. findings as "biased and flawed".
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has donated to hundreds of Democratic politicians over the last few years , along with exactly one Republican .
In 2018 , Altman donated $ 2700 to North Carolina congressman Patrick McHenry , the federal limit on individual donors for congressional campaigns.
Altman, who was born in Illinois and currently resides in California , has never lived in North Carolina .
He has also donated to the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Joe Biden .
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A U.S. district court in Mississippi ruled Tuesday that three state congressional maps crafted in 2022 by the state’s Republican -led legislature violated the Voting Rights Act and dilute the Black vote in three majority-Black districts.
The lawsuit was filed by the ACLU on behalf of the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP .
“This is a win for voting rights,” the ACLU stated on X (formerly Twitter).
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80% of 589 counties in the U.S. are unaffordable for people looking to buy a home, new data shows.
The average homeowner, with a typical annual income of $ 72,358 , pays $ 2,114 a month for housing.
In more than a third of the markets ATTOM examined, homeowners were spending at least 43% of their wages on housing, a level the firm defines as "seriously unaffordable".
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India celebrates its independence on August 15 , marking the end of 200 years of British rule in 1947 .
The Bahamas celebrates independence with Junkanoo , a street parade with music, dancing and elaborate costumes.
Australia Day marks the arrival of the first convict ships from the United Kingdom .
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Japanese hairstylist sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, and 20 strokes of the cane in Singapore for rape.
Kita Ikko , 39 , pleaded guilty Monday to one charge of rape, two charges of sexual assault by penetration.
He met the victim for the first time at a riverside bar and took her to his home where prosecutors said he sexually assaulted and raped her.
He also recorded the acts on his mobile phone and sent it to a friend.
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