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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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The assailants rode on motorcycles into Djiguibombo village in the town of Bandiagara on Monday .
Communities across central and northern Mali have been in the grip of such violence since 2012 .
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but it follows the pattern of ones by the al-Qaida- linked JNIM extremist group.
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President Joe Biden to bestow Medal of Honor on two Civil War heroes who helped hijack a train in confederacy.
U.S. Army Privates Philip G. Shadrach and George D. Wilson were captured by Confederates and executed by hanging.
Biden is recognizing their courage 162 years later with the country's highest military decoration.
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The Rainbow Police of Finland participated in the Helsinki Pride March on 29 June .
The association was formally established in 2020 by current and former police officers as well as civilian workers at Finnish police departments.
It aims to promote equality for sexual and gender minorities within the police organisation and in all police activities, including during training, and bringing minority voices into conversation.
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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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Sierra Leone is home to 800,000 child brides, with half of them married before age 15 .
The law criminalizes marrying any girl who is under 18 years old .
Offenders face up to 15 years in prison or a fine of around $4,000 or both.
First Lady Fatima Bio was among the key champions of the law.
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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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Pride Month , observed in June , is a unique time to reflect for LGBTQ+ international students.
David Zhou , 25 , is transgender and pursuing an education in the STEM field at an urban university in the Midwestern United States . Zhou is not open about his transgender identity to his family.
In China , transgender individuals must obtain consent from an “immediate family member” even for adults hoping to transition.
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Half of Detroit 's residents earn a median household income of $ 26,704 , nearly $13,000 lower than Michigan ’s median.
60% of renters in Detroit are cost-burdened, meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing-related costs.
A legacy of discriminatory housing practices continues today , often taking the form of foreclosures and evictions.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday was expected to release its final plan to prop up declining spotted owl populations in Oregon , Washington state and California .
The plan calls for killing up to 470,000 barred owls over three decades after the birds encroached into the territory of two West Coast owls.
The notion of killing one bird species to save another has divided wildlife advocates and conservationists.
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