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Warm weather draws crowds in some cities as parts of U.S. start easing coronavirus lockdowns
Sunny days and warm weather are proving to be as challenging to manage as restaurants, hair salons and other businesses, as about half of U.S. states partially reopen their economies after the coronavirus lockdown. On Saturday, thousands of people gathered
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U.S. Navy relieves aircraft carrier commander who wrote letter urging coronavirus action
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Navy relieved the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt’s captain of his command on Thursday, punishing him for the leak of a scathing letter he sent to superiors that sought stronger measures for curbing a coronavirus outbreak aboard the
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Saudi shooter acted alone, Florida governor decries ‘deep-seated’ hatred
Investigators believe a Saudi Air Force lieutenant acted alone when he killed three people and wounded eight at a US Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, before being fatally shot by a deputy sheriff, the FBI said yesterday. But they have
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US Navy sailor shoots two at Pearl Harbor base, takes own life
A US Navy sailor yesterday shot and killed two civilians working at Hawaii’s historic military base of Pearl Harbor, and injured a third, military officials said, before fatally shooting himself. Authorities did not identify the victims and the gunman or
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US warship in Gulf seizes missile parts suspected of Iranian origin
A US Navy warship seized advanced missile parts believed to be linked to Iran from a boat it had stopped in the Arabian Sea, US officials said yesterday, as Trump’s administration pressures Tehran to curb its activities in the region.
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