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A flight en route to Washington, D.C., was filled with passengers celebrating the inauguration of President Donald Trump in style by playing the song that has become associated with the commander ...

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Cottrell-Boyce, whose books include Millions and Cosmic, will warn that while children in the UK may fare well in reading league tables, reading for pleasure is in decline, leading to "less chance ...

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The 2024 college football season is in the books, and Ohio State stands alone at the top after beating Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff National Championship. It's the first ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch, the Department ...

President-elect Donald Trump plans to deploy troops to the US border and designate the Tren de Aragua gang as a foreign terrorist organization as one of his first acts in office on Monday.