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Report Criticizes SEAL Recruits With 'Unhealthy Sense Of Entitlement'

8:12am February 12, 2020

by Steve Walsh

President Trump often points to retired Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher as the epitome of a SEAL. But to some in that tight-knit community, Gallagher is the exact opposite.

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World War II Veteran Receives 70,000 Valentines From Around The World

6:37am February 12, 2020

At age 104, Purple Heart recipient William White loves to scrapbook. His friends invited people on social media to send him valentines. The mountain of well-wishes will keep him busy for a while.

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Critics Blast Proposed Changes To The National Environmental Policy Act

6:37am February 12, 2020

by Grace Hood

The Trump administration wants to defang the National Environmental Policy Act. At a public hearing in Denver, the law's defenders faced off with federal officials and business interests.

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Roger Stone leaves federal court with his wife, Nydia Stone, on the day he was found guilty last fall.

Prosecutors Quit Roger Stone Case After DOJ Seeks Less Prison Time For Trump Ally

8:47pm February 11, 2020

President Trump had called the seven-to-nine-year sentence prosecutors had initially sought "unfair." His Justice Department then requested a lesser sentence.

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Howard University students walk near the university's main gate.

Howard University's Largest Donation Ever Raises Questions About Who Gets Donor Coins

8:10pm February 11, 2020

by Jenny Gathright

The largest gift in Howard University's history — a $10 million investment in its STEM program — has sparked a larger conversation: which institutions get private donor money, and why.

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"Our guests at March Air Reserve Base are happy to see an official end today to their 14-day quarantine," Riverside University Health System - Public Health said via Facebook Tuesday. The 195 Americans are now free to leave the base.

195 Americans Released From Coronavirus Quarantine At Southern California Air Base

7:53pm February 11, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Emerging from the CDC's first quarantine in more than 50 years, one of the evacuees tells NPR that while people are excited, "we're kind of sad saying our goodbyes to each other."

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A wolf from the Snake River Pack passes by a remote camera in eastern Wallowa County, Ore. A wolf advocate group in Colorado is challenging the model for U.S. wildlife management.

Colorado Voters Are Set To Decide If Wolves Should Be Reintroduced To The State

7:53pm February 11, 2020

by Sam Brasch

In November, Coloradans are set to vote on whether to return wolves to the state. The ballot initiative may be the first time voters in any state could force reintroduction of an endangered species.

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Muhammad Abdul Aziz, who at the time of Malcolm X's death was known as Norman 3X Butler, was the second person arrested in the murder case. He was 26 at the time. Aziz, now 81, has always maintained his innocence.

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Malcolm X Doc Prompts 'Reexamination' Of Iconic Leader's Assassination Investigation

6:38pm February 11, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

New information revealed in a TV series raises so many questions about two of the men convicted of the murder, that the Manhattan district attorney's office is taking another look at the evidence.

Jussie Smollett, in court in Chicago in March 2019 after charges were dropped against the actor.

Jussie Smollett, Former 'Empire' Actor, Has Been Indicted Again In Illinois

6:34pm February 11, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The ongoing Smollett drama, centering around an alleged faked hate crime against the actor, has opened a fresh chapter. A special prosecutor in Cook County has announced a six-count indictment.

This Japanese black pine was stolen on Sunday from a museum in Washington state. It was grown from a seed in a tin can by Japanese American Juzaburo Furuzawa while he was incarcerated in an internment camp during World War II.

'Priceless' Bonsai Trees Stolen From Museum In Washington State

6:23pm February 11, 2020

by James Doubek

The Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way, Wash., is asking for help in locating two stolen bonsai. Both "priceless treasures" have a rich history going back to the World War II era.

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