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What We Know About the National Guard Shooting in D.C. and the Suspect

Two National Guard members are in critical condition after the attack near the White House on the eve of Thanksgiving. The suspect is a 29-year-old Afghan man.

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Two members of the National Guard were critically wounded in a shooting near the White House on Wednesday.
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‘No Alarm Went Off’: Hong Kong Fire Survivor Recounts Harrowing Escape

Many windows were covered, preventing residents from seeing the fire and smoke, one survivor said.

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A survivor said the fire moved with terrible speed as it seemed to climb up the tall apartment towers and then jump across the gaps between them.
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Sean Duffy Longs for the ‘Golden Days’ of Air Travel. What Was That Like?

Back in the ’50s and ’60s, passengers (well-dressed, of course, and with perfect manners) could count on hot meals on china, plenty of legroom, the occasional piano bar, even wool blankets. Those days are gone.

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Fewer people flew in the 1960s, which allowed airlines to use the extra space for lounges where people drank and socialized.
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The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley

Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.

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Paulina Borsook in Berkeley, Calif. Her 1999 book, “Cyberselfish,” was largely ignored and written off as overly skeptical of Silicon Valley at the time.
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Amid Strobes and a Beat Drop, Pope Blesses Rave-Goers

A papal video message appeared before a crowd of hundreds in Slovakia, as Guilherme Peixoto, a priest who doubles as an electronic D.J., put on a show.

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Pope Leo XIV addressed the crowd on video at a rave in Slovakia earlier this month.
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Operation Allies Welcome, Gave Some Afghans Entry to the U.S.

The Biden administration set up the initiative after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in August 2021 for those who assisted U.S. troops.

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Brig. Gen. Dan Gabrielli greeting Afghans at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico as part of Operation Allies Welcome in 2021.
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Dominican Republic Allows U.S. to Use Territory to Fight International Organized Crime

The Dominican leader, Luis Abinader, said the Pentagon could use restricted areas within the San Isidro Air Base and Las Américas International Airport for refueling and transporting equipment and technical personnel.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a news conference after meeting with President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic on Wednesday at the National Palace in Santo Domingo.
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