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July 11, 2021

 

Aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt leaving San Diego as Navy moves to integrate F-35 San Diego-based aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt will leave San Diego to transfer its home port to Bremerton, Wash., where it will undergo maintenance and a retrofit that will enable to ship to operate with the F-35. READ MORE

Leaders of North Korea, China vow to strengthen ties North Korea has been expected to seek greater support from China, its major ally and aid benefactor, as it grapples with economic hardship exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and crippling U.S.-led sanctions over its nuclear weapons program. READ MORE

Everything was going wrong in his life, but then an Air Force veteran won DC’s vaccine lottery For Sung-ha Jou, a 44-year-old Air Force veteran, one disaster kept leading to the next during the coronavirus pandemic. He lost his job, his home and his van. Then, he got a much-needed break. READ MORE   USS Constitution resuming full summer visitor hours Starting on Tuesday, the warship known as "Old Ironsides" will be open for free public tours from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. READ MORE   Search in Florida collapse to take weeks; deaths reach 90 Among them are 71 bodies that have been identified, and their families have been notified, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said. Some 31 people remain listed as missing. READ MORE

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship The nearly 71-year-old Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 53 miles (88 kilometers) over the New Mexico desert. READ MORE   FBI rules out threat to All-Star Game after police make arrests at hotel near stadium Federal authorities said Sunday that there is no reason to suspect terrorism or a threat directed at Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game after three men were arrested Friday in an illegal-weapons probe at a hotel blocks from the stadium hosting the event. READ MORE   Iran expresses anger at US, European support for opposition group The Iranian government has expressed anger over the appearance of senior European and U.S. politicians at a rally in support of an opposition group that has long sought to overthrow Iran's theocratic rulers — and which was once considered a terror organization by the West. READ MORE   ‘Every day is a gift’: 102-year-old veteran keeps his quest to visit all 50 states going Sidney Walton, who started his effort to travel to all 50 states three years ago, recently started fundraising in support of frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE   Bosnia commemorates 26th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre The slaughter of more than 8,000 Muslim Bosniaks, most of them men and boys, by Bosnian Serb forces was commemorated in speeches, prayers and song, followed by the reburial of victims whose remains were found in mass graves and recently identified through DNA analysis. READ MORE   Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship The nearly 71-year-old Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 53 miles (88 kilometers) over the New Mexico desert. READ MORE

 

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