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Soldiers hailed as heroes for tackling armed assailant at Georgia Army baseAug 07, 2025 3:51 pm - Sgt. Aaron Turner was helping lock down a supply warehouse on Fort Stewart after gunshots were reported in a neighboring office building. Then he saw a fellow soldier walking past, wearing a hooded sweatshirt over his uniform and holding a handgun.Instead of ducking for cover, Turner said, he approached the gunman and started talking — asking what he was doing there and where he was heading.
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Dean Cain, former TV Superman, will be sworn in as honorary ICE officerAug 07, 2025 3:30 pm - Dean Cain, the actor best known for portraying Superman on a 1990s television show, wants to join the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
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Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates Monty Python with stamps featuring iconic sketches and charactersAug 07, 2025 2:35 pm - And now for something completely different: Britain’s Royal Mail has issued stamps celebrating the absurdist comedy of Monty Python.
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Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband and former manager, dies at 48Aug 07, 2025 2:26 pm - Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband and talent manager, has died of cancer, his family said Thursday. He was 48.
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Two die when helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi RiverAug 07, 2025 1:35 pm - Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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Wall Street drifts as stock markets worldwide take Trump's new tariffs in strideAug 07, 2025 11:57 am - Stocks are slipping on Wall Street Thursday after President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs took effect on dozens of countries.
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‘Weapons’ spins small town into chaos that mirrors real life, humor and allAug 07, 2025 11:31 am - If there’s one thing Zach Cregger learned while writing and directing his upcoming horror movie “Weapons,” it’s that the best laughs won’t come from the jokes he writes.
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Book Review: Following a vicious attack, a woman solves her own murder in Holly Jackson novelAug 07, 2025 10:44 am - After the shattering conclusion of “Not Quite Dead Yet,” author Holly Jackson addresses her readers this way: “... and breathe. Sorry. I know that was intense.”
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The Bank of England cuts its main interest rate to 4%, the lowest level since March 2023Aug 07, 2025 6:50 am - The Bank of England cut its main interest rate Thursday by a quarter percentage point to 4%, as policy makers seek to bolster the sluggish U.K. economy.
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Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacredAug 07, 2025 6:45 am - When Alaska Natives debate proposals to drill and mine the landscape of the nation’s largest state, it involves more than an environmental or economic question. It’s also a spiritual and cultural one.