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Funerals for Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces fighters, in photos
20+ min ago (27+ words) Fine Day 102.3 Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM More from U.S. – SRN News...
Funerals for Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces fighters, in...
28+ min ago (115+ words) Funerals for Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces fighters, in photos seMissourian Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom: Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina 'Once' Oscar winner and Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle…...
Shocking Discovery: 300 WWII bombs found at former Athens airport site during massive redevelopment
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (168+ words) Amended bill to dismantle paper leak ecosystem: Pralhad Joshi Vijayapura airport to become operational in three months: MB Patil J&K Bank Q1 profit slips 13% as higher provisions hit earnings Trade unions, farmers to hold rail roko, rasta roko protests on…...
Randy's Warbird Profiles: General Motors TBM-3E Avenger BuNo 85849
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (907+ words) Randy’s Warbird Profiles: General Motors TBM-3E Avenger BuNo 85849 Vintage Aviation News From what I can determine, this airplane was accepted by the U.S. Navy on March 23, 1945, and served at NAS San Diego, California. It then served aboard the USS Suwannee…...
MAPPED: Five French beaches used as migrant launchpads that Britain died defending during WWII
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (664+ words) Zack Polanski will not be investigated for Nigel Farage guillotine re-post As police try to crack down on illegal crossings launching from the shores of northern France, people smugglers are looking for loopholes to dodge the wrath of French authorities....
WW II Veteran Turns 103 And Recalls Time In Navy
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (100+ words) Benton County Enterprise WW II Veteran Turns 103 And Recalls Time In Navy Serving her country is something that Dolores (Ostrowski) Cottonaro of Lincoln remembers well even though it was 85 years ago. Cottonaro celebrated her 103rd birthday on July 2 at the Lincoln…...
Forensic teams search a suspected mass grave from the Kosovo war
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (337+ words) KALLUDER, Kosovo — Authorities in Kosovo have begun excavations in a northern village after the discovery of human remains that are believed to be of people missing since the 1998-1999 Kosovo war. Authorities say the site in Kalluder, in the municipality of…...
Paddling through history: Mallows Bay tours showcase WWI ghost fleet
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (679+ words) Kayak tourists weave through overgrown plants on ships on Mallows Bay. The Accomac was a ferry that ran in the 1950s that was abandoned in Mallows Bay after suffering an engine fire in 1972. Shellie Pierre, tour guide and co-owner of Atlantic…...
Lake Charles sailor lost in Pearl Harbor is identified | Lake Charles News | theadvocate.com
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (474+ words) Joseph Conner poses in his naval uniform. After more than 80 years, a Lake Charles sailor who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor is returning home to southwest Louisiana. Lake Charles native and United States Navy Fireman First Class…...
Fatal Detonation of WWII Explosive in Indonesia Linked to Illicit Fishing
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (287+ words) In May, a group of fishers on the Indonesian island of Biak were dismantling an unexploded shell left over from World War II when the device went off, reportedly killing seven people and injuring 19 others. Officials have concluded that the…...