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Klomino: Poland’s abandoned and unwanted Soviet ghost town
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (649+ words) In the north west of Poland, surrounded by tall pine trees, is Klomino. What remains of its apartment blocks and roads are crumbling, with concrete being reclaimed by nature. The settlement itself was only established just over a century ago,…...
???We need the spirit of Cable Street today?????? family members still remember the battle, 90 years on
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (486+ words) Nearly 90 years on from the Battle of Cable Street, a group of people gathered in the East End to remember the part their parents and grandparents played in fighting the fascists who wanted to march through a Jewish neighbourhood. It…...
12 Inspires: World War II veteran still volunteers at Atrium Health at 100 years old
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (52+ words) Jack Jerome, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, has volunteered over 12,000 hours at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist since 1990, assisting patients and families. Jack Jerome, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, has volunteered over 12,000 hours at Atrium Health Wake Forest…...
Trump, in North Carolina, says Democrats are soft on crime and communism - AOL
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (640+ words) GASTONIA, North Carolina, Sept 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina on Wednesday for a Republican Senate candidate who is trailing his Democratic opponent, hammering exaggerated claims that Democrats favor crime and communism. Those themes are likely to be…...
Opinion: Reimagining Idaho’s future nuclear role
15+ hour, 42+ min ago (433+ words) Idaho — along with Utah, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Tennessee —is one of five finalist states being considered to host one of three federally designated Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, an initiative of the Trump administration designed to spur a nuclear power renaissance....
EU official scraps planned Serbia visit over handling of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic's death
1+ week, 6+ day ago (944+ words) A buyer checks a T-shirt with a picture of former Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic displayed on Belgrade's main pedestrian street, Serbia, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. Credit: AP/Darko Vojinovic BELGRADE, Serbia — The European Union ’s Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos on…...
Ross honors World War II Merchant Marine veteran ahead of his 103rd birthday
14+ hour, 27+ min ago (812+ words) Thank you, Howard. And happy birthday. Those were among the heartfelt messages Sept. 16 in Ross, where soon-to-be 103-year-old World War II veteran Howard W. Pfeifer was honored at one of the township’s periodic veterans lunches. Pfeifer, who served in the Merchant…...
82 Years Later, General George Patton's Best US Army Line Is Still the Greatest Military Quote in Armed Forces History
10+ hour, 28+ min ago (369+ words) UJS Army General Patton gave the speech more than once and the transcriptions differ. The version that survived is not quite the version we all know, but the point stands....
Pearl Harbor Sailor Fireman 1st Class Fred Boyer returning home to Kempton for burial after 84 years
16+ hour, 23+ min ago (186+ words) KEMPTON, Ind. — Decades after making the ultimate sacrifice aboard the USS West Virginia (BB 48) during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Fireman 1st Class Fred Hunter Boyer is finally returning home to Indiana for full military honors. Boyer, a native of…...
Not Every Battle Is Meant to Be Fought the Same Way
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (32+ words) Keep fighting, change how you fight, or finally stop knowing the difference can change everything. Sometimes the answer isn’t more effort …...