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LCF-24: USS San Antonio Change of Command
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (89+ words) The incoming commanding officer of U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17) speaks during a change of command ceremony aboard the San Antonio while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 1, 2026. The change of command ceremony signifies the…...
The 103-year-old Pole who once helped Britain crack Nazi codes
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (12+ words) TVP World...
Finding humanity amid ruins of war
52+ min ago (42+ words) Iran Daily Finding humanity amid ruins of war Once Upon a Time in the Middle East War has long been a common genre in world cinema, with hundreds of films exploring the subject from different perspectives....
Why the Australian War Memorial Act desperately needs an amendment
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (1293+ words) Kym MacMillan thinks that the Australian War Memorial Act is "clear enough" (Letters, September 24), and that the institution should limit itself to portraying the history of Diggers; its "original intent". Setting aside that it was established as a memorial to…...
Today in History: September 25, jetliner and private plane collide over San Diego, killing 144
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (344+ words) Today is Friday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2026. There are 97 days left in the year. On Sept. 25, 1978, 144 people were killed when a Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 and a private plane collided over San Diego. In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa…...
Childhood in wartime
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (450+ words) The war in Ukraine has had a disproportionate impact on the country’s children. In our magazine this week, we revisit families helping young people maintain resilience. On a walk with a friend along Lake Ontario in Toronto, I shared that…...
Chinatown stands its ground: San Francisco???s iconic community resists cultural dilution
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (132+ words) Chinatown stands its ground: San Francisco’s iconic community resists cultural dilution Local News Matters Narrow streets bustling with shoppers, rumbling cable cars, renowned dim sum, hidden alleyways, streams of red lanterns — they’re all unmistakable emblems of San Francisco’s world-famous Chinatown....
Steel Airmen graduate from CLCV XIII
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (49+ words) [Image 7 of 7] DVIDS Steel Airmen graduate from CLCV XIII [Image 7 of 7] PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES 911th Airlift Wing /search/unit/911AW /rss/unit/1961 Steel Airmen graduate from Community Leadership Course for Veterans XIII...
Smiles and free beer: this is how the German far-right disguises itself to win elections
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (543+ words) Diari ARA...
Bone, BUFF and Viper: Where Aircraft Nicknames Come From | MiGFlug
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (906+ words) by Joseph Duncan | Sep 25, 2026 | Aviation militaire | 0 comments Walk onto a US Air Force flight line and ask someone to point you at a Fighting Falcon and you will get a blank look, then a correction. It is a Viper. The…...