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independent.co.uk > news > world > americas > us-politics > melissa-farris-vandalism-world-war-2-memorial-trump-b3041297.html

Woman faces two felony counts over spray paint stunt at Trump’s renovated DC memorial

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (216+ words) President Donald Trump raged about the monument's damage in a social media post A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has indicted a Kentucky woman on charges of deliberately damaging the World War II Memorial on the National Mall. Melissa Farris…...

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independent.co.uk > news > donald-trump-kentucky-national-mall-truth-social-justice-department-b3041256.html

Kentucky woman indicted on charges she damaged the World War II Memorial in Washington

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (206+ words) A Kentucky woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that she intentionally damaged The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Melissa Farris is scheduled to be arraigned next week on two felony…...

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independent.co.uk > asia > japan > japan-prime-minister-yasukuni-shrine-visit-b3033553.html

Japan PM avoids shrine to WWII dead but defence minister’s visit sparks anger

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (535+ words) China urges Tokyo to do ‘serious soul-searching’ after defence minister visits shrine seen as symbol of Japanese militarism Sanae Takaichi avoided visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo despite past pledges to visit the monument on the anniversary of Japan’s…...

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independent.co.uk > news > shinjiro-koizumi-japanese-tokyo-yasukuni-shrine-asian-b3033454.html

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (124+ words) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country’s past militarism Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s…...

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independent.co.uk > news > interior-department-washington-national-mall-donald-trump-b3032917.html

World War II Memorial in DC vandalized with bubbles, graffiti

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (197+ words) The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was vandalized Thursday, with bubbles filling a fountain and “Clean hands dirty $" written in red paint. The Interior Department released a statement late Thursday saying: “Our U.S. Park…...

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independent.co.uk > news > nagasaki-united-states-hiroshima-japan-british-b3028777.html

The atomic bomb, a world-changing invention, inflicted suffering and launched the nuclear age

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (421+ words) Sometimes inventions save countless lives. Sometimes they end just as many. Sometimes, they do both. The United States dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in warfare on Aug. 6, 1945. The olive-green steel cylinder called “Little Boy” exploded above Hiroshima, Japan,…...

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independent.co.uk > news > hiroshima-sanae-takaichi-japanese-tokyo-nagasaki-b3028352.html

Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor deplores the pursuit of nuclear weapons

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (478+ words) Hiroshima on Thursday marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with its mayor criticizing major powers for waging wars and urging them to stop justifying the possession of nuclear weapons as a method of deterrence....

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independent.co.uk > news > world > europe > danube-river-nazi-ship-dry-b3027627.html

Secret Nazi ships emerge from riverbed as the Danube runs dry

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (422+ words) The ships, some still laden with weapons, belonged to Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet The Danube River, the second longest in Europe, is running so low that dozens of Nazi battleships are emerging from the riverbed. The river runs through…...

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independent.co.uk > news > world > europe > alternative-for-germany-party-hitler-b3018691.html

Nazi opponent descendant tries to remove wreath at Hitler plot memorial event

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (229+ words) AfD finished second in last year's German national election A descendant of an opponent of the Nazis who was executed rushed to remove a wreath that was left by the far-right Alternative for Germany party at an event in Berlin…...

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independent.co.uk > news > alcatraz-island-san-francisco-b3015089.html

Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (99+ words) Emergency crews responded to a pontoon boat that sank Tuesday afternoon in the waters off San Francisco while carrying mostly family members as part of a memorial service. Rescuers arriving near Alcatraz Island, once an infamous federal prison and now…...