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US Soldier Identified 81 Years After He Vanished in World War II

16+ hour, 33+ min ago  (298+ words) Across the country and at overseas identification facilities, clerical errors in military records are stalling the return of veteran remains to families, sometimes by years. The problem sits where aging documents, overstretched agencies, and a bureaucratic chain collide, one that…...

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WWII Bomb Found at Singapore's Changi East Site Safely Disposed Without Disrupting Airport Operations

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (226+ words) A 250kg World War II-era bomb discovered at a construction site along Tanah Merah Coast Road has been safely disposed of on Thursday, April 2, the authorities confirmed. The unexploded ordnance, which was found during construction works on Tuesday morning, March 31, was…...

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'Why Didn't You Tell Me About Pearl Harbor?' What Happened 85 Years Ago Resonates in Trump's 'Joke' on Japan

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (827+ words) When US President Donald Trump turned to Japan's Prime Minister and asked "Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?", the Oval Office fell silent. What followed that silence tells you everything about the most complicated friendship in the Pacific....

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Who Was Jakobus Onnen? AI Helps Solve Mystery Behind Name of Nazi Executioner Seen in WWII Photo Who Joined SS Death's Head Unit Before War

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (330+ words) "The match, from everything I hear from the technical experts, is unusually high in terms of the percentage the algorithm throws out there," German historian J'rgen Matth'us, the sleuth who solved the mystery, told the Guardian. So, who is the…...