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This congressman's family was swept up in WWII Japanese detention. He sees a repeat in today's raids
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (679+ words) Rep. Mark Takano, whose American-born parents were both incarcerated as young children with their families during the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II, could not help but see the parallels between that chapter of American history and…...
Academy Award winning actor Brendan Fraser to serve as Indianapolis 500's honorary starter
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (207+ words) Fraser was born in Indianapolis but was raised in Europe and Canada. He's returning to his hometown to appear atop the flag stand above Indianapolis Motor Speedway's iconic yard of bricks for the start of the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing....
Albrecht Weinberg, a Holocaust survivor who returned to Germany in his 80s, dies at 101
1+ week, 3+ day ago (325+ words) Weinberg died in Leer, in northwestern Germany, weeks after he marked his birthday and the premiere of a film about his life, "Es ist immer in meinem Kopf" ("It is always in my head"), attended by hundreds of guests, the…...
Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (518+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the agreement. There was no immediate comment from Russian President Vladimir Putin or the Kremlin. Trump announced on social media that the ceasefire would run Saturday through Monday. Saturday is Victory Day in Russia, a…...
Commentary: The woman who crashed D-Day " J. Mark Powell
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (673+ words) Writer Ernest Hemingway with reporter Martha'Gellhorn in 1945. Dwight Eisenhower had reached his decision. And when'Ike put his foot down, that was the end of things. After all, as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, personally responsible for planning the largest…...