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Harold Terens and his fiancee Jeanne Swerlin will be honored in June by the French as part of the 80th anniversary celebration of their country’s liberation from the Nazis. The couple, each widowed, grew up in New York City: she in Brooklyn, he in the Bronx. "He loves me so much and he says it," she said.
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2 years ago Read more at Press Herald

Karl Wallinger wrote World Party's Ship of Fools, Put the Message in the Box, Is it Like Today? and She’s the One. Born Karl Edmond de Vere Wallinger, he began his musical career in various bands. He joined the Waterboys in 1983 and played on their first three albums.
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2 years ago Read more at Deadline

China achieved GDP growth of 5.2 percent in 2023, maintaining its contribution of more than 30 percent to world economic growth. China is committed to promoting the stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-US ties and exploring the right way for the two countries to get along together.
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2 years ago Read more at asianews.network

The Netherlands won the 49er and 49erFX World Championships in Lanzarote. Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz (FRA) reclaimed the world title for The Netherlands. The final day brought lighter breezes but still sufficient for twin trapezing up and down the race course.
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2 years ago Read more at Live Sail Die

China is now pursuing high-quality, innovation-driven development. From the 1980s to the 2010s, China's GDP grew at an average rate of 9 percent per year. Externally, global tensions have motivated China to focus on high quality development, particularly to become self-reliant in key sectors and attain strategic sovereignty.
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2 years ago Read more at China Daily

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup on American soil, President Biden’s proposed fiscal 2025 budget includes millions for the Secret Service to begin security preparations for the matches to come. As of last week, the national debt, which measures what the U.S. owes its creditors, increased to $34,461,406,559,733, per the latest numbers published by the Treasury Department on March 8.
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2 years ago Read more at Fox News

Saquon Barkley was a marvel to watch when he was healthy and capable of scoring from any place on the field. But not at $26 million guaranteed and as much as $46.75M, not when they have a roster still rife with holes that desperately need to be plugged. It really is that simple. No bogeymen here. No malfeasance. The Giants wanted to keep Barkley, but not at his price.
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2 years ago Read more at New York Post

Cole Brauer became the first American woman to sail solo nonstop around the world last week after finishing in Spain. Brauer joined a group of fewer than 200 people in the world who have ever done that.
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2 years ago Read more at PBS NewsHour

Haitian People are caught in a spiral of violence as gangs rule most of Port-au-Prince. Florida legislature weakens child labor laws More Women’s History Month celebration as folk music group Sweet Honey renders “Battle For My Life”
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2 years ago Read more at WMNF

Navy Seaman 2nd Class Cecil Thornton was accounted for in April 2019. His family only recently received a briefing on his identification. The USS Oklahoma suffered multiple torpedo hits, causing it to capsize.
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2 years ago Read more at WAFF