FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2012, file photo, U.S. novelist Toni Morrison applauds as she attends the America Festival at the U.S. embassy, in Paris. A book of Toni Morrison quotations is coming out in December 2019. “The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wisdom” will draw from her whole body of work, including such celebrated novels as “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon.” The foreword is by Zadie Smith, adapted from a tribute she wrote soon after the Nobel laureate died in August 2019 at age 88. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
Cheers and chants rang out Saturday from a crowd of thousands as soldiers manned modern and historic tanks and aircraft for the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration in the District.
Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
A handful of retired Marines – all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime Minister Takeru Ishida on Saturday to mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific that ended 80 years ago this week.
