In this Tuesday, June 15, 2021 file photo, Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and the GOP leadership talk to reporters about progress on an infrastructure bill and voting rights legislation, at the Capitol in Washington. Lawmakers are trying to stop 144 cities across the U.S. from losing their designations as “metropolitan areas” because the federal government is upgrading the standard from a minimum of 50,000 residents in its core to a minimum of 100,000 people. U.S. Sens. Thune, and Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, introduced legislation this week that would stop the Office of Budget and Management from making the change. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
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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.
