FILE- Sept. 10, 2010 file photo, a laborer works near an open manhole at Connaught Place in the heart of New Delhi, India. Five men have died from exposure to toxic fumes while cleaning a septic tank at a housing complex in New Delhi. Bezwada Wilson of the Sanitation Workers Movement group says more than 1,800 people across India have died while cleaning septic tanks since 2014, when India's Supreme Court issued a ruling to bolster a 2013 act that prohibits employing people to clean sewage without safety equipment. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, 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
Alexander Ovechkin scored goal number 890, but the Washington Capitals fell short, losing to the visiting Buffalo Sabres Sunday afternoon 8-5 at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., March 30, 2025 (Photos for the Washington Times.)
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.
