When President Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Welles Crowther for his heroism during the 9/11 terrorist attack during a Tuesday ceremony, Crowther's mother Alison specifically mentioned the Upper Nyack, New York, volunteer firehouse where Welles got his training. "Welles... would not have been able to do what he did as effectively on 9/11 if it had not been for the training and experience he gained as a member of Empire Hook and Ladder Company Number One o
Part of Dmitry Donskoy’s right hand sent to ‘spiritually strengthen’ soldiers Europe live – latest updates The Russian Orthodox church has sent a fragment of a medieval warrior prince’s remains to troops fighting in Ukraine, saying the relic would “spiritually strengthen” soldiers and help them achieve victory. A reliquary containing part of the right hand of Dmitry Donskoy, the 14th-century prince revered in Russia for his victory over the Mongolian Golden Horde in 1380, has been taken to Russi
The strikes come after it was revealed that Ukraine’s president Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s plane was almost by a drone when leaving Moldova this week At least nine people died in overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine, targeting warehouses and ports across the country. Five people were reported dead and 24 injured in the Sumy region, with four killed and 19 injured in a separate attack on Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Mykolaiv . “Over the past 24 hours, our warriors struck eight Russian infrastructure fa
'I've never seen anything like this' — A U.S. doctor treats Ebola's youngest victims An Ebola treatment unit in the city of Butembo, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has 30 beds. Tonight, they're all full. "I don't know how this is going to slow down," says Dr. Rupa Narra, a U.S. pediatrician who arrived in August to work for Doctors Without Borders. "It's the most devastating thing I've ever seen in my life." With at least 6,800 confirmed cases and more than 3,310 deaths since May,
Fans are always the top priority for Riley Green . Green is a country music sensation who isn't just a hit with the OutKick audience. He's a mega-hit with millions of country music fans. The man is on a rocket ship to the top of the country music world, and it's not hard to understand why. His music spans the entire spectrum of the genre, and he cares deeply for his fans. COUNTRY STAR RILEY GREEN REVEALS WHY FAN EMOTION AT HIS SHOWS BEATS INDUSTRY AWARDS EVERY TIME It's the latter point that is
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On one of the darkest days in America’s history, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller strapped on his gear and ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the collapsing Twin Towers, ultimately giving his life to save those caught in the Sept. 11, 2001 , attacks. Two and a half decades later, Tunnel to Towers, founded by Siller’s family, has continued his legacy through its commitment to "do good" for veterans and first responders and their families across the country. Since its founding, ins
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The Supreme Court has rejected an attempt for Missouri to use a congressional map drawn by Republicans that would have likely eliminated the seat of a Democratic incumbent. NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports on the decision and the last-ditch attempt Republicans had taken to use the new map.
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The Supreme Court turned back another effort to use Missouri congressional maps supported by President Donald Trump. "The application for stay presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court is granted," Thursday's ruling read. While the Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling paved the way for use of the old maps, the state’s primary was already held under the new maps. It comes after a pitched court battle shortly before ballots begin going out for the pivotal November elections. It is
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“I don’t dislike Mr Roberts-Smith at all. I pity Mr Roberts-Smith. I pity this whole process. I don’t want to be here.” Andrew Hastie was a reluctant witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case. Hastie appeared only under force of subpoena in 2022: compelled to attend court, obliged to swear an oath, and to tell “the whole truth and nothing but the truth”. His was an unhappy (of many) visit to the witness box. But it brought with it an additional scrutiny: he was, at the time of the case, n
