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A bronze rose and Soldier's Medal from a sculpture made for the memorial honoring victims of the November 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting
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Trump Drops Plan to Stream Fort Hood Gunman’s Firing Squad Execution After Bipartisan Backlash

Red rock cliffs and desert scrub in the Indian Creek area of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah
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Moab 240 Called Off After Rachel’s Remnants Trap About 70 Runners and Volunteers in Utah Backcountry

Cars and SUVs fill the lanes of Interstate 405 in Los Angeles on an overcast day
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Washington Loosens Fuel Economy Rules, Cutting the 2031 Target to About 35 MPG

Firefighters look out from a helicopter at wildfire smoke rising from forest in Yosemite National Park
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Two Contract Pilots Die as Firefighting Helicopter Goes Down Over Yosemite’s Dome Fire

Twin beams of the Tribute in Light rise above the Lower Manhattan skyline at night
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Declassified CIA Briefs Trace Years of Bin Laden Warnings Before 9/11

Muddy water and boulders in Bright Angel Creek the day after the Grand Canyon flash flood
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Search Goes On for Missing Hiker After Deadly Grand Canyon Flash Flood

A screened, fenced walkway outside the Expeditionary Legal Complex at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where military commission hearings are held
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Judge Sets June 2028 Start for Guantanamo Trial of Accused 9/11 Plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Peavine Peak rises above sagebrush-covered foothills northwest of Reno, Nevada
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Hawk Fire Burns Homes in Northwest Reno as Tens of Thousands Flee

The flooded White River runs high beneath the Southport Road bridge in Indianapolis on August 15, 2026
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Record White River Crest Floods Central Indiana as Death Toll Reaches Six

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