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A vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus towers over Columbus Square in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Officials in the Caribbean island nation are reviewing on whether to remove statues, signs and monuments that reference European colonization. (AP Photo/Robert Taylor)

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Trinidad and Tobago reckons with colonialism in a debate on statues, signs and monuments of its past

By DÁNICA COTO DÁNICA COTO - Associated Press
Wed,08/28/24-8:30PM, 133 Reads
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — In a small auditorium in the seaside capital of Trinidad and Tobago, Christopher Columbus and other colonial-era figures came under scrutiny late Wednesday in a lengthy debate punctuated by snickers, applause and outbursts.
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Bill Barnett, left, grandfather of Darin Taylor Hoover, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider in honor of Staff Sgt. Darin Taylor Hoover at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says

By TARA COPP, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON AND HANNAH SCHOENBAUM TARA COPP, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON AND HANNAH SCHOENBAUM - Associated Press
Wed,08/28/24-3:29PM, 81 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week to hono
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Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Col. Jerry Carter, left, poses with Cpl. Bradley Starling and K-9 officer Charlie after Starling and Charlie received the department's medal of valor Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Jackson, Miss., for locating three missing children on July 25, 2024. . (Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks/Shay Granberry via AP)

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Mississippi wildlife officer and K-9 receive medal for finding 3 missing children

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Wed,08/28/24-5:14PM, 93 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks has awarded its medal of valor to an officer and one of its law enforcement dogs for finding three missing children.
The department said Wednesday that it gave the award last week to Cpl. Bradley Starling and the K-9 named Charlie.
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This undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Freddie Eugene Ownes.

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South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go

By JEFFREY COLLINS JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press
Wed,08/28/24-4:59PM, 64 Reads
COLUMBIA, S.C.
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