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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A new World War I Memorial opened to the public Saturday in Washington, D.C. -- one day after a dedication ceremony that included a military-jet flyover that caught some in the capital off guard.  The memorial to "The Great War" of 1914-1918 honors the 4.7 million who served in the fighting, and the 116,516 Americans who died during the conflict. "In some ways the Great War shifted America's thinking about ourselves and redefined our place in the world," President Biden said in recorded remarks played during Fri...

Patriots' Day Parade to take place virtually COURTESY OF THE LEXINGTON TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE Lexington is not letting Patriots’ Day go by without a proper celebration. “Everything was shut down in 2020,” said June Baer, chair of the Town Celebrations Committee. “But all agreed this year must be different.” In the weeks leading up to Patriots’ Day, TCC is sponsoring a Miles and Smiles competition, a “Door to Patriotic Spirit” competition and historical Zoom seminars. For Patriots’ Day on April 19, TCC will create a virtual Patriots’ Day Parade to be aired on LexMedia ...

On This Day: Protesters, forces clash in Damascus, kicking off Syrian civil war On March 15, 2011, protesters marched on the Syrian capital of Damascus calling for democratic reforms. Syrian security forces opened fire on the demonstrations. By (0) Syrian anti-government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration at Souk Al-Hamadiyeh street on March 25, 2011. On March 15, 2011, protesters marched on the Syrian capital of Damascus calling for democratic reforms, kicking off a civil war. File Photo by Ali Bitar/UPI | License Photo Muslims answer the call to pray at Hagley Park, opposite ...

Missouri S&T 150th events a part of statewide Bicentennial Alliance RDN REPORTS rdnnews@gmail.com Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 150th anniversary celebration is joining the state of Missouri’s Bicentennial Alliance to host a lecture series on the history and culture of the region.  The series, titled “Honoring our Past, Envisioning the Future: Missouri S&T Lecture Series for the Bicentennial,” will explore social and economic growth topics relative to Missourians. All presentations will be available for live public viewing online; lectures taking place later in the...

I would have preferred here to focus on the outcome of the Senate runoffs in Georgia and the Democrats’ takeover of the chamber, but Wednesday’s events make that impossible. Like a lot of other people in or deeply involved in American politics, Wednesday was one of the most distressing and disturbing days of my life. I felt nauseous, then appalled, then outraged. But my final emotion was a sense of sorrow for what we all had witnessed. In early June, after George Floyd gasped his last breath under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, I watched the local live television coverage of wh...