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Among the millions of World War II veterans were seven future U.S. presidents. Some only narrowly survived the experience.

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Scores of unexploded bombs dating from World War II have been recovered from a children’s playground in northern England after a chance discovery. Local officials in the town of Wooler ...

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"Real Time" host Bill Maher didn't completely rule out President Donald Trump's plans for the Gaza Strip, siding with the idea that the war-torn territory "could be something else" in the future.

For years, scores of unexploded practice bombs dating to World War II lay buried beneath the feet of playing children in northern England. What's more, the 175 or so bombs likely would have ...