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Drive-in theaters perfect for today

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Here’s one CO- VID-19 silver lining: The drive-in theater, a uniquely American creation, is doing booming business again.

FBI: Shooter at Pensacola military base linked to al-Qaida

The gunman who killed three U.S. sailors at a military base in Florida last year repeatedly communicated with al-Qaida operatives about planning in the months leading up to the attack, U.S. officials said Monday. They lashed out at Apple for refusing to help them open the shooter’s phones so they could access key evidence.

In the quiet, nature is roaring back

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Herds of goats abandoning their habitat in the Great Orme headland and wandering into the Welsh coastal town of Llandudno.

Reopening economy shouldn’t be life or death decision

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My mother is 80 — stubborn, sassy and sharp as ever. And much like New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s mother, she’s not expendable.

Ill-timed invasion of murder hornets

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The murder hornets don’t stand a chance.

An open letter to the dedicated workers of America

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We have been unemployed, locked down, locked up and watching television until every fiber in our body screams to be let out.

Power to the people for the reopening of our nation

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A month ago I said it will be the public that makes the decision to reopen America, not the government.

Nothing like the blessing of a loving mother

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Most of my earliest memories of my Mother are black-and-white snippets of her standing before the kitchen sink washing dishes and wearing a blue apron with navy and red flowers, which tied in a bow in the back.

This current pandemic is really nothing new

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Our current pandemic is of Biblical proportions from the point of view that it has aggressively spread across a modern world with dramatic speed.

Can husband get spouse benefit?

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Dear Rusty: I’m wondering if my husband can submit a “restricted application for spousal benefits only.” He is 76 years old, has been receiving his benefit since 2005. His present benefit is $263.50. I am 74 years old, receiving my benefit since 2007. My present benefit is $931. Am I to understand that he could be receiving half of my amount rather than his smaller amount?