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In this Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, photo, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director George Sheldon speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in Chicago. Sheldon said the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a white police officer has sparked change. Since police footage was released in November, agency workers have gone through thousands of pages of documents for McDonald who was a state ward for most of his 17 years. (AP Photo/Sophia Tareen)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
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Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
A handful of retired Marines – all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime Minister Takeru Ishida on Saturday to mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific that ended 80 years ago this week.
