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Sunita Williams Ends 27-Year NASA Career: A Look At Her Pension And Post-Retirement Benefits
Sunita Williams won't receive a pension directly from NASA after retirement. Instead, she'll be eligible for a pension under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
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US Army Veteran, 28, Dies After Half-Marathon; Had Planned Secret Wedding Days Earlier
A 28-year-old Army veteran died moments after finishing a half-marathon in San Diego, just days after telling his mother he planned to secretly marry his girlfriend.
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US Astronauts Upbeat Seven Months Into Eight-Day Mission
Veteran astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in June aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, and were due to spend only eight days on the orbiting laboratory.
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How To Spot A Lone Wolf Attacker: Big Challenge For Anti-Terror Agencies
In the early hours of New Year's Day, an attack in the US city of New Orleans left at least 15 dead and dozens injured. The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US Army veteran, drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd.
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Videos Show How US Army Veteran Ran Through Crowd With Truck, Killing 15
Security camera footage has emerged of suspected terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar barrelling down his pickup truck down a packed Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year's Day, killing at least 15 people and injuring 35 others.
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Biden Wipes Away Tear During 'God Bless America' At Event To Honour Veterans
During a Veterans Day ceremony on November 11, US President Joe Biden got emotional while he joined everyone in singing God Bless America.
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Kamala Harris Makes 1st Appearance With Biden After US Election Loss
US President Joe Biden laid a wreath Monday to honour the nation's fallen soldiers on Veterans Day, an event marking his first appearance with Vice President Kamala Harris since her election defeat last week.
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8 Days To 8 Months: Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore's Extended Stay In Space
The Boeing Starliner lifted off the International Space Station in June with NASA's veteran astronauts, Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, the mission was intended to last for eight days but a technical failure delayed the astronauts' return.
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US Army Veteran, Influencer Dies By Suicide Days After Daughter's Birthday
A US Army Staff Sergeant and fitness influencer, 34-year-old single mother Michelle Young died by suicide on Saturday, a report said. Described as a "beautiful soul" and an "amazing friend", Ms Young was the mother of a 12-year-old daughter.
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On Veterans Day, Joe Biden Honors Troops As "Spine Of America"
President Joe Biden on Thursday saluted the nation's troops as the "very spine of America" at a Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery -- the first since the end of military operations in Afghanistan.
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Sunita Williams Ends 27-Year NASA Career: A Look At Her Pension And Post-Retirement Benefits
Sunita Williams won't receive a pension directly from NASA after retirement. Instead, she'll be eligible for a pension under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
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US Army Veteran, 28, Dies After Half-Marathon; Had Planned Secret Wedding Days Earlier
A 28-year-old Army veteran died moments after finishing a half-marathon in San Diego, just days after telling his mother he planned to secretly marry his girlfriend.
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US Astronauts Upbeat Seven Months Into Eight-Day Mission
Veteran astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in June aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, and were due to spend only eight days on the orbiting laboratory.
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How To Spot A Lone Wolf Attacker: Big Challenge For Anti-Terror Agencies
In the early hours of New Year's Day, an attack in the US city of New Orleans left at least 15 dead and dozens injured. The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US Army veteran, drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd.
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Videos Show How US Army Veteran Ran Through Crowd With Truck, Killing 15
Security camera footage has emerged of suspected terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar barrelling down his pickup truck down a packed Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year's Day, killing at least 15 people and injuring 35 others.
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Biden Wipes Away Tear During 'God Bless America' At Event To Honour Veterans
During a Veterans Day ceremony on November 11, US President Joe Biden got emotional while he joined everyone in singing God Bless America.
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Kamala Harris Makes 1st Appearance With Biden After US Election Loss
US President Joe Biden laid a wreath Monday to honour the nation's fallen soldiers on Veterans Day, an event marking his first appearance with Vice President Kamala Harris since her election defeat last week.
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8 Days To 8 Months: Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore's Extended Stay In Space
The Boeing Starliner lifted off the International Space Station in June with NASA's veteran astronauts, Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, the mission was intended to last for eight days but a technical failure delayed the astronauts' return.
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US Army Veteran, Influencer Dies By Suicide Days After Daughter's Birthday
A US Army Staff Sergeant and fitness influencer, 34-year-old single mother Michelle Young died by suicide on Saturday, a report said. Described as a "beautiful soul" and an "amazing friend", Ms Young was the mother of a 12-year-old daughter.
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On Veterans Day, Joe Biden Honors Troops As "Spine Of America"
President Joe Biden on Thursday saluted the nation's troops as the "very spine of America" at a Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery -- the first since the end of military operations in Afghanistan.
