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After a career in consulting, a veteran looks back on what could have been

5:07am November 11, 2022

by Esther Honig

Decio "Dez" Rubano, 92, talks to his daughter Gina Livingston in Decatur, Ga., about his early dreams of becoming a musician, which were put aside when he joined the military.

Jessica Israelsen (first from the left in the second row from bottom) in 2003, when she first joined the U.S. Air Force as a medical technician. In 2008, when she was struggling financially, her unit purchased Christmas gifts for her family.

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How an Air Force unit looked out for their own, even after she left the service

5:01am November 11, 2022

by Laura Kwerel

When Jessica Israelsen left the Air Force, it was not an easy decision. She was going through a difficult time, and even though she wasn't part of the unit, her team kept looking out for her.

Gavin Kinney holds up a sign thanking veterans at the 2015 Veterans Day Parade in New York City.

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These 12 restaurants are offering discounts on Veterans Day

5:01am November 11, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

Dozens of companies across the U.S. are offering freebies and discounts to veterans and active-duty military members on Veterans Day.

If election uncertainty makes you anxious, you're not alone. Kate Sweeny, who studies the psychology of waiting, says there are ways to try to make it less stressful.

Anxious while awaiting election results? Here are expert tips to help you cope

5:01am November 11, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Kate Sweeny, who studies the psychology of waiting, says it's normal to stress about uncertainty. Her suggestions for coping include changing your mindset, taking action and finding deep distraction.

A piece of the wrecked 1986 Challenger space shuttle was found off Florida's coast

5:00am November 11, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

A documentary crew with the History Channel initially made the discovery during a dive looking for World War II-era wreckage.

Parts of homes are seen collapsing on the beach due to the storm surge by Hurricane Nicole on Thursday in Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Fla.

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Tropical Depression Nicole causes problems as it moves through Georgia

1:48am November 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

The storm could dump as much as 6 inches of rain over the Blue Ridge Mountains, forecasters say. Flooding is possible as the rain spreads into the eastern Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic and New England.

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Dover, Del. A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2022, blocked Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness.

A Texas judge strikes down Biden's student loan-forgiveness plan

9:58pm November 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

District Court Judge Mark Pittman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump based in Fort Worth, said the program usurped Congress' power to make laws.

A supporter of Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, in New York's 18th Congressional District, wears a VOTE hair pin at Maloney's election night party.

Turnout among young voters was the second highest for a midterm in past 30 years

9:24pm November 10, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

About 27% of voters between the ages of 18-29 cast a ballot in the midterm election this year, according to an early estimate.

Democratic nominee for governor Tina Kotek greets an employee of a local grocery store before casting her ballot at a ballot drop box on Nov. 2, in Portland, Ore.

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Tina Kotek is Oregon's new governor, continuing Democrats' rule

9:11pm November 10, 2022

by Lauren Dake

Kotek, a former state House speaker, beat out Republican Christine Drazan, a former state lawmaker. The race was uncomfortably close for Democrats who've held the governor's mansion for four decades.

An elderly woman walks in the southern Ukrainian village of Arkhanhelske, outside Kherson, on Nov. 3. The Russians occupied the village until recently. Now Ukrainian forces are moving into villages where the Russians left. The Russians also say they're withdrawing from Kherson, marking another major setback for the Russian military.

Russia is retreating, so why is the U.S. nudging Ukraine to compromise?

5:52pm November 10, 2022

Russia says it's withdrawing from the southern city of Kherson, but Ukraine says it's not seeing a pullout. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is asking Ukraine to show a willingness to negotiate.

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