Author: USA Today
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National Guard units in Southern states required to honor battles for the Confederacy
WASHINGTON — Federal regulations require Army National Guard units in southern states whose lineage reaches back to the Civil War to fight under emblems that honor their battles for the Confederacy. While not as instantly recognizable or divisive as the stars and bars of the Confederate battle flag, the campaign streamers — narrow strips of…
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Gay and lesbian troops will be protected by new Pentagon policy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Tuesday that gay and lesbian troops for the first time will be protected from discrimination by the Pentagon’s equal opportunity policy, USA Today reports. Carter announced the change…
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Service dog jumps between blind owner, bus
BREWSTER, N.Y. — When Figo the service dog saw an oncoming mini school bus heading for Audrey Stone, the blind woman he was trained to guide, the golden retriever’s protective instincts kicked in: He threw himself at the closest part of the vehicle he could. Police photos show the result: fur stuck to the front…
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Gay and lesbian troops will be protected by new Pentagon policy
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Tuesday that gay and lesbian troops for the first time will be protected from discrimination by the Pentagon’s equal opportunity policy, USA Today reports. Carter announced the change at the Pentagon’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride event. He was the first Defense secretary to address the group’s…
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TV network to cut Clint Eastwood’s controversial Caitlyn Jenner joke
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Clint Eastwood is courting controversy again, this time with a Caitlyn Jenner joke at the Spike TV Guys’ Choice 2015 awards on Saturday night. USA TODAY has learned that Spike TV will cut an Eastwood…
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Video: More than 2,000 pigs on loose on Ohio highway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When a semi-truck carrying 2,200 pigs tipped over on an Ohio highway, emergency crews rushed to wrangle the animals, Fox reports. Scroll down to see video. The truck carrying the pigs turned over at about…
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Video: More than 2,000 pigs on loose on Ohio highway
When a semi-truck carrying 2,200 pigs tipped over on an Ohio highway, emergency crews rushed to wrangle the animals, Fox reports. Scroll down to see video. The truck carrying the pigs turned over at about 7 p.m. Monday on State Route 35, according to the news organization. The Dayton Daily News says it has obtained…
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TV network to cut Clint Eastwood’s controversial Caitlyn Jenner joke
Clint Eastwood is courting controversy again, this time with a Caitlyn Jenner joke at the Spike TV Guys’ Choice 2015 awards on Saturday night. USA TODAY has learned that Spike TV will cut an Eastwood joke about Jenner when the show airs Saturday, June 18. The website Hollywood Life reported that Eastwood made the crack…
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Report: Air Force eases policy banning transgender troops
WASHINGTON — The Air Force will announce on Thursday policy changes that will make it more difficult to discharge transgender airmen, a move that mirrors one made in March by the Army and moves the Pentagon a step closer to allowing transgender troops to serve openly, reports USA TODAY. Troops diagnosed with gender dysphoria or who…
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Titans’ Marcus Mariota has top-selling NFL jersey; Peyton Manning No. 10, Tim Tebow not far behind
Despite having perhaps the worst month of his life, with the “probable” declaration that he cheated his way to the Super Bowl, Tom Brady is still way too popular with fans blinded by his dimples to see the nefarious, ball-deflating quarterback he truly is. The New England Patriots quarterback ranked No. 3 in NFLshop.com’s monthly…