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Korean War veterans from the Republic of Korea salute at a ceremony Thursday at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., commemorating the anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. The agreement was signed July 27, 1953. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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As living memories of the Korean War fade, its consequences become clearer

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Friday

A photo taken on October 27, 2019 shows the burnt van that Barakat Ahmad Barakat says he was in when it was targeted by U.S. forces the night of the raid on ISIS leader Baghdadi's compound. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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NPR Investigation Reveals Flaws In U.S. Claims About Baghdadi Raid Casualties

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President Biden issued an executive order altering the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice, after Congress endorsed key changes to how the military handles sexual assault cases. Biden is seen here heading to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Ryan Graves, executive director of Americans for Safe Aerospace (left), retired Air Force Maj. David Grusch and retired Navy Cmdr. David Fravor are sworn in during a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on UFOs on Wednesday. Nathan Howard/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Tonga's Prime Minister Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni in Nuku'alofa, Tonga Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Tupou Vaipulu/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

A poster photo of U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former Russian prisoner Trevor Reed stands in Lafayette Park near the White House, March 30, 2022, in Washington. Reed, a former U.S. Marine who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year, has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department said. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with leadership at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Nov. 17, 2022 in Kittery, Maine. President Joe Biden has chosen Franchetti to lead the Navy. Jim Cleveland/AP hide caption

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This photo, taken Oct. 27, 2019, the day after the raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's compound in Syria, shows the van that was targeted by U.S. airstrikes. Photos of the van prompted questions about who was targeted. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid

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صورة للشاحنة التي أصابتها الغارات الأمريكية بتاريخ 27 أكتوبر 2019 ٬اليوم التالي لعملية البغدادي. صور الشاحنة أثارت التساؤلات حول هوية المُستهدفين. عمر حاج قدور/ AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

Charles Jenkins (left), age 64, his wife Hitomi Soga (second from left) and their daughters arrive at Japan's Sado Island in December 2004, almost 40 years after he defected to North Korea. Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In this Aug. 12, 2017 file photo, white nationalist demonstrators clash with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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'Active club' hate groups are growing in the U.S. — and making themselves seen

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