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Trump restores names of military bases honouring Confederates, with a twist
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - United States President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has ordered the restoration of the names of several US military bases that honored officers who fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
US House approves removing Confederate statues from Capitol
AFP, Published on 23/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a measure removing from Capitol Hill statues of people who served in the Confederacy during the country's bitter 19th century Civil War.
'American Gangster' Frank Lucas dead at 88
New York Times, Published on 01/06/2019
» NEW YORK: As the Vietnam War raged in the late 1960s and early 1970s, a potent heroin called “Blue Magic” flooded into New York City and New Jersey from a mysterious Southeast Asian connection. It destroyed lives, and it turned a gangster named Frank Lucas into one of America’s most notorious drug kingpins.