The New York Times – Travel:
How a small cargo plane’s 16-day trip from Vermont to Florida might foreshadow a new era of battery-powered air travel long considered implausible.
Category: United States Defense and Military Forces
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Kenneth Force, the ‘Toscanini of Military Marching Bands,’ Dies at 83
The New York Times – Music:
Captain Force was part of the pomp and ceremony at 10 presidential inaugurations, and for 45 years he taught midshipmen to revere traditional military music.
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After a ‘Kill Shot’ to the Eye, a Wrestler Restarts His Life
The New York Times – Sports:
Rich Perry was an Olympic hopeful when he sustained a gruesome injury at a training camp in 2018. The question now is whether he can ever fully be himself again.
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Black Soldiers Cycled 1,900 Miles Across the U.S. So He Did, Too.
The New York Times – Travel:
A remarkable journey from Montana to St. Louis by 20 Black infantrymen in 1897 seemed doomed to obscurity until Erick Cedeño, a bicyclist, retraced their journey.
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Unwanted Linebacker on T.C.U.’s Unlikely Cast in C.F.P. Title Game
The New York Times – Sports:
Johnny Hodges transferred to Texas Christian from Navy after numerous rejections. On Monday, he’ll play in the College Football Playoff national championship game against Georgia.
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‘The Corridors of Power’ Review: The Human Cost of Foreign Policy
The New York Times – Film:
This documentary illuminates America’s ever-shifting approach to conflicts abroad and how politics at home can even lead to inaction.
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The End of the All-Male, All-White Cockpit
The New York Times – Travel:
Airlines are struggling to find enough pilots and to diversify a profession that has been very resistant to change.
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‘The Jump’ Review: A Seaman’s Story of a Daring Escape
The New York Times – Film:
This documentary looks back at a Cold War defection drama that took place off the coast of Massachusetts.
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‘3212 Un-Redacted’ Review: Trying to Solve a Mission’s Mysteries
The New York Times – Film:
The documentary looks into the complex circumstances involving four American soldiers who were killed in an ambush in Niger in 2017.