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Hundreds of Koreans to reunite after decades apart
In this Aug. 17, 2018, photo, Lee Soo-nam, 76, shows photos of his brother Ri Jong Song in North Korea during an interview at his home in Seoul, South Korea. <br>Ahn Young-joon/Associated Press
In this Aug. 17, 2018, photo, Lee Soo-nam, 76, shows photos of his brother Ri Jong Song in North Korea during an interview at his home in Seoul, South Korea. <br>Ahn Young-joon/Associated Press

More than 500 separated South Koreans and their family members will cross the border for two separate rounds of reunions between Aug. 20 and 26.

Syrians are evacuated on March 25, 2018 from Zamlka in Syria&apos;s eastern Al-Ghouta province outside Damascus, Syria. The U.S. is elimating millions in funding for recovery projects in Syria.<br>Anas Alkharboutli/TNS
Syrians are evacuated on March 25, 2018 from Zamlka in Syria&apos;s eastern Al-Ghouta province outside Damascus, Syria. The U.S. is elimating millions in funding for recovery projects in Syria.<br>Anas Alkharboutli/TNS

US ending funding for Syria recovery projects

The State Department announced Friday it was eliminating $230 million in funding for “stabilization” projects in the war-ravaged Syria.

FILE - In this May 23, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the Federal District Court after a hearing, in Washington. As jurors weigh Manafort’s fate in a sprawling financial fraud case taking place in Alexandria, Va., Manafort still has another, separate trial looming in the nation’s capital. Neither case involves allegations of Russian election interference or possible coordination by the Trump campaign, which are at the heart of Mueller’s larger investigation. But President Donald Trump has expressed a keen interest in Manafort’s fate as he seeks to publicly undermine Mueller's probe. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)<br>AP
FILE - In this May 23, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the Federal District Court after a hearing, in Washington. As jurors weigh Manafort’s fate in a sprawling financial fraud case taking place in Alexandria, Va., Manafort still has another, separate trial looming in the nation’s capital. Neither case involves allegations of Russian election interference or possible coordination by the Trump campaign, which are at the heart of Mueller’s larger investigation. But President Donald Trump has expressed a keen interest in Manafort’s fate as he seeks to publicly undermine Mueller's probe. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)<br>AP

Another trial looms for ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort

As jurors weigh Paul Manafort's fate in a sprawling financial fraud case, the former Trump campaign chairman still has another trial looming

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File Photo<br>Courtesy of Pixabay

Trump increasingly takes aim at China

After 18 months of treating North Korea as the top national security threat, President Donald Trump has increasingly turned his attention to China, taking a more confrontational approach.

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The combined Koreas march into Gelora Bung Karno Stadium under the "unification" flag during the opening ceremony for the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. <br>Lee Jin-man/AP
The combined Koreas march into Gelora Bung Karno Stadium under the "unification" flag during the opening ceremony for the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. <br>Lee Jin-man/AP

Hand-in-hand, Koreas grab spotlight at Asian Games opener

An image of South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and North Korean Deputy Prime Minister Ri Ryong Nam hand-in-hand with their arms raised high that grabbed the spotlight at a spectacular opening ceremony for the Asian Games on Saturday night.

In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 photo, Daryl Weathers poses for a picture at his home in Seal Beach, Calif. Weathers was aboard the USS Abner Read after it hit a sea mine left by the Japanese after they abandoned Kiska Island in Alaska's Aleutian Islands in 1943.<br>Chris Carlson/AP
In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 photo, Daryl Weathers poses for a picture at his home in Seal Beach, Calif. Weathers was aboard the USS Abner Read after it hit a sea mine left by the Japanese after they abandoned Kiska Island in Alaska's Aleutian Islands in 1943.<br>Chris Carlson/AP

Stern of US destroyer found near Alaska as researchers map little-known campaign of WWII

Researchers are hoping the discovery of the USS Abner Read brings some awareness about the Aleutian Islands campaign to the American public. For families of the sailors who died, they want the finding to offer some solace.

Former president Jimmy Carter sits next to his wife, Rosalynn Carter, while having dinner at the home of friend, on Aug. 04, 2018 in Plains, GA. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Matt McClain<br>The Washington Post
Former president Jimmy Carter sits next to his wife, Rosalynn Carter, while having dinner at the home of friend, on Aug. 04, 2018 in Plains, GA. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Matt McClain<br>The Washington Post

Jimmy Carter shuns riches and lives modestly in his Georgia hometown

The 39th president of the United States lives modestly, a sharp contrast to his successors, who have left the White House to embrace power of another kind: wealth.

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Destroyer executive officer fired for 'loss of confidence'

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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, second from left, listens to a brief on a missile at Su'ao naval station during a navy exercise in the northeastern port of Su'ao in Yilan County, Taiwan, on Friday, April 13, 2018.<br>Military News Agency via AP

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Taiwan is responding to China's arms buildup by developing missiles and interceptors of its own that could reduce Beijing's military advantage over the self-ruled island, defense experts say.

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In this Aug. 10, 2018 photo Josef Koudelka answers questions in a rare media interview with the Associated Press, at his retrospective exhibition "Returning" at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. <br>Petr David Josek/Associated Press

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Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul on June 18, 2018.<br>Mohammad Ismail/Reuters

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With every step, the blisters burned. After three days of walking barefoot alongside a highway from Kabul with about 50 other peace activists, Abdul Malik Hamdard, a computer teacher, had only gotten as far as a farming village about 40 miles north of the capital. But he had a point to make.

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A "solidified whitish mass," thought to be ancient cheese, was reportedly found in broken jars at an archaeological site in Egypt.<br>University of Catania/Cairo University

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Navy Cmdr. Blandino A. Villanueva<br>U.S. Navy

Destroyer executive officer fired for 'loss of confidence'

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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, second from left, listens to a brief on a missile at Su'ao naval station during a navy exercise in the northeastern port of Su'ao in Yilan County, Taiwan, on Friday, April 13, 2018.<br>Military News Agency via AP

Taiwan improves missiles to counter China military expansion

Taiwan is responding to China's arms buildup by developing missiles and interceptors of its own that could reduce Beijing's military advantage over the self-ruled island, defense experts say.

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In this Aug. 10, 2018 photo Josef Koudelka answers questions in a rare media interview with the Associated Press, at his retrospective exhibition "Returning" at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. <br>Petr David Josek/Associated Press

50 years ago, photographer documented Soviet invasion

Risking his life, Josef Koudelka took thousands of photos in the week that followed, capturing the shocking experience for Czechoslovakia — and the defiance of its people.

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Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul on June 18, 2018.<br>Mohammad Ismail/Reuters

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With every step, the blisters burned. After three days of walking barefoot alongside a highway from Kabul with about 50 other peace activists, Abdul Malik Hamdard, a computer teacher, had only gotten as far as a farming village about 40 miles north of the capital. But he had a point to make.

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A "solidified whitish mass," thought to be ancient cheese, was reportedly found in broken jars at an archaeological site in Egypt.<br>University of Catania/Cairo University

'Most ancient' solid cheese found in dug up Egyptian jar

For thousands of years beneath Egypt's desert sands a solidified whitish substance sat in a broken jar. Scientists now say it's "probably the most ancient archaeological solid residue of cheese ever found."

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Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Memorial Squad members George Anthos, left, carries the American flag while Lou Bush, right, carries the remains of a deceased Marine during a service "Honoring Those Who Served," at the cemetery in Elwood, Ill., on July 19, 2018.<br>Daniel White/Daily Herald/AP
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Memorial Squad members George Anthos, left, carries the American flag while Lou Bush, right, carries the remains of a deceased Marine during a service "Honoring Those Who Served," at the cemetery in Elwood, Ill., on July 19, 2018.<br>Daniel White/Daily Herald/AP

Memorial Squad makes sure veterans get last honors

George Anthos spent just three years in the Army, from 1955 to 1957, before returning home to Illinois and pursuing a profession as a hair dresser.

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An F/A-18C Hornet takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on May 11, 2017.<br>Alejandro Pena/U.S. Air Force
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Air Force quarterback Arion Worthman pitches the ball during a Nov. 12, 2016, game in Colorado Springs, Colorado.<br>Jason Gutierre/U.S. Air Force

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