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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Drops by Jets Practice

Oct. 8, 2009
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. stopped by the New York Jets' practice facility, and came up with a knockout of an idea for his next career move.
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Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic