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KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Military officials say a sailor from Lexington, N.C., was the 500th U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan since the war's start in 2001.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Harris, 36, died Saturday, CNN reported Tuesday. Harris was one of 22 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan in August.
In June, 28 U.S. service members died in Afghanistan -- the U.S. military's highest number of casualties there in one month, CNN reported.
Since the start of the war, 940 U.S.-led coalition troops have died in Afghanistan, including Americans.
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WILMINGTON, Del., June 3 (UPI) --
A group investigating the disappearance of Amelia Earhart concluded she died on an uninhabited Pacific island where her plane made an emergency landing in 1937.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (UPI) --
"Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, was honored at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards in San Francisco, the organization said.
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If you're in the market for a car or truck it might make more sense to consider a new vehicle this year rather than a used one.
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LAKE PARK, Fla., June 3 (UPI) --
A Florida man says he wants to install a 341-foot flagpole at the car dealership he owns in memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, victims and first-responders.
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