BOSTON — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Saturday for the extradition of an American father and son wanted by Japan in the escape of former Nissan Motor Co. boss Carlos Ghosn. Justice Stephen Breyer denied a bid to put the extradition on hold to give Michael and Peter Taylor time to pursue an …
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The sailor assigned to a Virginia-based ship who died of complications tied to the illness caused by the coronavirus this week was a 42-year-old from Hawaii. Aviation Support Equipment Technician 1st Class Marcglenn L. Orcullo, who was assigned to the amphibious assault ship Wasp, died of COVID-19 on Friday, Navy officials said in a statement. …
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A Czech gun maker announced an agreement to acquire the parent company of Colts Manufacturing, the iconic brand based in West Hartford whose revolver “won the West” in American lore. ?eská Zbrojovka Group SE indicated plans to pay $220 million in cash and 1.1 million shares of its stock for Colt Holding Company LLC, with …
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COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Columbus drug dealers couldn’t scare an old Army Ranger who’d done two tours of combat duty in Vietnam, so they gave up. That’s how Milton “Davey” Lockett Jr. became a local hero at least twice, in his life: At Fort Benning, he became the Army’s first Black Ranger instructor, in 1959. …
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Texas Army National Guard Spc. Matthew Bernal has spent nearly a year helping his fellow Texans survive COVID-19, but the combat medic isn’t worn down yet. The mission is personal for him. “I personally lost my grandpa last year to COVID-19, and I have talked to a lot of other soldiers who also have experienced …
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