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C-USA will play basketball tournaments at NFL Cowboys’ home

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In this Jan. 27, 2016 file photo, actor Josh Duhamel poses for a portrait in New York. (Photo by Scott Gries/Invision/AP, File)

Josh Duhamel channels inner Ryan Seacrest in Times Square

By JOHN CARUCCI - Associated Press

Allison Williams, left, and Daniel Kaluuya take part in a scene from "Get Out." (Justin Lubin/Universal Pictures via AP)

Daniel Kaluuya of ‘Get Out’ says people like Samuel L. Jackson make him ‘prove’ he’s ‘black enough’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File Feb. 27, 2013)

Twin Cities group adds stray dogs to facial recognition app

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1939 GM Futurliner earns historic vehicle honors

By DAVE KURTZ - Associated Press

In a July 24, 2014 photo, an Enbridge crude oil pipeline is exposed by erosion where it crosses the Tamarac River in northwestern Minnesota. Three of the seven lines that cross the river are exposed. Floodwater has eroded soil that once buried the pipelines several feet below ground. (AP Photo/MPR News, Dan Gunderson)

Activist groups sue over US-Canada border pipeline

Associated Press

Recording artist Aaron Lewis performs the national anthem before Game 5 of baseball's World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Staind frontman Aaron Lewis apologizes for national anthem flub

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sits to down to cast his ballot in advance voting for the Toronto Municipal Election at a polling station in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Ford, who is between chemotherapy treatments for a rare and aggressive form of cancer, says he wanted to support his brother Doug Ford's bid for the mayor's job. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

Rob Ford booted from Toronto polling booths, accused of illegal campaigning

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Almost 7,000 school children assembled at Fort McHenry to form the largest 'living" American flag on record, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of "The Star Spangled Banner". (National Park Service photo)

The ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ feted in a bicentennial bash

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Vintage sheet music cover page of The Star Spangled Banner

DiBACCO: How the national anthem came to be

By Thomas V. DiBacco

In September, an array of tall ships and Navy gray hulls will be on display to celebrate the bicentennial of "The Star Spangled Banner." If you're anxious, though, the Pride of Baltimore II, a reproduction privateer from the War of 1812 era, is visiting the Washington Navy Yard next to the destroyer USS Barry. The Pride display is open until Aug. 25. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Visit Baltimore for a Star-Spangled celebration

By Adrienne Jordan

Fort McHenry in Baltimore was where Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" and where cannon shots defended the city against the British during the War of 1812. (Associated Press)

Fort McHenry marks ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ 200th anniversary

By Meghan Drake - The Washington Times

Betsy Ross Flag Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

COOK: The first Flag Day

By Jane Hampton Cook

Though the original Star-Spangled Banner was taken down and preserved for posterity, Fort McHenry near Baltimore makes sure the American flag is still there. (Maryland Governor's office)

Bicentennial year makes a Flag Day to remember

By Jennifer Pompi - The Washington Times