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  2. United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    As outlined in 10 U.S.C. § 5063 and as originally introduced under the National Security Act of 1947, three primary areas of responsibility for the U.S. Marine Corps are: Seizure or defense of advanced naval bases and other land operations to support naval campaigns; Development of tactics, technique, and equipment used by amphibious landing ...

  3. Antony Blinken - Wikipedia

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    Antony Blinken speaks on military aid to Ukraine and the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland Recorded January 17, 2023. Antony John Blinken (born April 16, 1962) is an American lawyer and diplomat currently serving as the 71st United States secretary of state. He previously served as deputy national security advisor from 2013 to 2015 and ...

  4. AT&T - Wikipedia

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    AT&T Inc. (with "AT&T" being an abbreviation for its former name, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company) is an American multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. [4] It is the world's fourth-largest telecommunications company by revenue and the largest wireless carrier in ...

  5. The World's Billionaires - Wikipedia

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    The 38th annual Forbes list of the world's billionaires found a record 2,781 billionaires with a total net wealth of $14.2 trillion. This is an increase of 141 members and $2 trillion from 2023, which held the previous record for the highest net worth gain on the list, surpassing the $900 billion record set in 2022.

  6. Saint George - Wikipedia

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    Saint George ( Sant Jordi in Catalan) is also the patron saint of Catalonia. His cross appears in many buildings and local flags, including the flag of Barcelona, the Catalan capital. A Catalan variation to the traditional legend places George's life story as having occurred in the town of Montblanc, near Tarragona .

  7. Chernobyl disaster - Wikipedia

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    The Chernobyl disaster [a] began on 26 April 1986 with the explosion of the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR, close to the border with the Byelorussian SSR, in the Soviet Union. [1] It is one of only two nuclear energy accidents rated at seven—the maximum severity ...

  8. Instagram - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Instagram [a] is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms. It allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters, be organized by hashtags, and be associated with a location via geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers.

  9. Halloween - Wikipedia

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    Halloween. Carving a jack-o'-lantern is a common Halloween tradition. Halloween or Hallowe'en [7] [8] (less commonly known as Allhalloween, [9] All Hallows' Eve, [10] or All Saints' Eve) [11] is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.