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Apr 11 2024
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Iconic places for NFL draft tourists to take photos in Detroit
As the NFL draft nears, here are some of the most iconic places for tourists visiting Detroit to take a photograph. Detroiters love their sports teams, and the Tiger in front of Comerica Park allows sports fans to express their fandom. The 15-foot statue at the north gate is one of nine tiger statues throughout Comerica Park. The statue (and stadium) was built from 1997-1999 and officially
Detroit Free PressDec 15 2023
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Christian Military Veteran Beheads Satanic Statue in State Capitol: 'My Conscience Is Held Captive to the Word of God'
A former Navy pilot says he broke the laws of Iowa on Thursday to obey the laws of God. Michael Cassidy vandalized a display put up in the Iowa state Capitol by the Satanic Temple, according to The Sentinel. The display featured a ram’s head on a caped mannequin. Cassidy took off the ram’s head, tossed it in a trash can, and knocked the statue over. He faces a fourth-degree criminal mischief
Malayna J. BizierApr 14 2024
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Ahead of Jackie Robinson Day, A's praise his courage and impact on the game
A statue of Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson was stolen, dismantled and burned at a Wichita, Kansas park. More than $100,000 has been raised to create a new statue of the man who broke baaseball's color barrier in 1947 Oakland Athletics' Lawrence Butler, right, is congratulated by third base coach Eric Martins (3) for a home run against the Washington Nationals during the third inning of
San Francisco ChronicleOct 27 2023
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Museum Director Gloats as Charlottesville Robert E. Lee Statue Is Melted Down in Secret
The American left’s indiscriminate and self-righteous war on history has continued in secret. According to The Washington Post, a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that once stood in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been melted down as part of the “Swords Into Plowshares” project. The project’s leaders congratulated themselves as they oversaw the statue’s destruction, which took place at
Western JournalApr 20 2024
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Knicks, 76ers have chance to beef up lackluster New York-Philly playoff history
Speaking candidly, we don’t much care for Philadelphia. We tolerate some things: Rocky Balboa, for instance. Most of us take grade-school road trips there and tour Independence Hall, and see the Liberty Bell, and those moments stay with us. And, honestly, who doesn’t like a good cheesesteak? Speaking candidly, Philly doesn’t much care for New York, either. They tolerate some things. Broadway,
New York Post (News)Jul 23 2023
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Fundraising Continues for Boreman Statue at West Virginia Independence Hall
As former West Virginia Gov. Arthur I. Boreman’s 200th birthday comes today, nearly all of the money needed — about $178,000 — for a statue in downtown Wheeling in his honor has been collected. Margaret Brennan, a local historian and a member of the Gov. Arthur Boreman Statue Fund Committee, said fundraising still is underway for the bronze statue. She said money also is needed for the statue’
The IntelligencerMar 06 2023
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Smiley, Dimpled Sphinx Statue Unearthed In Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue "with a smiley face and two dimples" near the Hathor Temple, one of the country's best preserved ancient sites, the tourism and antiquities ministry announced Monday. It is the latest in a series of discoveries revealed over the past few months. The limestone artefact, believed to be a stylised representation of an ancient Roman emperor,
Barron'sSep 29 2023
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Shooter opens fire at New Mexico protest against conquistador statue, injuring 1
A man was shot Thursday after gunfire erupted at a protest in northern New Mexico, where activists opposed the installation of a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate. The man was injured and taken to the hospital while Rio Arriba County sheriff's officials arrested the suspected shooter, 23-year-old Ryan Martinez. Authorities said Martinez was the only suspect wanted in connection to
Fox News (Online News)Sep 29 2023
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MAGA Gunman Attacks Protest in New Mexico over Reinstallment of Conquistador Statue
In New Mexico, a protest over the reinstallment of a statue of the violent Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate was disrupted Thursday when a man wearing a red MAGA hat opened fire and shot a Native American protester, who had to be airlifted to a hospital. The shooting occurred in the city of Española. The shooter was taken into custody after he drove away in a white Tesla. The 16th century
Democracy Now!Sep 29 2023
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A man is wounded as tempers flare in New Mexico over the statue of a Spanish conquistador
ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — Chaos erupted Thursday as a gunshot rang out during a protest in northern New Mexico where officials had planned to install a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate, an event that county officials had already postponed anticipating that tempers would flare. One man was struck by the gunfire and rushed to the hospital as Rio Arriba County sheriff’s officials took the
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