Americans weigh impact of Iran war months after onset
Americans from California, New York and South Carolina discuss war costs, military service and concerns over Iran.
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US war ‘short’ war hits half a year
Today marks six months since the beginning of the U.S. war with Iran, as President Donald Trump wages a battle against the Middle East nation that has tested alliances, shifted global economics and produced political ripples back home.
Here’s the latest on the war in Iran from USA TODAY:
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Iconic artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97
Yayoi Kusama, the acclaimed Japanese avant-garde artist who transformed her hallucinations into works that ranged from vibrant dot-covered paintings and pumpkin sculptures to infinity mirror room installations, has died. She was 97.
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25 years ago, she killed 5 kids. The world had a very different reaction.
It’s been nearly 25 years since another 36-year-old mother, Andrea Yates, was on trial for killing her young children. But Yates’ story didn’t elicit the same swell of empathy as Lindsay Clancy’s has today. In 2002, Yates was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison after she drowned her five children in a bathtub while her husband was at work in June 2001. She was later found not guilty by reason of insanity during a retrial, and committed to a state psychiatric hospital.
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