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Trump Parade Rolls Through DC
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Trump Parade Rolls Through DC

Rain alters but doesn't stop Army celebration

(Newser) - President Trump's display of US military strength held on his 79th birthday—an Army parade featuring tanks, troops, a 21-gun salute, and Jan. 6 rioters—kicked off in Washington on Saturday evening, a half-hour early in an attempt to beat the rain. The Golden Knights, originally scheduled to be...

WH: Trump Parade to Go On, Rain or Shine

Lightning could delay Trump's military extravaganza in DC, however

(Newser) - The massive military parade that President Trump has long wanted is set to step off from the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday evening, with tanks, bands, and thousands of troops. The biggest question marks are whether it will be overshadowed or delayed by either the weather in Washington or planned protests...

60 Arrests at US Capitol During Veterans Protest

Cops say demonstrators pushed through bike racks set up by police as a barrier

(Newser) - About 60 people were arrested outside the US Capitol on Friday evening after a protest escalated, according to Capitol Police. The incident began when a group of about 75 demonstrators, initially gathered peacefully at the Supreme Court, moved toward the Capitol. Police had set up bike racks as a...

Weather a Big Wild Card for Saturday's DC Parade

Thunderstorms possible in Washington

(Newser) - The parade will go on, no matter Saturday's weather in Washington, DC, says the White House. The assurance comes with rain and possible thunderstorms in the forecast ahead of the military parade through the streets of DC ordered by President Trump, reports USA Today . The festivities coincide with the...

Some Top Republicans Will Miss Trump's Parade

Though not many of them had anything bad to say about it

(Newser) - President Trump has been talking up his military parade, but a number of top Republican lawmakers say they will miss the Saturday spectacle. The Wall Street Journal spoke to a number of them, and most claimed other commitments or simply declined to say why they couldn't come. At least...

Soccer Celebrations Become Violent, Chaotic in France

Police report 2 deaths, nearly 200 hurt, more than 500 arrested, with a parade still to come

(Newser) - Celebrations of a European soccer championship turned violent and chaotic across France on Saturday night, with two people killed, nearly 200 injured, and more than 500 arrested. Fans took to the streets on Saturday night after Paris Saint-Germain's historic victory in the Champions League final, the BBC reports....

Trump's Parade: Tanks, Troops, and a Hefty Price Tag

Permit filed to protest event, part of larger June 14 celebration that sources say will cost $25M-$45M

(Newser) - President Trump's long-coveted military parade in DC is inching closer to reality, with new developments on what will potentially be included. US officials tell Reuters that as many as 25 M1 Abrams tanks from the US Army may roll through the nation's capital on June 14, which is...

AP Gets a Look at Plans for Trump's Military Parade

Parade has not been finalized, but plans call for 6.6K soldiers to march on Trump's birthday

(Newser) - Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Trump's birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands, and possibly a couple thousand civilians, the AP has learned. The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April...

Trump Reportedly Getting His Parade

Seven years after initial plan, one is expected to mark his 79th birthday in DC

(Newser) - President Trump wanted to oversee a military parade in Washington during his first term. The plans never came to fruition , but it appears they will in his second term. Washington City Paper reports that DC will host a military parade on June 14 to mark the president's 79th birthday....

'Appalling' Halloween Float Mars Pennsylvania Parade

Critics say float showing shackled Kamala Harris evoked racist Jim Crow-era lynchings, slavery

(Newser) - A Halloween parade in Pennsylvania this week was meant to inject a little bit of fun into a tense election season—but instead, one float that got political has now sparked an outcry over its "racist and offensive" content, per the Hill . Videos and photos from the event Wednesday...

Thousands Show for AI-Driven Halloween Hoax

Crowds turned up in Dublin for nonexistent parade promoted by artificial intelligence listing

(Newser) - "Chaos on the streets of Dublin" isn't the lyric to a new Smiths song—it's one of many headlines circulating after a listing popped up on an AI-generated website for a Halloween parade that never existed. The Independent reports that the promotion popped up on the My...

Piglet Thrown Around 'Like a Nerf Football' Saved at Parade

Piglet rescued by Good Samaritan who saw him tossed back and forth at NOLA Mardi Gras event

(Newser) - A baby pig is now in need of its forever home, after a Good Samaritan rescued him from a cruel game of sorts at a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. AL.com reports that a bystander was recently attending the Lenten celebration in the Big Easy when they spotted...

As N. Korea Displays Nukes, a Message From Putin

Russian leader thanked North for its 'firm support' amid Victory Day celebrations in Pyongyang

(Newser) - Pyongyang hosted quite a military parade Thursday evening, complete with tens of thousands of spectators, a display of North Korea's nuclear weaponry , and delegates from Russia and China . The event, marking the 70th anniversary of the armistice that stopped the fighting in the Korean War, also saw a special...

Putin's Victory Day Celebration Isn't What It Once Was

Less than half the number of military vehicles as there were in 2021 showed up for Moscow parade

(Newser) - Every year on May 9, Russia celebrates Victory Day, a commemoration of the day when Russia defeated Nazi Germany during World War II. NBC News calls the holiday "the most sacred day on the calendar for Putin's Russia," and one that "has held tremendous sentimental value...

Senator Breaks Leg at NCAA Championship Victory Parade

Fellow paradegoer fell on Richard Blumenthal

(Newser) - Sen. Richard Blumenthal was at the victory parade celebrating the University of Connecticut men's basketball team winning the NCAA championship when a fellow parade attendee tripped and fell on the Connecticut Democrat. Blumenthal broke his leg in the Saturday incident, tweeting, "What can I say, I love a...

Mardi Gras Parade Began, Then 'Everybody Started Running'

One person is dead, 4 injured after shooting during Krewe of Bacchus parade in New Orleans

(Newser) - Five people were shot, one fatally, during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, police said, and a suspect is in custody. The victims included a young girl, a woman, and three men, who were all taken to a hospital after Sunday night's shooting during the Krewe of Bacchus...

Reports: N. Korea May Have Enough ICBMs to Overwhelm US

Pyongyang trotted out a dozen or so of what it says are Hwasong-17s at Wednesday military parade

(Newser) - North Korea hosted a military parade Wednesday night in Pyongyang, a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the modern-day Korean People's Army. But one attraction in particular rolling down the streets of Kim Il Sung Square is now drawing international attention: what the nation's government claims were a...

World Cup Victory Parade Gets a Little Out of Hand

Argentine team was airlifted off bus in Buenos Aires chaos; one fan is dead, young boy in coma

(Newser) - The world is still celebrating the Argentine soccer team's World Cup win over France over the weekend, with exuberant fans scooping up Lionel Messi jerseys and celebrating on the star's Instagram page. The celebration got a little too wild in the nation's capital and elsewhere, however, leading...

Truck Pulling Float Kills Girl in Holiday Parade

Victim was performing with a dance troupe

(Newser) - A truck pulling a float for a holiday parade in North Carolina crashed Saturday, striking and killing a girl participating in the event, news outlets reported. The driver who lost control of the vehicle and struck the child was charged with reckless driving and other offenses, the Raleigh Police Department...

Driver Who Plowed Into Parade Jailed on 177 Counts

Germany's Maurice P., convicted of 89 counts of attempted murder, receives life sentence

(Newser) - Update: The man who plowed his vehicle into a parade in Germany in February 2020 received a life sentence Thursday for 89 counts of attempted murder. Identified as 31-year-old Maurice P., he was also convicted of 88 counts of grievous bodily harm at a trial that began in May, reports...

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