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DOJ indicts Raúl Castro over fatal 1996 civilian planes’ shooting

The Justice Department indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro on Wednesday in connection to the 1996 shooting of two civilian planes that killed four Cuban Americans.

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Photos of Brothers to the Rescue pilots Carlos Costa, Amando Alejandre Jr., Mario de la Peña and Pablo Morales displayed at Florida International University.

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Some of the boats from the flotilla head for open waters in 1996 off Key West, Fla., carrying Cuban Americans to the site of the downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes by Cuban fighters.
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Trump allies and Christian leaders kick off America’s 250th birthday with religious rally on National Mall

Thousands gathered on the National Mall on Sunday for a day of prayer, worship music and patriotic speeches for an event celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary that supporters hail as a public affirmation of faith in America but critics view as an exclusionary display that blurs the line between religion and politics.

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Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”

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Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”

© Zackary Canepari for NBC News

Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”

© Zackary Canepari for NBC News

Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”

© Zackary Canepari for NBC News

Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”

© Zackary Canepari for NBC News

Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”

© Zackary Canepari for NBC News

Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”
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