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Donald Trump picks Vincent Viola for Army secretary

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President-elect Donald Trump has picked Vincent Viola as secretary of the Army. Viola is the founder of several businesses, including Virtu Financial, an electronic trading firm. He also owns the National Hockey League’s Florida Panthers and is a past chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange. In a statement Monday, Trump said Viola is “living proof of the American dream.” Viola grew up in a family of Italian immigrants in Brooklyn. His father worked as a truck driver. Viola is…

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Army beats Navy to end 14-year skid in series

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The Army football team and its fans around the world can finally rejoice. No longer will they have to listen to barbs from Navy or lament another missed opportunity in the biggest game of the year. At long last, The Streak is over. Army ended a 14-year run of frustration against the Midshipmen, using an overpowering running game and opportunistic defense to carve out a long overdue 21-17 victory Saturday. With future commander in chief Donald Trump looking on, the…

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Navy holds on to beat upset-minded Army in annual rivalry

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It was closer than most people expected, but the Midshipmen of Navy beat Army for the 14th straight game Saturday. Navy came in at 9-2, Army at 2-9. But Navy had to intercept a pass with 2:03 to go to hold onto a 21-17 victory. Army’s last-second pass fell incomplete. Navy star Keenan Reynolds ran for 136 yards and threw for 113 on the afternoon. He scored two touchdowns, the 84th and 85th of his career. He also hit Jamir…

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Vietnam veterans’ bond forged again with kidney donation

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Serving together in Vietnam, John Middaugh and Henry “Bill” Warner forged an Army-brothers bond they knew was profound and lasting. A world and nearly a half a century away from the war zone where they’d counted on each other, Middaugh put himself on the line for Warner this month in a new way: by giving one of his kidneys. “He had my back many times,” Middaugh said as they awaited surgery last week at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, across the…

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