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(240618) -- BOSTON, June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Al Horford (top R) and Derrick White (bottom R) of Boston Celtics vie against Kyrie Irving (top L) and Dereck Lively II of Dallas Mavericks during Game 5 between Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks at the 2023-2024 season NBA Finals in Boston, the United States, June 17, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Xiaoling)

U.S.-NASA-BOEING-STARLINER-CREWED MISSION

(240605) -- WASHINGTON, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (L, front) and Suni Williams (R, front) wave before boarding Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the United States, June 5, 2024. NASA and Boeing launched the first crewed mission of the Starliner spacecraft from the U.S. state of Florida on Wednesday, sending two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). (Joel Kowsky/NASA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Congressional Staffers Protest Military Assistance To Israel - Washington

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D), Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), and Rep. Virignia Foxx (R-NC) (left to right) enter a ceremony unveiling a statue of evangelist Rev. William Franklin “Billy” Graham, Sr. at the Capitol in Statuary Hall, Washington, DC, USA, May 16, 2024. A Southern Baptist minister, Graham hosted annual ‘Crusades’ and was an advisor to twelve U.S. Presidents. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Congressional Staffers Protest Military Assistance To Israel - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis (R) and Ted Budd (R) (left to right) enter a ceremony unveiling a statue of evangelist Rev. William Franklin “Billy” Graham, Sr. at the Capitol in Statuary Hall, Washington, DC, USA, May 16, 2024. A Southern Baptist minister, Graham hosted annual ‘Crusades’ and was an advisor to twelve U.S. Presidents. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S. Army opens administrative investigation related to soldier detained in Russia

STORY: U.S. Army opens administrative investigation related to soldier detained in Russia SHOOTING TIME: May 7, 2024 DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference (U.S. Department of Defense video) 2. aerial of the Pentagon STORYLINE: The U.S. Army has opened an administrative investigation to gather facts related to a U.S. soldier recently detained in Russia while traveling there for personal reasons, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told a press briefing that the soldier at the center of the incident, Staff Sergeant Gordon Black, was enlisted as an infantryman in the U.S. Army in 2008. He out-processed from his most recent station at Eighth Army, U.S. Forces Korea, on April 10 and should have returned to a military base in Texas. Instead of going back to the United States, Black, according to Singh, flew from South Korea, through China, to the Far East Russian city of Vladi

U.S.-NEW YORK-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(240212) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Conductor Cai Jindong (center R) and bamboo flute artist Feng Tianshi (center L) perform at the "The Sound of Spring" concert in New York, the United States, on Feb. 11, 2024. "The Sound of Spring," an annual concert presented by musicians from U.S. and Chinese higher education institutions, has become part of celebrations of the Lunar New Year in the New York metropolitan area. TO GO WITH "Feature: Concert featuring U.S.-China cultural exchanges held in New York to celebrate Lunar New Year" (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

U.S.-NEW YORK-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(240212) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Conductor Cai Jindong (center R) and suona artist Guo Yazhi (center L) perform at the "The Sound of Spring" concert in New York, the United States, on Feb. 11, 2024. "The Sound of Spring," an annual concert presented by musicians from U.S. and Chinese higher education institutions, has become part of celebrations of the Lunar New Year in the New York metropolitan area. TO GO WITH "Feature: Concert featuring U.S.-China cultural exchanges held in New York to celebrate Lunar New Year" (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

U.S.-NEW YORK-LUNAR NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(240212) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Conductor Cai Jindong (center R) and erhu artist Zhang Haiyue (center L) perform at the "The Sound of Spring" concert in New York, the United States, on Feb. 11, 2024. "The Sound of Spring," an annual concert presented by musicians from U.S. and Chinese higher education institutions, has become part of celebrations of the Lunar New Year in the New York metropolitan area. TO GO WITH "Feature: Concert featuring U.S.-China cultural exchanges held in New York to celebrate Lunar New Year" (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

U.S.-LAS VEGAS-FLYING TIGERS-JACK LUND SCHOFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL-CHINA-VISIT

(240207) -- LAS VEGAS (U.S.), Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jack Lund Schofield Middle School's Principal Terri Knepp (1st L), Yang Wanming (3rd L), president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Flying Tigers veteran Harry Moyer (2nd R), and Consul General of China in San Francisco Zhang Jianmin (1st R), visit a classroom of Jack Lund Schofield Middle School in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States, on Feb. 2, 2024. Yang Wanming, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, told the students at Jack Lund Schofield Middle School there is an initiative to invite 100 students from Nevada to China on exchange and study programs, and his association will invite 20 students from Schofield to China this year. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling) TO GO WITH Feature: An American school's special bond with China forged through Flying Tigers

CHINA-BEIJING-U.S. SINGER-CHINESE SONGS (CN)

(240120) -- BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Carly Beth (L) records a Chinese song with producer Wang Ruixing (R) at a studio in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 16, 2024. In 2017, Carly Beth was a college student learning music. A chance encounter with a Chinese pop song ignited her interest in Chinese music. With guidance from a friend, she started learning Chinese and singing Chinese songs. In 2019, Beth began covering and sharing Chinese songs on short video platforms. Chinese music producer Wang Ruixing noticed her work and they started to collaborate on creating Chinese songs. During her first visit to China in the summer of 2019 with her mother, Beth deepened her understanding of Chinese history and culture, strengthening her commitment to singing Chinese songs. Upon returning to the United States, she continued covering more Chinese songs, gradually building her fan base. Since Beth's debut Chinese song video, she has covered over 200 songs in over four years and released multiple Chinese si

(1)Jenkins happy to be home after 40-year absence

WELDON, United States - Charles Jenkins (R), a 65-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant who spent decades in North Korea as a deserter, poses with her 91-year-old mother Pattie Casper (far L) following their reunion after a 40-year absence in Weldon, North Carolina, on June 14. (Kyodo)

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