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How Democratic leadership sank $40 million meant to defend key seats on a gamble that backfired

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats, already lagging behind Republicans in midterm campaign fundraising, relied heavily on a House Democratic-aligned dark-money group in an attempt to redraw Virginia’s congressional map in their favor, campaign finance records show. Before voters cast their ballots in Virginia’s April redistricting referendum, the 10 wealthiest Republican-aligned political … Read more

Robot exploring France’s deepest shipwreck finds cannons and ceramics that sank 5 centuries ago

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Deep below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea off the French coast, the pincer of a remotely guided underwater robot delicately closes around a centuries-old jug lying near a 16th-century shipwreck. “You have to be extremely precise so as not to damage the site, so as not to stir up sediment,” says navy officer Sebastien, … Read more

New 3D images show wreck of USS Monitor, iconic Civil War ship that sank in 1862

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More than 160 years after the USS Monitor sank off the coast of North Carolina, new 3D images are offering a detailed look at an iconic Civil War ship that helped shape naval technology and marine architecture in the 19th century.  First launched in January 1962 from Greenpoint, New York, the Monitor was the U.S. … Read more

Oil slick, life rafts, dozens of bodies: What Sri Lankan navy found after US sank Iranian warship

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sri Lanka’s navy responded to a distress call from an Iranian warship, but found only oil slicks, empty life rafts and the bodies of sailors in the water after a U.S. torpedo strike sunk the vessel to the bottom of the Indian Ocean. The Sri Lankan navy … Read more

Trump says US sank 10 ships in Iran strike, ‘last, best chance’ to act

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump Monday said the United States and Israel’s joint military operation against Iran was “our last, best chance to strike” to “eliminate the intolerable threats” posed by Tehran. The United States and Israel launched the operation against Iran Saturday known as “Operation Epic Fury.” The … Read more