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Today, President Donald J. Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Babe Zaharias. The President also presented the award to previously announced recipients Annika Sorenstam and Gary J. Player. This prestigious award is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, which is awarded by the President to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
Zaharias grew up in poverty in Beaumont, Texas. She quickly became an athletic renaissance woman. As a child she hit five home runs in a single baseball game and was nicknamed “Babe” after Babe Ruth. It was a name that she carried for the rest of her life. In high school, Babe competed in every sport offered. She bowled a 200 average, came close to breaking world records in swimming, and won all-city and all-state awards in basketball. She went on t
Video appears to show Capitol Hill police officer taking selfie with rioter
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Livestream video appears to show a Capitol Hill police officer taking a selfie with a rioter inside the building.
The snippet of livestream posted online is short, and it s unclear what prompted, or followed, the interaction.
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About 6,200 National Guardsmen mobilized to help in Washington, DC
From CNN s Barbara Starr
Members of the DC National Guard are deployed outside of the US Capitol in Washington DC on January 6, 2021. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images
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