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FILE - Jacksonville Jaguars placekicker Brandon McManus stands on the sideline during an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Nov. 26, 2023, in Houston. The Washington Commanders say they were made aware Monday, May 27, 2024, of a lawsuit filed in civil court against McManus last week. A spokesperson says the team is looking into the matter and has spoken with McManus' agent and the NFL office. ESPN reported two women are suing McManus for sexually assaulting them during a charter flight to London last year when he was playing for the Jaguars. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker, File)

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Families visit Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 27, 2024, on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Maryland midfielder Bubba Fairman (2), left, plays against Cornell attack CJ Kirst (15) during the first half of the NCAA college men's lacrosse championship game, Monday, May 30, 2022, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

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The 2018 National Memorial Day Parade Ceremonial Honor guard and grand marshalls featuring active duty military personnel from the Navy. (WTOP/Monique Blyther)

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Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), along with service members from across the Armed Forces, place 260,000 American flags at headstones within Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 25, 2023. The Old Guard has the distinction of being the ceremonial unit who places the flags at every headstone and niche for the past 55 years. Every year, over a thousand Old Guard Soldiers, place small American flags as a way to connect with their heroes as the unit represents the U.S. Army to the nation and the world. (Courtesy U.S. Army/Sgt. Ethan Scofield)

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Laura Choi's pup Lychee has two new companions: her "big sister" Penny and Bach, Laura's brother's Frenchie (French bulldog). (Inside Nova)

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Chairman and CEO Doug Parker presents Bette Nash with a complete set of American Airlines anniversary pins for years 1-60. (Courtesy American Airlines Group)

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Morgan Spurlock poses at the Los Angeles premiere of his film "Super Size Me," Thursday night, April 22, 2004, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who made food and American diets his life’s work, famously eating only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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