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Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use

Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use

Posted 3:30 PM 5/21/2025 by LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite ongoing questions about the ethics and legality of taking the expensive gift from a foreign nation.

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George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76

George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76

Posted 3:52 PM 5/20/2025 by MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy "Cheers" and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in "Art," "Hairspray" and "Elf," has died. He was 76.

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