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Correction: World War II-Battleship-USS New Jersey story

Mar 21, 2024, 9:44 AM

In a story published March 21, 2024, about the USS New Jersey, The Associated Press erroneously reported when the battleship became a floating museum. That occurred in 2001, not 2011.

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Body of climber recovered after 1,000-foot fatal fall on Alaska peak

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Alaska’s Indigenous teens emulate ancestors’ Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth Olympics

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3 children in minivan hurt when it rolled down hill, into baseball dugout wall in Illinois

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Correction: World War II-Battleship-USS New Jersey story