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Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump

All headlines are identical, reporting on the Navy considering renaming a carrier from a Black war hero to Trump.

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What happened During President Donald Trump’s first term, the Navy announced that the Ford-class carrier would be called the USS Doris Miller.
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CenterNavy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Aug 23, 1:32 AM

Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump

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During President Donald Trump’s first term, the Navy announced that the Ford-class carrier would be called the USS Doris Miller

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CBS News PoliticsNews report · Aug 23, 12:57 AM

Black war hero's family responds to ship renaming controversy

The family of Doris Miller, a Black U.S. Navy sailor who died in action in World War II, is reacting to reports that an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to be named in his h...

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Aug 23, 12:57 AM: CBS News Politics joined the source map.

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