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A Philippine Air Force Black Hawk helicopter lands on June 29, 2023, on Mavulis Island, which is the Philippines’ northernmost island and is roughly 88 miles from Taiwan. (Getty Images)
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Democratic National Committee Deputy Chairman Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) outside the US Capitol July 19, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
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President Joe Biden talks with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm during a tour of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Flatirons Campus in Arvada, Colorado, in September 2021. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)