In Other News: Prince refuses to be buried next to wife; live mortar round found by collector

Published 12:15 am Friday, August 11, 2017

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Army refuses to rename streets named for Confederate generals

The U.S. Army has declined a request to remove the names of Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson from the streets of Fort Hamilton in New York City. Lee and Jackson served at Fort Hamilton before the Civil War. “After over a century, any effort to rename memorializations on Fort Hamilton would be controversial and divisive,” Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Diane Randon wrote to U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke. “This is contrary to the nation’s original intent in naming these streets, which was the spirit of reconciliation.” — New York Daily News

Democratic leader ripped for answers on arrested aide

Critics have pounded U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., over her handling of an information technology aide whom she kept on the payroll for months after he was banned from the House IT network, firing him only after he was arrested trying to leave the country. Tim Canova, who is challenging Wasserman Schultz in next year’s Democratic primary, said “millions of Americans” don’t trust her to “give straight answers to any of these questions” about Imran Awan. — Sun-Sentinel

Live mortar round found in Utah town

A collector found a World War II mortar shell covered in bubble wrap in a box of other items, authorities said. A veteran apparently treasured the explosive and kept it for decades until his death, when it was passed on to the collector, said Cottonwood Heights Police Chief Robby Russo. “The officers told me it was remarkably well-preserved. And it was wrapped in bubble wrap, which I guess is a great sign,” Russo said. — KSL

Denmark’s prince says he will not be buried next to queen

Prince Henrik of Denmark says he will not be married next to his wife, Queen Margrethe. The prince has apparently long been angry about the fact that the queen named him prince consort, not king consort, but women who were married to Danish kings became queen consort. — The Independent

Royal Dutch Airlines mocked for ‘misjudged’ gay pride ad

Royal Dutch Airlines posted an online ad before a gay pride event that quickly earned mockery even from gay pride supporters. The ad read, “It doesn’t matter who you click with” and was accompanied by three seat belts with rainbow straps. One set had an opposing tongue and buckle. The others had two tongues and two buckles. But people quickly pointed out that only one of the seat belts would actually work. — Pink News