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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

December 15, 2010 - 6:52 am

NEW YORK -- Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2010. At 26, Zuckerberg is the youngest "Person of the Year" since the first one chosen, Charles Lindbergh; he was 25 when he was named in 1927, Time said Wednesday. Zuckerberg beat out Britain's Queen Elizabeth II by just two weeks: She was 26 when she was named in 1952. Incidentally, Queen Elizabeth II has recently joined Zuckerberg's social networking behemoth.

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By Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press

August 8, 2025 - 8:57 am

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US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press

August 8, 2025 - 8:01 am

The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits. One Air Force sergeant said he was “betrayed and devastated” by the move.

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