Memorial Day is being observed across the United States, including in Newport, Rhode Island, where thousands of fallen U.S. service members were honored.
The memorial features combat boots adorned with flags and placards, with each boot representing a service member killed in action since Sept. 11, 2001.
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When breaking news happens, a network announcer will typically interrupt current non-news programming (and, in the case of national network newscasts, often the newscast itself), telling viewers to stand by. The network feed will then begin a countdown sequence, allowing station affiliates to switch over to the break news report. A special graphic will be introduced with a distinctive music cue, and the news anchor will then welcome viewers to the broadcast and explain the significance of the event. Until the advent of 24-hour news networks, such interruptions were typically reserved for extremely urgent news events, such as the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
