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FILE -An DHL airplane reflects in the water during the opening of the new sorting center at its European DHL Express air freight hub in Schkeuditz near Leipzig, Germany, Oct. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)

An Army veteran who set fire to an American flag near the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on flag burning has pleaded not guilty to federal criminal charges. Jan Carey is charged with two misdemeanors that aren’t focused on the act of burning a flag. Carey was arraigned Wednesday in Washington on charges of igniting a fire in an undesignated area and lighting a fire causing damage to property or park resources. Carey was arrested on Aug. 25. Earlier that day, Trump signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the U.S. flag.

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, rescue workers put out a fire of a building destroyed by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

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FILE - Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference at the governor's official residence about a suspected arson fire that forced him, his family and guests to flee in the middle of the night on the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 13, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)