Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy this week to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from …
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By SYLVIE CORBET and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER
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6/5/23
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The United Nations climate chief says phasing out all fossil fuels is central to curbing global warming. But in an interview with The Associated Press he also says the concept might not make it on …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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6/5/23
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Tens of thousands fewer women were incarcerated in the U.S. between 2019 and 2020 due to COVID-19, but as prison populations creep back to pre-pandemic norms, more children are being separated from …
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By CLAIRE SAVAGE
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6/5/23
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Dozens of big companies from Delta and Coca-Cola to Walmart are sponsoring LGBTQ+ Pride events and displaying racks of Pride-themed merchandise. But this year, the rainbow has lost some shine. …
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
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6/5/23
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Today in History
Today is Monday, June 5, the 156th day of 2023. There are 209 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot …
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By The Associated Press
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6/5/23
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Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each scored 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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6/4/23
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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi pressed criticism of his country’s leadership during a speech in New York on Sunday. He called for Indians in and outside the country to stand up for democracy …
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By SHARON L. LYNCH
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6/4/23
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Authorities in southwestern China say 19 people have been killed in a landslide that tore through a mining company's worker dormitory. The disaster struck Sunday morning in a rural district of …
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6/4/23
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The body of one of three men who had been missing after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, has been found. A city official confirms that Branden Colvin Sr.’s body was …
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By The Associated Press
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6/4/23
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MAY 2023
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan in May 2023.
This selection shows …
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By The Associated Press
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6/4/23
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Wisconsin Republicans still reeling from an April election that saw conservatives lose majority control of the state Supreme Court hope to use their upcoming state convention to unify and refocus on …
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By SCOTT BAUER
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6/4/23
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Today in History
Today is Sunday, June 4, the 155th day of 2023. There are 210 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 4, 1942, the World War II Battle of Midway …
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By The Associated Press
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6/4/23
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Video of a youth children’s choir being cut off as it was singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” in the U.S. Capitol has spread widely on social media. Leaders of the Rushingbrook Children’s …
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By MELISSA GOLDIN
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6/3/23
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Police in Florida have arrested one man and announced arrest warrants for two others believed to be the gunmen who opened fire along a crowded beachside promenade on Memorial Day. The shooting …
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6/3/23
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May 27 - June 2, 2023
From the campaign trail in Iowa of U.S. presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump, to the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, this photo gallery highlights …
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6/3/23
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A federal judge says Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional. In a 70-page ruling handed down late Friday night, U.S. District Judge …
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
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6/3/23
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While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, keep the American justice system buzzing, thousands of humble honeybees on the building’s roof are …
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By MARK PRATT
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6/3/23
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Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, has died. She was 70. Saariaho's family says in a statement posted on her Facebook …
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By RONALD BLUM
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6/2/23
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A new report finds several shortcomings in Buffalo's response to a historic December blizzard in which 31 city residents died. The report was released Friday by New York University's Wagner Graduate …
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By CAROLYN THOMPSON
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6/2/23
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A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters has filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million for wrongful convictions. Jeff Titus filed the suit Friday, just a day after a …
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By ED WHITE
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6/2/23
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