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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

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This Sunday, June 23, 2019, photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows NTSB investigator Eliott Simpson briefing NTSB Board Member Jennifer Homendy at the scene of the Hawaii skydiving crash in Oahu, Hawaii. No one aboard survived the crash, which left a small pile of smoky wreckage near the chain link fence surrounding Dillingham Airfield about an hour north of Honolulu. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

Skydiver of previous wreck on Hawaii plane 'extremely upset'

A man who was involved in a terrifying 2016 skydiving accident on the same plane that crashed and killed 11 people in Hawaii on Friday says he wishes he could have done more to prevent the tragedy

Historic Chicago church to hold final Mass next month

The Archdiocese of Chicago says the final Mass at a historic city church that has fallen into disrepair will be held next month
Shareholders arrive for Nissan's general meeting of shareholders in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Japanese automaker Nissan faces shareholders as profits and sales tumble after its former star chairman faces trial on financial misconduct allegations.(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Nissan governance steps, board win shareholders' approval

Scandal-battered Nissan has won shareholders' approval for a new system of committees to oversee governance and for keeping Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa on its board
FILE - in this file photo dated Saturday, May 19, 2018, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, right, leave Windsor Castle in a carriage after their wedding ceremony at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. Royal accounts released Tuesday June 25, 2019, have revealed that the royal couple's home near Windsor Castle, called Frogmore Cottage, was renovated with 2.4 million pounds ($3.06 million) of taxpayers' money for the couple and their new son Archie.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE)

Prince Harry, Meghan's home renovations cost taxpayers $3M

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's home was renovated with 2.4 million pounds ($3.06 million) of taxpayers' money, royal accounts revealed Tuesday
FILE - In this file photo dated Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, the sun sets behind smoke emitting from a coal powered power plant in the Bosnian town of Tuzla, 120 kms north of Sarajevo, Bosnia. In a report released Tuesday Junw 25, 2019, environment groups have called for urgent measures to combat air pollution in the central Bosnian town of Tuzla saying dust concentration far exceeds legal limits and causes premature deaths. (AP Photo/Amel Emric, FILE)
Report warns of major air pollution in Bosnian city of Tuzla
Environmental groups have called for urgent measures to combat air pollution in the central Bosnian city of Tuzla, saying dust concentration far exceeds legal limits and causes premature deaths
FILE - This March 5, 2009 file photo shows Michael Jackson as he announces ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena in south London. Tuesday, June 25, 2019, marks the tenth anniversary of Jackson's death. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
Tributes to Michael Jackson flow on 10th death anniversary
Fans of Michael Jackson to gather to pay tribute to the King of Pop on the 10th anniversary of his death
Mundelein firefighters use a computerized mannequin to simulate assisting a patient in cardiac arrest Monday at village hall.
How a high-tech mannequin is going to help Mundelein firefighters save lives
Mundelein firefighters and paramedics are counting on a high-tech mannequin named MegaCode Kelly to help them save people experiencing cardiac arrest.
Construction worker killed after being hit by dump truck
A road construction worker was killed early Tuesday after he was hit by a dump truck, authorities said.
FILE - This Jan. 24, 2015, file photo, shows the exterior of AbbVie, in Lake Bluff, Ill. AbbVie is buying Botox maker Allergan in a cash-and-stock deal the drugmakers value at around $63 billion. The maker of the blockbuster immune disorder treatment Humira said Tuesday, June 25, 2019, that it will pay $120.30 in cash and a portion of AbbVie stock for each Allergan share. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
AbbVie strikes $63 billion deal for Botox-maker Allergan
AbbVie Inc. has agreed to pay $63 billion for rival drugmaker Allergan, the latest huge merger in a pharmaceutical sector rapidly being reshaped by deals.
Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, right, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Monday, June 24, 2019, in San Diego. Trial continues in the court-martial of the decorated Navy SEAL, who is accused of stabbing to death a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner and wounding two civilians in Iraq in 2017. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, charges that carry a potential life sentence. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)
Defense to question investigator in case against Navy SEAL
Defense lawyers for a decorated Navy SEAL charged with war crimes are expected to grill the lead investigator in the case
Roughly 30 cardboard watercraft will take to Lake Ellyn in Glen Ellyn Saturday for the 26th annual Lake Ellyn Cardboard Regatta.
Key to Glen Ellyn Cardboard Regatta -- stay afloat
Cardboard boatbuilders are a calculating lot. Before crafting a vessel that floats, supports the weight of its crew and can make it across the waters of Glen Ellyn's Lake Ellyn, there is math and measuring to be done, followed by gluing, painting and decorating.
FILE- In this Sept. 30, 2015 file photo, Louis Fernandez walks along a flooded street in Miami Beach, Fla. The street flooding was in part caused by high tides due to the lunar cycle, according to the National Weather Service. When Democratic presidential candidates meet in Miami for their first debate it'll be in what you could call the country's Ground Zero for any climate-related sea level rise. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Calls increase for Democrats to face climate change in Miami
Miami and the rest of South Florida are the epicenter for dealing with the multibillion-dollar impacts of climate change, leading to increasing calls for Democrats to confront the issue squarely.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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