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FILE - In this Aug. 29, 1944 file photo, U.S. soldiers of Pennsylvania's 28th Infantry Division march along the Champs Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe in the background, four days after the liberation of Paris, France. The fighting for the liberation of Paris took place from August 19 to August 25, 1944. (AP Photo/Peter J. Carroll, File)

75 years later, US World War II veterans say: Never forget

U.S. World War II veterans are back in Paris to celebrate the anniversary of the liberation of the French capital from the Nazis
Aryeh Kramer talks about the growing Orthodox Jewish Community in South Bend at the Midwest Kosher Deli. (Santiago Flores/South Bend Tribune via AP)

South Bend becomes a growing haven for Orthodox Jews

South Bend becomes a growing haven for Orthodox Jews
FILE — In this Aug. 30, 2013 file photo, David Koch speaks in Orlando, Fla. Koch, major donor to conservative causes and educational groups, has died on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. He was 79.

Billionaire David Koch, conservative donor, dies at age 79

Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother, Charles, transformed American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, has died at age 79. The cause of death was not disclosed, but Koch Industries said Koch, who lived in New York City, had contended for years with various illnesses, including prostate cancer.
FILE — In this Aug. 19, 2016, file photo U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is introduced during the keynote address for the State Bar of New Mexico’s Annual Meeting in Pojoaque. The Supreme Court announced Aug. 23, 2019, that Ginsburg has been treated for a malignant tumor.

Supreme Court: Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for tumor on pancreas

The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining.
Actor Robert Downey Jr. poses during his handprint ceremony at the Disney Legends press line during the 2019 D23 Expo, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Disney Legends honor prompts Robert Downey Jr. pot story
Robert Downey Jr. says he had a wild Disneyland ride in his younger days
Firefighters work the scene of a fire in the 10000 block of Linda Lane near Des Plaines Saturday. There were no injuries, and the structure is uninhabitable. A representative from the American Red Cross said six units and approximately one dozen residents are displaced.
Fire near Des Plaines leaves six-unit building uninhabitable
A fire early Saturday in a garden unit in a six-unit building in unincorporated Des Plaines left the structure temporarily uninhabitable, fire officials said. No one was injured in the fire.
In this Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 photo, fire consumes an area near Porto Velho, Brazil. On Friday, The Associated Press reported on photos circulating online incorrectly asserting they show recent fires burning in the Amazon rainforest. Four of the most shared photos were published between 2009 and 2018. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
U.S President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron greet each other at the G-7 summit before a dinner at the Lighthouse of Biarritz, France, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Economic storm clouds hovering over Trump and global leaders
Under the threatening clouds of a global economic slowdown, President Donald Trump is confronting the consequences of his preference to go it alone
Carpentersville mom says police searched home without warrant
A Carpentersville woman is suing the village and police saying her home was illegally searched and children traumatized
U.S President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive in Biarritz, France, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, for the G-7 summit. World leaders and protesters are converging on the southern French resort town of Biarritz for the G-7 summit. President Donald Trump will join host French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of Britain, Germany, Japan, Canada and Italy for the annual summit in the nearby resort town of Biarritz. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
China tariffs fuel Trump 'order' for firms to cut China ties
President Donald Trump is threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful, but obscure federal law to make good on his tweeted "order" to U.S. businesses to cut ties in China
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2017 file photo, police tape lines the scene at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ after a deadly shooting at the church Antioch, Tenn. A man charged in the shooting expressed suicidal thoughts in June according to police records. With bipartisan support in many cases, 17 states and Washington D.C. have now passed so-called “red flag laws” that allow the court-ordered removal of guns from people who are considered to be dangerous.(Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)
'Red flag laws' offer tool for preventing some gun violence
From California to Florida, 'red flag laws' are showing promise to prevent some suicides and mass shootings, supporters say
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte welcome President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the Biarritz lighthouse, southwestern France, ahead of a working dinner Saturday, Aug.24, 2019. Shadowed by the threat of global recession, a U.S. trade war with China and the possibility of one against Europe, the posturing by leaders of the G-7 rich democracies began well before they stood together for a summit photo. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
The Latest: Trump dining with G-7 leaders in France
President Donald Trump is dining with world leaders attending the annual Group of Seven summit in France
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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