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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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An American flag, left, and French flag Monday at headstones in the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. 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 Nazi control.

Normandy marks D-Day's 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans

An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men's screams. That's how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday's ceremonies got underway in honor of those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history.
People with the Human Rights Campaign hold up “equality flags” during a 2017 event on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. on Tuesday and a released “a guidebook for action” summarizing what it calls discriminatory laws in each state, along with “know your rights” information and health and safety resources.

LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning

The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. on Tuesday and released a guidebook summarizing laws it deems discriminatory in each state, along with "know your rights" information and resources to help people relocate to states with stronger LGBTQ+ protections.
A vendor tights a flowers deco in between of the planets shaped of China and American flags on display at a store during a Spring Carnival in Beijing. Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats held “candid and productive” talks in Beijing and agreed to keep open lines of communication to avoid tensions from spiraling into conflict, officials said Tuesday.

Senior U.S., Chinese diplomats hold 'candid' talks to avoid escalation of tensions

Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats held "candid and productive" talks in Beijing and agreed to keep open lines of communication to avoid tensions from spiraling into conflict, officials said Tuesday.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta says the state of Florida appears to have arranged for a group of South American migrants to be dropped off outside a Sacramento church. Bonta said Saturday the individuals had documents purporting to be from the Florida state government.

Migrants in Sacramento receive food, housing as officials weigh charges against Florida

Religious groups worked Tuesday to feed and house South American migrants who were flown to Sacramento under allegedly false pretenses. Meanwhile, California officials were weighing whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration should face kidnapping or other charges for arranging the flights.
Women look at Fattah missile during a ceremony Tuesday in Tehran, Iran. Iran is claiming that it’s created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound. The announcement comes as tensions are high with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iran unveils what it calls a hypersonic missile amid tensions with U.S.
Iran claimed on Tuesday that it had created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound, adding a new weapon to its arsenal as tensions remain high with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program.
President Joe Biden listens Monday as he meets with Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
White House website highlights infrastructure as Biden pushes policy wins
The White House on Tuesday is launching a website to map and track tens of thousands of infrastructure projects and private manufacturing investments, an effort by the administration to show the positive impact of its policies on the U.S. economy to a skeptical public.
This image made from video Tuesday provided by Ukraine’s Presidential Office shows the damaged Kakhovka dam near Kherson, Ukraine. Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station in a part of southern Ukraine that Russia controls, sending water gushing from the breached facility and risking massive flooding.
Ukrainian dam breach: What is happening and what's at stake
The dramatic rupture of the dam that upheld Ukraine's largest reservoir released a torrent of water Tuesday, raising fears of widespread damage and flooding in areas where tens of thousands of people live.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center, poses for a selfie after a town hall style meeting in April at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. Christie is set to launch his campaign for the White House at a town hall in New Hampshire on June 6. He’s cast himself as the only candidate willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie launches 2024 Republican presidential bid
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has filed paperwork formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for president ahead of a town hall event in New Hampshire Tuesday evening.
Abdu Shukkur shows a photo of his daughter, Setera Begum, at the Nayapara refugee camp in Teknaf, part of the Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh. “If you want to go to Malaysia by boat, just divorce your husband,” he told her. “It’s too dangerous.” His wife, Gul Faraz, intervened. “She’s been living without her husband here for 11 years now,” Faraz said. “Let her go,” Shukkur relented.
A boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees vanished. A phone call helped untangle the mystery.
The Rohingya are a people nobody wants. This stateless Muslim minority has suffered decades of persecution in their homeland of Myanmar, where they have long been viewed as interlopers by the Buddhist majority.
Dustin Johnson hits from the third tee during the second round of the 2022 LIV Golf Team Championship at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Doral, Florida. The most disruptive year in golf ended Tuesday when the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia’s golf interests, creating a commercial operation designed to unify professional golf around the world.
PGA Tour and European tour agree to merge with Saudis and end LIV Golf feud
The PGA Tour ended its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia's golf venture and now is joining forces with it, making a stunning announcement Tuesday of a merger that creates a commercial operation with the Public Investment Fund and the European tour.
View Tuesday of the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Four days of hearings opened in a case brought by Ukraine against Russia at the UN’s top court alleging that Russia breached treaties on terrorist financing and racial discrimination in eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
Ukraine brands Russia 'terrorist state' to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court
Lawyers for Ukraine told the United Nations' top court Tuesday that Russia bankrolled a "campaign of intimidation and terror" by rebels in eastern Ukraine starting in 2014 and sought to replace Crimea's multiethnic community with "discriminatory Russian nationalism" after its occupation and annexation of the region.
Prince Harry arrives Tuesday at the High Court in London. Harry alleges that journalists at the Daily Mirror and its sister papers used unlawful techniques on an “industrial scale” to get scoops. Publisher Mirror Group Newspapers is contesting the claims.
Prince Harry testifies tabloids destroyed his childhood but fails to recall specific stories
Prince Harry's historic showdown Tuesday with the publisher of a British tabloid exposed his deep suspicions of the press but offered little concrete evidence to support accusations of phone hacking that he said caused so much anguish in his life.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Jason Hare and other graduates walk into the 167th Elgin Academy commencement ceremony Saturday June 3, 2023 in Elgin.
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Boys state volleyball: Glenbard West vs. Lyons Township
Kensi, on three Grayslake North High School therapy dogs, waits with the class of 2023 for graduation ceremonies on Thursday, June 1, 2023.
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