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D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landingsJun 06, 2025 10:07 am - Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler's regime.
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Pentagon watchdog investigates if staffers were asked to delete Hegseth’s Signal messagesJun 06, 2025 10:04 am - The Pentagon's watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's aides were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter, according to two people familiar with the investigation and documents reviewed by The Associated Press.
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Less spending, high prices and fewer animal sacrifices at this year's Eid al-Adha celebrationsJun 06, 2025 9:18 am - Less spending, higher prices and fewer animal sacrifices subdued the usual festive mood as the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha was celebrated in many parts of the world.
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Gaza marks the start of Eid with outdoor prayers in the rubble and food growing ever scarcerJun 06, 2025 9:15 am - Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes early Friday, with little hope the war with Israel will end soon.
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Judge puts temporary hold on Trump's latest ban on Harvard's foreign studentsJun 06, 2025 9:04 am - A federal judge has temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard University.
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US employers added a solid 139,000 jobs in May despite uncertainty over trade warsJun 06, 2025 7:50 am - U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still adding a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over Trump’s trade wars.
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Goodbye Mr. Nice Guy? Investors dump Tesla on bet Trump may lash out at Musk through his car companyJun 06, 2025 6:53 am - Investors bought hundreds of billions of dollars of Tesla stock after Donald Trump was elected on a bet that politics were more important than profits.In three hours Thursday, they learned yet again how dangerous that gamble could be.
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Elon Musk pulls back on threat to withdraw Dragon spacecraftJun 06, 2025 6:49 am - As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world's richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station. A few hours later, Musk said he wouldn't follow through on the threat.
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More at-home health tests are now available. How to know what’s right for youJun 06, 2025 4:23 am - The doctor is in — the mailbox, that is. You can now do self-administered tests for everything from thyroid function to HIV in the privacy of your own home — and that list continues to grow, as the Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first at-home cervical cancer test.
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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US falls to 6.85% this week, first decline in a monthJun 05, 2025 8:27 pm - The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell this week for the first time in a month, but borrowing costs for homebuyers remain elevated.