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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
America Protests, ADVISORY
Hollywood celebrities, musicians and politicians gathered in front of the golden casket of George Floyd at a fiery memorial Thursday for the man whose death at the hands of police sparked global protests, with a ci…
The Latest: France nixes Bastille Day parade for ceremony
French troops won’t march on the Champs-Elysees avenue on Bastille Day this year. The French presidency says the traditional military parade will be replaced with a Paris ceremony where health precautions will be o…
NYC protests throughout the years, in photos
NEW YORK (AP) — Long before George Floyd, there was Robert Bandy.
IS claims Kabul mosque attack that killed prayer leader
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for a bomb attack inside a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul that killed two people, including the prayer leader, and wounded eight…
Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary, defying a police ban
HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st anniversary of China's crushing of a democracy movement ce…
The Latest: Pakistan's hospitals brace for COVID-19 surge
ISLAMABAD — Doctors at hospitals in Pakistan are bracing for a surge of COVID-19 patients as the country's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed the number in neighboring China.
Protests large but peaceful after new charges in Floyd case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Demonstrations across the U.S. to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but mostly without the violence of previous nights on the eve of a Thursday memorial service for George Floyd tha…
Ethiopian domestic workers stranded in crisis-hit Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of domestic workers gathered outside the Ethiopian Consulate in Beirut on Thursday, some inquiring about flights home, others stranded after they were abandoned by employers who claimed they co…
AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday, June 4, 2020
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Inmate dies after being pepper sprayed in cell
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Florida officer on leave after pressing knee into man's neck
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer pressed his knee into the neck of a handcuffed black man a week before the death of
NYC protests throught the years, in photos
NEW YORK (AP) — Long before George Floyd, there was Robert Bandy.
McCann family seeks closure as Germany presumes girl is dead
LONDON (AP) — The family of missing British girl Madeleine McCann is seeking answers in the case after a key suspect was identified in Germany and as authorities there said Thursday they believe she is dead.
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The Latest: German car sales down despite open showrooms
ISLAMABAD — Doctors at hospitals in Pakistan are bracing for a surge of COVID-19 patients as the country's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed the number in neighboring China.