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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Rosenstein defends naming special counsel for Russia inquiry
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is defending his decision to appoint a special counsel to scrutinize ties between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia, telling senato…
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Nation's streets calmest in days; police credit curfews
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters marched on Wednesday in peaceful pleas to end police brutality, after a calmer night in cities across America void of the violence of recent days, as demonstrators heightened calls for…
Cyclone spares India's business capital from major damage
MUMBAI, India (AP) — The first cyclone in more than a century to hit India's financial capital of Mumbai appeared to have largely spared the metropolis on Wednesday.
One face in the crowd: A protester haunted by the dead
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — She couldn’t eat and she couldn’t sleep, jolting awake an hour after going to bed. Kelly Bundy felt haunted by the people who died by police bullets, or had an officer’s knee on their neck.
Wall Street's rally rolls into Day 4 on reopening hopes
Stocks are rising again Wednesday on optimism that the economy can climb out of its current hole relatively quickly.
Protests continue during NYC's 2nd night under curfew
NEW YORK (AP) —
Rescue migrants stranded on chartered Maltese pleasure boats
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — More than 400 migrants are living aboard pleasure cruise vessels bobbing in the sea off Malta, many of them for weeks now. But for them, it's no pleasure, only uncertainty over their fate and…
AP PHOTOS: Protesters show outrage around the globe
Protesters in Paris took a knee and raised their fists while firefighters worked to extinguish blazes in the street. Thousands chanting “I can’t breathe” marched peacefully through Australia’s largest city. Demonst…
SYNC-1, SYNC-2 Wednesday Coverage
SYNC-1 Coverage:
Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
The quaint seaside town of Cannon Beach, Oregon, shooed away the tourists it depends on as the coronavirus raced across America. The tiny vacation destination known for its iconic coastal rock formation made the de…
Thousands gather in London to protest racial injustice
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of protesters gathered in London’s Hyde Park on Wednesday to demonstrate against police violence and racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which has set off …
AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, June 3
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Statue of divisive former Philadelphia Mayor Rizzo removed
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Workers removed the statue early Wednesday of controversial former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo, which was recently defaced during a protest following George Floyd's death.
Strong earthquake, little damage in northern Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A strong earthquake shook northern Chile early Wednesday, but its epicenter was relatively deep beneath a sparsely populated desert region and there were no reports of serious damage or injur…