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A Ukrainian soldier takes part in a military training with French troops at a military training compound in Poland on April 4.

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The war in Ukraine will likely intensify this summer. Here's what to know

Fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war has tended to pick up in summer, when it's warmer, drier and easier for both sides to maneuver. Here are five key regions and themes to know in the months ahead.

June 13, 2024
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  • Jeongyoon Han
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  • News

Hamas’ cease-fire demands, Joey Chestnut banned from hot dog contest

Mediators try to bridge gaps after Hamas’ demands to Biden’s cease-fire plan. America’s eating champion Joey Chestnut is banned from a NYC hotdog contest after signing with a plant-based meat company.

June 13, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
An aerial view of banana plantations in Apartado, Colombia, taken on June 11. Banana giant Chiquita Brands International says it will appeal a federal jury's decision finding it liable for financing a Colombian paramilitary group known for rampant killings.

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  • Business

A jury says Chiquita should pay millions over paramilitary killings in Colombia

The jury awarded plaintiffs $38.3 million in damages saying that Chiquita was liable for killings perpetrated by the AUC–Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia).

June 13, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
The Boeing Starliner spacecraft prepares to dock with the International Space Station for the first time on June 6, 2024.  (NASA via AP)

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  • Space

NASA says it accidentally sent out an emergency signal meant for training purposes

A NASA simulation accidentally aired on the space agency's livestream. NASA said all crew members are healthy, safe and preparing for a spacewalk scheduled for Thursday.

June 13, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
On college campuses, women are making inroads in male-dominated fields like engineering and business. But that is not eliminating the earnings gaps in leadership and income in the workplace.

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  • Education

While women outnumber men on campus, their later earnings remain stuck

On college campuses, women are making inroads in male-dominated fields like engineering and business. But that is not eliminating the earnings gaps in leadership and income in the workplace.

June 13, 2024
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  • Jon Marcus
Sir Ernest Shackleton is shown as he arrived in New York on the Aquitania on a hurried business trip to Canada in January 1921. The wreck of the last ship belonging to the famed explorer of Antarctica has been found off the coast of Canada by an international team led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

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  • History

Wreck of famed explorer Shackleton's last ship has been found off the coast of Canada

The explorer led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and he was in the early stages of a fourth when he died of a heart attack aboard the Quest near the Falkland Islands.

June 13, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Victor Corone, 66, pushes his wife Maria Diaz, 64, in a wheelchair through more than a foot of floodwater in Miami Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The annual rainy season has arrived with a wallop in much of Florida.

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After a rare flash flood emergency, Florida prepares for more heavy rainfall

The downpours and flooding blocked roads, floated vehicles and delayed the Florida Panthers on their way to Stanley Cup games in Canada against the Edmonton Oilers.

June 13, 2024
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Workers give the finishing touches to the illumination set for the Patron Saint feast in Fasano, near Borgo Egnazia, Italy, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. A Group of Seven summit aiming to consolidate support for Ukraine opened Thursday under a vastly different political landscape than even a few days ago after European Parliament elections jolted the leaders of France and Germany and emboldened Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni.

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  • World

G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine

With the U.S., Great Britain and France facing elections in coming months and a rightward shift in European parliamentary elections, there is pressure for leaders to act while the status quo lasts.

June 13, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Previous issues of The Prison Mirror are seen at Stillwater Correctional Facility on Friday, May 10, 2024, in Stillwater, Minn.

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  • National

This prison newspaper has been publishing for more than a century

A newspaper in a Minnesota prison began publishing more than a century ago. The paper covers prison life and gives its writers purpose. It’s one of around two dozen similar publications nationwide.

June 13, 2024
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By:
  • Meg Anderson
 Julia Louis-Dreyfus in <em>Tuesday</em>, a film about a mother dealing with death and grief.

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  • Movies

Julia Louis-Dreyfus goes from 'Veep' to weep in new tearjerker film 'Tuesday'

The Seinfeld star plays the mother of a terminally ill girl being visited by Death, who has taken the physical form of a giant parrot, in new film.

June 13, 2024
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  • Phil Harrell
 Elliot Lee moves the ball for Wrexham.

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  • Television

'Always Sunny' creator Rob McElhenney on his pandemic purchase: a Welsh soccer team

McElhenney says he bought the team to “bring hope to a town that had fallen on hard times." The FX series Welcome to Wrexham chronicles the team and its owners and fans.

June 12, 2024
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  • Sam Briger
A supporter holds a sign during a rally for former Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Feb. 16 in San Antonio.

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  • Politics

Once underdogs in the presidential race, Haley voters could now be kingmakers

Many of Nikki Haley's voters wanted an alternative to Biden and Trump. But now, these potential swing voters have to choose between the two men, again.

June 12, 2024
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  • Sarah McCammon
Pope Francis leaves evening prayers in the Vatican Gardens on June 7. The pope will meet this week with G7 leaders to talk about the ethics of artificial intelligence.

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  • Politics

Why G7 leaders are turning to a special guest — Pope Francis — for advice on AI

G7 leaders are meeting in Italy, where Pope Francis will join them to talk about the ethics of artificial intelligence.

June 12, 2024
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Joey Chestnut emerges victorious after eating 63 hot dogs in 10 minutes during the 2022 Nathans Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York City.

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  • National

Hot dog-eating champ Joey Chestnut won't compete this July 4. What’s the beef?

The 16-time reigning champion lost his spot in this year's competition after signing an endorsement deal with a company that makes plant-based hot dogs, potentially clearing the way for an underdog.

June 12, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
The House voted 216-207 Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.

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  • Politics

House votes to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt

The House voted 216-207 Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt.

June 12, 2024
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  • Deirdre Walsh
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