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  1. 29 minutes ago

    Federal authorities will review local investigations into the hanging deaths of two black men in Southern California.

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    Several baseball players have tested positive for the coronavirus and Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no MLB season after a breakdown in talks between teams and the union on how to split up money in a season delayed by the pandemic.

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    Joe Biden pulled in $81 million for his election effort in the month of May, a massive sum that shows the extent to which Democrats have unified behind the former vice president as he seeks to defeat Republican President Donald Trump.

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  4. 2 hours ago

    The Trump administration has published sweeping rules making it more difficult to qualify for asylum, triggering a 30-day period for public comment before they take effect.

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  5. 2 hours ago

    AP EXCLUSIVE: The Justice Department has set new dates to begin executing federal death-row inmates following a monthslong legal battle over the plan to resume the executions for the first time since 2003.

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    The House subcommittee investigating billions of dollars in coronavirus aid is demanding that the Trump administration and several large banks turn over detailed information about who applied for and received federal loans.

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    QUARANTINE WATCH: Garcelle Beauvais () shares the quarantine show she loved and her one guilty pleasure. For more at-home entertainment, check out AP's list of TV, film and music offerings this week:

    Quarantine Watch: Garcelle Beauvais
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    Director and Pete Davidson agree that the writing process for was cathartic for Davidson. The film is largely based on the comedian’s life experiences. Full story by :

    Judd Apatow and Pete Davidson on "The King of Staten Island"
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    BREAKING: WNBA announces plan to play abbreviated 22-game season in Florida beginning in late July without fans in attendance. by

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    Live spiders, roaches, a bloody pig mask and other disturbing items were sent by senior eBay employees to terrorize a couple who published an online newsletter about e-commerce companies, federal prosecutors said in announcing charges Monday.

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  11. 6 hours ago

    France responds to discontent among police over its ban on chokeholds by announcing it will test stun guns for wider use. Several European law enforcement agencies have adopted the weapons that many in the U.S. equate with excess police violence.

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    Anna Kendrick (), JoAnna García Swisher () and Cole Sprouse weigh in on the prospect of returning to work and the changes that will likely be seen on set.

    Actors weigh in on returning to work
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    The 2021 Oscars will shift to April, one of several changes announced in response to the coronavirus pandemic that has led to a near-total shutdown of the film industry and theaters.

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    Belarus took control of a Russia-owned bank whose ex-chief executive is challenging President Alexander Lukashenko in an upcoming election. The move further strains ties between Moscow and Belarus, whose Soviet-style economy relies on cheap Russian oil.

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    After Black Lives Matter protests across the U.K., Prime Minister Boris Johnson sets up a commission to study racial inequality. The opposition says the government is stalling and calls for action.

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    15 hours ago

    SHOWBIZ MINUTE: Beyoncé - Hank Williams Jr. - Spike Lee

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  17. 9 hours ago

    BREAKING: FDA pulls emergency authorization for malaria drugs touted by President Trump to treat the coronavirus, citing growing evidence they don’t work and could cause deadly side effects.

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    : Pres. Jimmy Carter and Soviet Pres. Leonid Brezhnev signed the SALT II treaty (6/18/1979); astronaut Sally K. Ride became America’s 1st woman in space as she and 4 colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger (6/18/1983).

    SALT II, Sally K. Ride | This Week In History | 8 June 20
    #ThisWeekInHistory: Pres. Jimmy Carter and Soviet Pres. Leonid Brezhnev signed the SALT II treaty (6/18/1979); astronaut Sally K. Ride became America’s first woman in space (6/18/1983).
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    ON THIS DAY – In 2005, Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight reboot "Batman Begins" - starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader - was released.

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    The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says Iran must provide inspectors access to sites where the country is thought to have stored or used undeclared atomic material. Iran maintains the International Atomic Energy Agency has no legal basis to inspect them.

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