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June 5, 2024
By By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press
Several perpetrators of recent mass shootings have used social media and video streaming platforms to glorify violence, foreshadow or even livestream their attacks.
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On June 6, 1944, after nearly five years of a global war, the invasion of Europe, which has become known as D-Day, began behind the largest landing force the world had ever seen. Editor’s Note: This s...
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The costs of World War II and the war in Ukraine fuse as Allies remember D-Day without Russia
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UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it will rise again Thursday over the Normandy beaches where the waves long ago washed away the blood and boot-steps of its soldiers, ...
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OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — A brief timeline of events on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Shortly after midnight: More than 2,200 Allied aircraft begin bombing German defenses and other targets in Normandy. They ...
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