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Today's Political News Compilation - Friday, June 7, 2024

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Macron is hosting Biden for a state visit as the two leaders try to move past trade tensions

PARIS (AP) — President Joe Biden is being feted by French President Emmanuel Macron with a state visit Saturday, as the two allies aim to show off their partnership on global security issues and move past trade tensions.

Biden and Macron attended ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday. They met separately the following day with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris — engagements they both used to underscore the urgent need to support Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s invasion. ... Read the Full Story!

























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Sharks attack three swimmers off Florida beaches

  • News source: BBC News - World
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One woman was said to have had part of her arm amputated after being bitten, while two girls were also attacked.
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Beyoncé gave SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson concert tickets valued at nearly $4,000: report

  • News source: FOX News
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was gifted four concert tickets by pop superstar Beyoncé valued at $3,700, according to a financial disclosure.

The Biden appointee also disclosed a $900,000 advance for her upcoming memoir "Lovely One" out in September, and two gifts of artwork in her chambers worth $12,500.

The disclosures were part of an annual filing deadline for the justices, which all met except for Samuel Alito who asked for an extension, according to The Hill. The filing covered all of 2023.
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Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country, official says

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A Haitian official says the country's newly selected prime minister has been hospitalized in the capital of Port-au-Prince, an official told The Associated Press
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Large chunk of Wyoming's Teton Pass road collapses; unclear how quickly it can be rebuilt

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A large chunk of a mountain pass highway in Wyoming has collapsed, severing a well-traveled commuter link between small towns in eastern Idaho and the tourist destination of Jackson
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French-American Friendship in Four Courses

  • News source: Roger Cohen
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Beneath the crystal chandeliers of the gilded reception hall of the Élysée Palace, opened in 1889 with a party for 8,000 people, President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted President Biden on Saturday night at a state dinner intended to celebrate a very old alliance and demonstrate that the bond is greater than its intermittent frictions.

Mr. Biden, addressing the French leader as “Emmanuel,” rose from a long table adorned with a bouquet of pink peonies and roses to say that “France was our first ally, and that is not insignificant.” He cited a book...
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Anti-Israel agitator in Hamas headband holds up bloodied Biden face mask steps from White House

  • News source: FOX News
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A man wearing a Hamas headband held up a bloody face mask depicting President Biden on Saturday amid an anti-Israel protest outside the White House.

The man and others wearing similar headbands shouted "Down, down occupation!" while another man lit an American flag on fire and others flew Palestinian flags.

Other agitators at the demonstration threw objects at a National Park Service ranger, shouting "piggy, piggy!" at him, and defaced statues in Washington, D.C.

Holding signs that accused Biden of being on "the wrong side of history," protesters...
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Gun group vows to 'defend' Trump's concealed carry license after conviction

  • News source: FOX News
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A Second Amendment group is vowing to sue the New York Police Department in an effort to defend former President Donald Trump's concealed carry license after his felony conviction in the hush money trial.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb said in a press release on June 6 that the group is willing to "challenge the law" to defend Trump's ownership of firearms.

"If Donald Trump is further prosecuted for owning firearms," Gottlieb said, "we will offer to defend him and challenge the law."...
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Danish PM ‘shaken but fine’ after street attack

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A 39-year-old suspect has been remanded in custody until 20 June, Copenhagen police said.
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Adults and teens turn to 'dumbphones' to cut screen time

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Parents and teens alike are trading in their smartphones for "dumber" models to help stay offline.
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Giorgia Meloni gets personal as Italy votes in EU poll

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Italian prime minister has been enjoying steady poll ratings since 2022, while her allies lose support.
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How Israel's hostage rescue in Gaza unfolded

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Four Israeli hostages were rescued, with hospitals in Gaza saying scores of Palestinians were killed.
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Protest Against Gaza War Draws Thousands to the White House

  • News source: Minho Kim
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Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters in Washington converged around the White House on Saturday, urging President Biden to stop all military aid to Israel and calling for an immediate cease-fire in Israel’s war in Gaza.

Holding signs calling Mr. Biden a liar, the protesters, mostly clad in red and bearing Palestinian flags, marched around the block of parkland where the White House sits. They spilled across two six-lane boulevards, pushing out tourists, whose faces showed variations of confusion, anger or intrigue. The police presence was...
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Millions voting on final day of EU elections as right seeks surge

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Europeans in 20 countries go to the polls, on the final day of voting for the European Parliament.
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Dead in 6 hours: How Nigerian sextortion scammers targeted my son

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Jenn Buta has been campaigning since her son was targeted by sextortionists in Nigeria - a hotspot for scammers.
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Nasa 'Earthrise' astronaut dies at 90 in plane crash

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The photo taken by Bill Anders is one of the most famous images ever snapped in outer space.
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