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Long-vacant storefront that once housed part of the Stonewall Inn reclaims place in LGBTQ+ history 06/26/2024 12:08am • NEW YORK (AP) — It was half of the Stonewall Inn, the gay dive bar where a 1969 police raid became a landmark moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Yet for much of the 55 years since, there has been little outward indication that 51 Christopher St. was part of that history. It had housed the Ston 'Hamster' crypto craze has taken Iran. It highlights economic malaise ahead of presidential election 06/24/2024 01:10am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Cab drivers and bikers tap away furiously on their mobile phones as they wait at red lights in the Iranian capital during an early June heatwave. Some pedestrians in Tehran are doing the same. They all believe they could get rich. The object of their rapt attent Where Can You Exchange Coins for Cash? 06/19/2024 08:00pm • Coins and cash still remain a significant part of the economy even as easy, low-contact options like tap-to-pay have risen. Comparing 2013 to 2023, circulating coin production has remained relatively similar at both benchmarks, at around 11 billion coins, according to the U.S. Mint. And although the It's summer solstice time. What does that mean? 06/19/2024 09:00am • DALLAS (AP) — It's time for the start of summer — with a full moon to boot. Here’s what to know about the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere on Thursday. What is the summer solstice? The Earth spins on a tilt as it revolves around the sun. The summer solstice occurs for Earth’s uppe Justin Timberlake arrested: What you need to know about the pop star 06/18/2024 03:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New York’s Long Island. He was released and his next court date is scheduled for July 26, according to the Suffolk County district attorney’s office. Timberlake and his representatives h The politics of memes: How Biden and Trump are fighting each other on the internet 06/18/2024 12:08am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether it’s a grinning Joe Biden as “Dark Brandon” or Donald Trump’s face superimposed onto a scene from HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” both presidential campaigns this year have embraced digital memes, the lingua franca of social media. The campaigns of the Democratic p What to Bring to a Water Park: 18 Items You Can't Forget 06/17/2024 08:00pm • My family and I recently visited our first indoor water park resort: Kalahari Resort in the Poconos (highly recommend, by the way). While I packed many of the essentials, there were a few times I found myself saying, "Wow, I wish we had brought that." Based on my experience, I put together a compreh The Danish king inaugurates the first element of a road-and-rail tunnel linking Denmark to Germany 06/17/2024 01:07pm • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish King Frederik X inaugurated Monday the first element of a future 18-kilometer (11-mile) rail-and-road tunnel under the Baltic Sea that will link southern Denmark to northern Germany and contribute to the transport sector's green transition. The Fehmarn link, whic Euro 2024: Georgia makes debut at a major tournament against Turkey in Group F 06/17/2024 05:10am • DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Georgia makes its debut at a major soccer tournament when the South Caucasus country of 3.7 million people plays Turkey in Group F at the European Championship. The other teams in the group are Portugal and the Czech Republic. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) in Fight for control of Yemen's banks between rebels, government threatens to further wreck economy 06/16/2024 09:56am • SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels and its internationally recognized government are locked in a fight for control of the country’s banks that experts warn is threatening to further wreck an economy already crippled by nearly a decade of war. The rivalry over the banks is throwing Yemen Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, Justice Dept. says 06/13/2024 09:14pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people, unlawfully detain homeless people and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force, according to a sweeping federal civil rights investigation of law enforcement in the nation's fifth-largest Justice Department says Phoenix police violated rights. Here are some cases that drew criticism 06/13/2024 07:06pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police use unjustified deadly force, discriminate against people of color and routinely violate the rights of homeless people, the Justice Department said in announcing the results of a sweeping civil rights investigation. The government launched the investigation in 2021 af Spot Ether ETFs Could Eclipse Bitcoin ETFs' Impact 06/12/2024 08:00pm • If the Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds represented a watershed moment for cryptocurrency, the arrival of spot Ether ETFs on Wall Street could be nothing short of revolutionary. In a move that caught even the most bullish crypto cheerleaders off gua U.S. cricket team recovers from poor start but loses to India at Twenty20 World Cup 06/12/2024 03:00pm • It started with an “lbw” for a “golden duck,” got a little worse before it got a little better, and then finished as widely expected for the United States cricket team, losing to India at the Twenty20 World Cup. The Americans entered Wednesday’s match on a huge high after beating cricket p Movie Review: Andrew McCarthy hunts the 'Brat Pack' blowback in the documentary 'Brats' 06/11/2024 12:59pm • He’s 61 now, well-off and trim. He has many accomplishments as an actor but there's this one thing he finds hard to shake: Back in 1985, he got called something. During the Reagan administration, rising star Andrew McCarthy was lumped into an amorphous group of young actors who were changing Holly