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Thomas acknowledges more travel paid for by Harlan Crow. Colleagues report six-figure book payments 06/07/2024 03:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday belatedly acknowledged more travel paid by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, while several colleagues reported six-figure payments as part of book deals. Thomas, who has faced criticism for failing to report luxury trips paid for by Crow and othe US OPEN '24: A hole-by-hole description of Pinehurst No. 2 06/07/2024 03:41pm • PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — A hole-by-hole description of Pinehurst No. 2, site of the 124th U.S. Open to be played June 13-16. The course remains roughly the same from 2014 with one significant change. The greens have gone from bent grass to a “ultradwarf bermudagrass," which thrives in summer warmt New York moves to ban 'addictive' social media feeds for kids 06/07/2024 03:33pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York state Legislature on Friday passed a bill that would allow parents to block their kids from getting social media posts suggested by a platform's algorithm — a regulation that tries to curtail feeds that critics argue are addicting to children. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Members of Congress commemorate D-Day with their own parachute jump over Normandy 06/07/2024 02:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A contingent of U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives made a commemorative parachute jump Friday at Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the historic assault that launched the end of World War II. Organized by Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., and Rep. Jason Crow, Biden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire the push for democracy abroad and at home 06/07/2024 01:54pm • POINTE DU HOC, France (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday summoned Americans to defend democracy from threats at home and abroad — and cast an implicit contrast with Donald Trump — as he drew on the heroism of Army Rangers who scaled the seaside cliffs of Pointe du Hoc in the D-Day invasion 8 Ex-NJ attorney general testifies Sen. Bob Menendez confronted him twice over a pending criminal case 06/07/2024 01:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A former New Jersey attorney general testified Thursday at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial that the Democrat twice tried to discuss a pending criminal case with him, requests he considered “pretty unprecedented.” Gurbir Grewal was called as a witness by prosecutors to support Vietnam national security police confirm arrest of prominent writer Truong Huy San for Facebook post 06/07/2024 01:24pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Authorities in Vietnam announced Friday that they have charged prominent journalist and historian Truong Huy San with violating a national security law because of writing he had posted on Facebook, the website of the newspaper Tuoi Tre and other state media reported. The reports cit Pope recreates the 2014 Mideast peace prayer in Vatican Gardens to beg for an end to Gaza conflict 06/07/2024 01:20pm • ROME (AP) — Pope Francis gathered the Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors to the Vatican Gardens on Friday to pray for an end to the war in Gaza, marking the 10th anniversary of a similar encounter with the Israeli and Palestinian presidents with a new appeal for peace. “Every day I pray that th Zombies: Ranks of world's most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive 06/07/2024 01:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) — They are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the brink of survival, barely able to pay even the interest on their loans and often just a bad business hit away from dying off for good. An Associated Press analysis found their numbers have Accused of stealing COVID funds, DC LGBTQ charity founder is set to plead guilty 06/07/2024 01:08pm • The well-known founder of a D.C. charity that aimed to help LGBTQ youth, who was charged with fraud and money laundering earlier this year, is now set to plead guilty to a single wire fraud charge. Prior to the filing of a new charge of wire fraud on May 31, Ruby Corado, 53, had faced charges of Joe Manchin isn't a candidate 5 months before the election. But he still has time to change his mind 06/07/2024 01:06pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Every election cycle, it seems, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia tries to find the best fit for himself, dragging both sides of the political aisle — and an entire home-state electorate — along for a wobbly ride. Five months before the general election, he's still not AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nevada's state primaries 06/07/2024 11:57am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in the key swing state of Nevada head the polls for the second (or, in some cases, third) time this year to select the candidates who will appear in some of this fall’s most competitive legislative races. After holding both presidential primaries and a presidential caucu NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 06/07/2024 11:35am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Video edited to make it appear Biden tried to sit down when there was AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina's state primaries 06/07/2024 11:31am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal and state lawmakers in South Carolina will go before voters on Tuesday in primary elections, where the latest skirmish in an ongoing feud involving a former Republican U.S. House Speaker will play out. Voters will decide nearly 90 contested primaries for the House of Repr AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa 06/07/2024 11:06am • May 31 - June6, 2024 Veterans from the U.S., Britain and Canada converged with more than two dozen heads of state and countless others on the beaches of Normandy, France to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. In soccer, Real Madrid won the Champions League, its 15th trophy. South African Pres