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Black Music Month has evolved since the 1970s. Here's what you need to know 06/06/2024 12:47pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every June since the 1970s, across the United States, musicians, fans and industry professionals celebrate Black Music Month. It's an opportunity to highlight the contributions of Black artists and position Black art at the center of American culture across popular music and bey Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near the beaches of Normandy 06/06/2024 12:33pm • COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by pledging “we will not walk away” from Ukraine, drawing a direct line from the fight to liberate Europe from Nazi domination to today's war against Russian aggression. “To surrender to What to know about Russia's growing footprint in Africa 06/06/2024 12:31pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Russia's top diplomat pledged help and military assistance while on a whirlwind tour of several countries in Africa's sub-Saharan region of Sahel this week, as Moscow seeks to grow its influence in the restive, mineral-rich section of the continent. Russia is emerging as the Methodist church regrets Ivory Coast's split from the union as lifting of LGBTQ ban roils Africa 06/06/2024 12:12pm • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Leaders of the United Methodist Church expressed regret over last week's decision by the branch in Ivory Coast to leave the union following the church's decision to repeal a long-standing ban on LGBTQ+ clergy but pledged to accept it. The developments were the latest in a s Roglic, Evenepoel involved in massive crash at Dauphine race, organizers neutralize stage 06/06/2024 11:34am • LYON, France (AP) — Tour de France favorites Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic hit the ground at high speed after getting caught up in a massive crash Thursday at the Criterium du Dauphine race that led organizers to neutralize the stage. Evenepoel, a two-time world champion from Belgium, and Rogl Gov. Glenn Youngkin on ditching Calif. emissions standards: 'Virginians should be able to decide what car they buy' 06/06/2024 11:17am • In a potential blow to the push to get more people to buy electric cars, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says the Commonwealth's strict auto emission standards — based on California legislation — will be lifted by the end of the year. The governor says Virginians deserve to choose which vehicles Recreating a jump into Normandy D-Day zone 80 years later, British paratroopers face French customs 06/06/2024 11:00am • SANNERVILLE, France (AP) — There was a contemporary twist for British paratroopers, who parachuted into the historic D-Day drop zone in Normandy to recreate the airborne part of the battle to wrest western France from Nazi Germany’s control 80 years ago: They had to go through French customs and One image, seen by millions: A social media effort to draw attention to Rafah surges 06/06/2024 10:32am • The image shows tents in a camp, highlighted to spell out one single phrase: “All Eyes on Rafah.” It has been shared more than 50 million times. A single image, not even an authentic photograph, is the focus of a singular campaign on Instagram that has caught the attention of the algorithm and How much do you really know about the sunscreen you're using? 06/06/2024 10:17am • There's no lack of misinformation making the rounds on social media these days, and now sunscreen is the latest hot topic, especially among those on TikTok. The Wall Street Journal recently looked at some of the claims by influencers and celebrities, including retired professional football star T Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the shooting competition 06/06/2024 10:00am • A roadmap to follow for the shooting competition during the Paris Olympics: Athletes to Watch —Vincent Hancock, United States: The most decorated Olympic skeet shooter of all time, Hancock has three gold medals in an event no one else has won more than once. Hancock, who aims to retire at the Los Premier League clubs vote to continue using VAR next season 06/06/2024 09:50am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Premier League clubs voted on Thursday to continue using VAR next season after being asked to consider scrapping the technology. At the league's annual general meeting, the 20 teams decided against ending the use of video assistant referees for key onfield decisions, des All-access NHL show is coming from the makers of 'Formula 1: Drive to Survive' 06/06/2024 09:37am • The NHL is getting the “Drive to Survive” treatment, with a hockey series from the makers of the popular Formula 1 show coming to Prime Video in the fall. After getting players to buy in to the project with Box to Box Films, the league is hoping for the same kind of popularity boost F1 got by br AI 'gold rush' for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text 06/06/2024 09:31am • Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words people have written and shared online. A new study released Thursday by research group Epoch AI projects that tech companies will exhaust the supply of publicly availa Spain applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide 06/06/2024 09:18am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain became on Thursday the first European country to ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged that Israel was Things to do in the DC area: 'You Are Who You Eat,' Capital Jazz Fest … and more! 06/06/2024 08:51am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. It all started in the womb, and now the true story of "gender feasting