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Nursing home workers and advocates light over 3,400 tea lights on the steps of the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, June 18, 2020, to represent the women and men who have died of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania nursing homes. The event was part of a National Nursing Home Day of Action. (Sean SimmersThe Patriot-News via AP)

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Protesters stand with their hands up as they block the northbound lanes of Interstate 5, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in downtown Seattle. The protestors marched onto the freeway after gathering to listen to speakers in front of the Seattle Police Department's West Precinct building, and both directions of the freeway were either blocked or closed to traffic for 30 minutes before the demonstrators left peacefully. Road blocks and other protests have taken place nightly in Seattle as people demand police reforms and protest the deaths of George Floyd and others due to police violence. (AP PhotoTed S. Warren)

AMERICA-PROTESTS-JUNETEENTH — In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” But in 2020, as the coronavirus ravishes black America disproportionately, as economic uncertainty wrought by the pandemic strains black pocketbooks, and as police brutality continues to devastate black families, Juneteenth is a day of protest. By Aaron Morrison and Kat Stafford. SENT: 1,120 words, photos. Also see MORE ON AMERICA PROTESTS below.

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member shouts slogans during a protest against the Chinese government, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 19, 2020. India's prime minister is meeting top opposition leaders Friday as the government tries to lower tensions with China after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash in a Himalayan border region. India and China accuse each other of instigating the fight in the Galwan Valley, part of the disputed Ladakh region along the Himalayan frontier. It was the deadliest conflict between the sides in 45 years. China has not said whether it suffered any casualties. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members walk with an effigy of Chinese President Xi Jinping before burning it during a protest against China in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 19, 2020. India's prime minister is meeting top opposition leaders Friday as the government tries to lower tensions with China after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash in a Himalayan border region. India and China accuse each other of instigating the fight in the Galwan Valley, part of the disputed Ladakh region along the Himalayan frontier. It was the deadliest conflict between the sides in 45 years. China has not said whether it suffered any casualties. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members shout slogans as they burn an effigy of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a protest against China in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 19, 2020. India's prime minister is meeting top opposition leaders Friday as the government tries to lower tensions with China after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash in a Himalayan border region. India and China accuse each other of instigating the fight in the Galwan Valley, part of the disputed Ladakh region along the Himalayan frontier. It was the deadliest conflict between the sides in 45 years. China has not said whether it suffered any casualties. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)

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Lit windows at the Seattle Hyatt Regency Hotel display a heart and "BLM" for Black Lives Matter, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in downtown Seattle. Road blocks and other protests have taken place nightly in Seattle as people demand police reforms and protest the deaths of George Floyd and others due to police violence. (AP PhotoTed S. Warren)

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Protesters march through downtown Seattle on the way to Interstate 5, Thursday, June 18, 2020. The protestors eventually marched onto the freeway after gathering to listen to speakers in front of the Seattle Police Department's West Precinct building, and both directions of the freeway were either blocked or closed to traffic for 30 minutes before the demonstrators left peacefully. Road blocks and other protests have taken place nightly in Seattle as people demand police reforms and protest the deaths of George Floyd and others due to police violence. (AP PhotoTed S. Warren)

AMERICA-PROTESTS-JUNETEENTH — In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” But in 2020, as the coronavirus ravishes black America disproportionately, as economic uncertainty wrought by the pandemic strains black pocketbooks, and as police brutality continues to devastate black families, Juneteenth is a day of protest. By Aaron Morrison and Kat Stafford. SENT: 1,120 words, photos. Also see MORE ON AMERICA PROTESTS below.

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FORMER MAYOR-PERJURY PLEA — Former Baltimore mayor scheduled to plead guilty to perjury. SENT: 460 words, photos.

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SUPREME COURT-IMMIGRATION — The Supreme Court rejects President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, the second stunning election-season rebuke from the court in a week after its ruling that it’s illegal to fire people because they’re gay or transgender. By Mark Sherman. SENT: 1,140 words, photos, videos. With SUPREME-COURT-IMMIGRATION — Young immigrants land court win but still face uncertainty.

AMERICA PROTESTS — Atlanta police officers call out sick to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who shot a man in the back, while the interim chief acknowledged members of the force feel abandoned amid protests demanding massive changes to policing. Interim Chief Rodney Bryant tells The Associated Press in an interview that the sick calls began Wednesday night and continued Thursday, but says the department had sufficient staff to protect the city. By Kate Brumback. SENT: 1,220 words, photos, videos. With AMERICA PROTESTS-THE LATEST.

AMERICA-PROTESTS-JUNETEENTH — In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” But in 2020, as the coronavirus ravishes black America disproportionately, as economic uncertainty wrought by the pandemic strains black pocketbooks, and as police brutality continues to devastate black families, Juneteenth is a day of protest. By Aaron Morrison and Kat Stafford. SENT: 1,120 words, photos. Also see MORE ON AMERICA PROTESTS below.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL — Singaporeans can wine and dine at restaurants, work out at the gym and socialize with no more than five people at a time as the city-state removed most of its pandemic lockdown restrictions. By Royston Chan and Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 970 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.

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ELECTION 2020-CHINA — John Bolton’s claim that President Donald Trump urged China’s Xi Jinping to help him win reelection is casting a renewed spotlight on a major front in the 2020 presidential campaign: the battle over who has been softer on Beijing. By Jonathan Lemire and Alexandra Jaffe. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-JORDAN VALLEY — Israel’s plans to annex the Jordan Valley have sparked an international outcry, but Palestinians living in the occupied territory say the annexation will only accelerate a process of displacement that has been underway for decades. Now they fear Israel plans to absorb the land but not the people who rely on it, which would force many to relocate to other Palestinian enclaves. By Joseph Krauss. SENT: 1,070 words, photos.

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