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Thérèse Le Chevalier was just 15 years old on June 6, 1944, but she can still hear the bombs that heralded the beginning of the D-Day invasion. “It was a harsh sound,” she recalls. “My father had dug a trench in the backyard. And so we spent the whole night lying in the trench.” Le Chevalier grew up in the
» Read moreIt’s June 5, 2019. Let’s start here. Interested in Start Here Morning Briefing ? 1. ‘Nothing more important than borders’ Republicans are threatening to block President Donald Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs on Mexican imports next week, but Trump isn’t backing down. “I don’t think they will do that,” he said Tuesday in London at a joint press conference
» Read moreBT will close 270 offices across UK and keep just one in 10 open as company looks to cut costs by £1.5billion Telecoms giant is consolidating its 300 current locations into just 30 offices They insist no jobs will be lost, but union warns of ‘huge logistical challenge’ Company is currently cutting thousands of jobs amid a cost cutting purge
» Read moreTHERESA May will host 15 world leaders for D-Day commemorations in Portsmouth as she vows “never to forget” those who fell on the Normandy beaches 75 years ago. The PM will be joined by the leaders of every country that fought alongside the UK in the Battle of Normandy alongside the Queen, Prince Charles, members of the Armed Forces and
» Read moreChinese president urges all parties to show restraint in comments made to Russian media before his visit to the country. Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed concern over an increase in tensions in the Middle East owing to the “extreme pressure” by the United States on Iran and urged all sides to show restraint. In comments made to Russian media
» Read moreThe driver of a SUV was able to escape a rollover crash on Gordon Dr. in Kelowna on Tuesday evening. The accident happened just after 5 p.m. at the small bridge over Bellevue Creek near Thornloe Rd. after a turn in the road. The silver SUV landed on its roof and the airbags deployed. The front axle and bumper where
» Read moreThe Trump administration on Tuesday ended the most popular forms of U.S. travel to Cuba, banning cruise ships and a heavily used category of educational travel in an attempt to cut off cash to the island’s communist government. Cruise travel from the U.S. to Cuba began in May 2016 during President Barack Obama’s opening with the island. It has become
» Read moreWhat rank hypocrisy, Emily: MP Thornberry slams Donald Trump in astonishing radio outburst – but just look at the scandal your party is covering up, says SIMON WALTERS Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said Trump was a ‘sexual predator’ She said he did not deserve the honour of this week’s state visit to the UK She was criticised by a
» Read moreNHS worker apologises for shouting ‘Nazi scum’ at a Donald Trump supporter who was doused in milkshake at London protest Siobhan Prigent apologised on Twitter for her behaviour at the demonstration Comes as semi-retired grandfather spoke to MailOnline about the incident He said protest turned violent when ‘hardcore lot’ couldn’t answer his questions Added that ‘we have to put forward
» Read moreFox News Flash top headlines for June 4 Fox News Flash top headlines for June 4 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A German politician was shot dead at close range in the head early Sunday in his own garden. Walter Lübcke, a 65-year old regional politician from Angela Merkel’s party, was found left for dead at 12:30 am
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