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June 6, 2024     "Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs." —Charlotte Bronte   1 Russian Warships Are Headed to Caribbean: Officials Russia is expected to soon begin air and naval exercises in the Caribbean, for the first time since 2019. Keep reading   2 DA Seeks to Reverse Controversial Texas Pardon The Texas governor's pardon of a former Army sergeant who fatally shot a Black Lives Matter demonstrator undermines the state's legal system and constitution and should be reversed, a prosecutor says. Keep reading   From our sponsors New Windows Available if You Own a Home in These Zip Codes Americans are shocked at how cheap new energy-efficient windows are with this service. READ MORE   At a Glance President Biden greets a World War II veteran during ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy. Eighty years ago Thursday, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy to launch the liberation of Western Europe from the Nazis. Around 200 veterans who returned to France, all in their late 90s or older, were the focus of commemorations Thursday, where leaders praised their bravery in one of history's most important battles. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Keep reading   3 Man Dies in Fall From Mission Impossible Cliff In what authorities believe was a tragic accident, a man fell to his death this week from a famous cliff featured in the sixth Mission Impossible movie. Keep reading   4 Spain to ICJ: We Want in on Genocide Case Against Israel Spain will ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, its foreign minister announced Thursday. Keep reading   5 Taylor Swift Makes Rare Social Media Comment Taylor Swift doesn't often make comments on social media, so her Wednesday comment on one of Lady Gaga's TikTok videos is "significant," as TMZ puts it. Keep reading   6 Warden, 8 Others Charged Over Deaths at Wisconsin Prison The warden at Wisconsin's troubled Waupun Correctional Institution has been charged, along with eight other corrections officials at the maximum-security prison, in connection with the deaths of two inmates. Keep reading     7 Man Dies of Bird Flu Strain Never Before Seen in a Human A man's death in Mexico was caused by a strain of bird flu called H5N2 that has never before been found in a human, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Keep reading   8 Tornado Kills Boy, 2, Asleep on Bed With Mom A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, while emergency workers in Maryland were responding to reports of collapsed structures with people trapped inside after a tornado there, the AP reports. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1939, the first Little League baseball game was played as Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy 23-8 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2014: Partier Knocks on Wrong Door, Gets Shot   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved