Here’s the latest for Saturday, July 6th: Crews assess damage after the big California earthquake; Explosion at Florida shopping plaza injures at least 21; Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby christened; Contemporary sculptures take over London park.
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Explosion at Florida shopping plaza injures 20
Twenty people were injured after a vacant pizza restaurant exploded in a South Florida shopping plaza on Saturday, according to police. (July 6)
AP Top Stories July 5 P
Here are the top stories for Friday, July 5th: Trump administration still looking to put citizenship question in 2020 census; Body of missing Utah college student found; U.S. adds 224,000 jobs in June; Chicago aquarium celebrates arrival of Beluga calf…
On This Day: 4 July 1999
Soccer star David Beckham married Spice Girl Victoria Adams in Ireland. (July 4)
Today in History for July 4th
Highlights of this day in history: America’s Declaration of Independence; Former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die on same day; Israel’s raid at Entebbe; West Point opens; Lou Gehrig’s farewell to baseball; Neil Simon born. (July 4)
New California law bans hairstyle discrimination
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Wednesday a bill making California the first state to ban workplace and school discrimination against black people for wearing hairstyles such as braids, twists and locks. (July 3)
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Attorneys: SEAL made mistake, but didn’t murder
A military jury sentenced a decorated Navy SEAL to four months of confinement for posing with the body of an Islamic State captive in Iraq, but a judge credited him with enough days to ensure he won’t be locked up. (July 3)
Charges dropped for woman who lost fetus
An Alabama district attorney has dropped the manslaughter charge against a woman who lost her fetus when she was shot during a fight. (July 3)
9/11 activist hailed for bravery at funeral
A former police detective who fought for the extension of health benefits for Sept. 11 responders has been remembered as a hero at his funeral Wednesday. Detective Luis Alvarez died Saturday after a three-year battle with colorectal cancer. (July 3)
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Holmes Norton: Trump seizing 4th for own purposes
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, representing the District of Columbia, tells The Associated Press that “the president has commandeered the Fourth of July for his own purposes,” and “part of the problem is we have no idea what the costs are.” (July 3)
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