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Here’s the latest for Thursday, July 6: Two firefighters killed in cargo ship fire; Biden touts economy in South Carolina; Trump’s valet pleads not guilty; Submersible company suspends operations.

Newark’s fire chief says two firefighters were killed battling a blaze that began deep inside a cargo ship at the New Jersey port. The ship is carrying 5,000 cars. (July 6)

Multiple people were killed or wounded Thursday in the largest attack on Lviv’s civilian infrastructure since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. (July 6)(AP video/Mstyslav Chernov)

Russian fighter jets flew dangerously close to several U.S. drone aircraft over Syria on Wednesday, setting off flares and forcing the MQ-9 Reapers to take evasive maneuvers, the Air Force said. (July 6)

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says a bystander’s cellphone footage showing a deputy violently tackling a woman while she filmed her husband being handcuffed and then pepper-spraying her in the face is “disturbing'” (July 5)
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The wave of shootings as the U.S. celebrated the Fourth of July is spiking fears in communities across the U.S. and highlighting the challenges police face at preventing such violence as temperatures warm and festivities move outside. (July 5)
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The New York Liberty had a 13-hour travel day from Connecticut to Las Vegas during a recent three-game road trip. The Associated Press accompanied the team on the trip, which required two bus rides, two commercial flights and a few hours in three airpo…

Three environmental activists were arrested at Wimbledon on Wednesday after getting on court and disrupting a match by scattering orange confetti and puzzle pieces on the grass. (July 5)