In our news wrap Tuesday, lawyers for Ukraine branded Russia a terrorist state before the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Atlanta’s city council approved funding for a police and firefighter training center that sparked protests, Republican discontent with the debt ceiling deal spilled over at the U.S. Capitol and French painter Françoise Gilot died at a hospital in Manhattan.
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- Geoff Bennett:In the day’s other headlines: Lawyers for Ukraine branded Russia a terrorist state before the International Court of Justice at The Hague. They spoke during an initial hearing into Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.The Kyiv government has challenged that move, as well as Russia’s arming of rebels in Eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainians are demanding that Moscow pay reparations.The war in Ukraine shadowed today’s ceremonies and France marking 79 years since the D-Day landings. It was the largest naval, air and land operation in history, and it began the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control. Today’s ceremonies paid tribute to the fallen.U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with aging veterans who fought on D-Day, and he also delivered remarks.Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of Defense: We all see a world where oppression is a sin, where human rights are sacred. If the troops of the world’s democracy could risk their live for freedom them, surely, the citizens of the world’s democracy can risk our comfort for freedom now.
- Geoff Bennett:Some 4,400 Allied troops lost their lives on D-Day. More than half were Americans.Back in this country, Atlanta’s City Council approved funding for a police and firefighter training center that sparked sometimes violent protests. Critics call the $90 million project Cop City. Hundreds of people packed city hall last night and spoke for 14 hours before the predawn vote. They argued the project would further militarize the police. The city says it will greatly improve training.Republican discontent with last week’s debt ceiling deal spilled over today at the U.S. Capitol; 11 far right lawmakers blocked action bills involving regulation of gas stoves. Some of the same lawmakers have talked of targeting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who negotiated the debt deal for Republicans.And, on Wall Street, stocks managed slight gains on a quiet day of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average added 10 points to close it 33573. The Nasdaq rose 47 points. The S&P 500 was up 10 points.And a passing of note the French painter Francoise Gilot died today at a hospital in Manhattan. In her early life. She was best known as Pablo Picasso’s mistress and had two children with him. Gilot ended that relationship in 1953 and later wrote a celebrated memoir, “Life With Picasso.” She also became a highly successful artist in her own right. Francoise Gilot was 101 years old.Still to come on the “NewsHour”: the U.S. government sues two cryptocurrency exchanges for securities violations; Golf’s PGA Tour merges with the Saudi-backed LIV league following a protracted legal battle; and an educator gives her Brief But Spectacular take on teacher burnout.
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