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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:<\/p>\n
1. WHO STAGED A SIT-IN AT CONGRESS OVER GUNS<\/p>\n
Rebellious Democrats hold an extraordinary around-the-clock protest on the House floor in a failed attempt to demand votes on gun-control bills, shouting down Speaker Paul Ryan when he attempted to restore order.<\/p>\n
2. COULD THE UK ‘BREXIT’ THE EU?<\/p>\n
An historic referendum could see Britain exit the European Union, a development that might threaten the continental bloc’s future, though staying in could narrowly win the day.<\/p>\n
3. WHAT IS KIM JONG UN UP TO?<\/p>\n
The leader seems intent on energizing the country’s sputtering economy and boosting social cohesion. For most North Koreans, that means more work – much more work.<\/p>\n
4. FORE! TRUMP LEAVES CAMPAIGN TRAIL FOR FAIRWAYS<\/p>\n
Facing questions about meager fundraising, slipping poll numbers and campaign instability, Donald Trump is tending to business – at his golf courses in Scotland.<\/p>\n
5. WHERE PEACE IS CLOSER THAN EVER AFTER DECADES OF STRIFE<\/p>\n
Colombia’s half-century of bloodshed nears an end-point, as its president is set to join leftist rebels in celebrating a cease-fire and disarmament agreement at a dignitary-studded signing ceremony in Cuba.<\/p>\n
6. A DRAMATIC SOUTH POLE RESCUE<\/p>\n
Two people who fell ill while working at the remote U.S. research station are evacuated by a small plane that made the daring rescue flight in Antarctica’s harsh winter.<\/p>\n
7. A ROCK CLASSIC COULD BE SUNG TO DIFFERENT TUNE<\/p>\n
Jurors are set to resume deliberations over whether Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant lifted a riff from fellow rockers for its epic “Stairway to Heaven.”<\/p>\n
8. AMERICA’S FASTEST GROWING RACIAL GROUP<\/p>\n
It’s Asians, whose numbers grew 3.4 percent over the past year, compared to the Hispanic population’s 2.2 percent growth rate, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.<\/p>\n
9. UNHERALDED NATIONS ADVANCE AT SOCCER’S EUROS<\/p>\n
The European Championship’s knockout stage features a few unlikely entrants – Northern Ireland, Ireland and even tiny Iceland – while sputtering Italy and two-time defending champion Spain are set to meet.<\/p>\n
10. THE NBA DRAFT’S TOP PICK REMAINS UNSETTLED<\/p>\n
Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram are expected to be the top two selections, but say either could be taken by the Philadelphia 76ers with the No. 1 pick in pro basketball’s annual draft Thursday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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