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Biden apologizes to Ukraine's Zelenskyy for monthslong holdup to weapons that let Russia make gains

President Joe Biden has for the first time publicly apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a monthslong holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make battlefield gains.

apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-biden-zelenskyy-a77546e23fa571eb7f6509d4e14b89b3?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

At D-Day ceremony, American veteran hugs Ukraine's Zelenskyy and calls him a savior

An American veteran and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared an emotional moment at a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion to liberate France in World War II.

apnews.com/article/normandy-zelenskyy-veteran-dday-world-war-fcdd36467ac276b9998e69e71d5788e0?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

June 6, 2024

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had good news for the American people when he gave his twenty-ninth Fireside Chat on June 5, 1944. The day before, on June 4, Rome had fallen to Allied troops. “The first of the Axis capitals is now in our hands,” Roosevelt said.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/june-6-2024?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Local News & Arts:

Taking down the flags in front of the Depot this morning.

New in town! Etowah Tobacco and Deli. They serve Indian food! I've heard good things so far. They are located in the old KFC/Finz building in front of Michaels.

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

D-Day and the Importance of Voting

All we have to do is vote. Today, commemorating D-Day, President Biden said, “To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators is simply unthinkable. Were we to do that, it means we would be forgetting what happened here on these hallowed beaches.”

open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/d-day-and-the-importance-of-voting?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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Coalition Calendar: (click on the calendar to get to web page for June.)

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