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| World War II remembrances commemorated D-Day's 75th anniversary. And in another 75 years, humanity may not be here. It's Thursday. Here's the top news. |
| But first, a five-star flight: Uber will launch "Uber Copters" in New York City this summer, lifting passengers from Manhattan to John F. Kennedy International Airport. No word on whether the choppers will have USB ports for your phone. |
A 97-year-old D-Day veteran parachutes into Normandy again |
| Tributes abound on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day operation, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France in World War II. From Bedford, Virginia, home of the National D-Day Memorial , to Normandy, where President Donald Trump offered remarks along with French President Emmanuel Macron, the legacy of D-Day carries on. Not to be outdone, a 97-year-old veteran parachuted into Normandy again to commemorate. "You are among the very greatest Americans who will ever live," Trump told 170 WWII veterans at a ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. To mark the historic day, here are 17 photos that show how D-Day went down. |
Apocalypse now – well, in 31 years |
| The end of the world might start sooner than we expected. According to an alarming Australian policy paper, if humans don't get their act together and start handling climate change and stop emitting greenhouse gasses, we could see irreversible damage by 2050. If the temperature rises the way the report imagines, the globe could shift into catastrophic changes in weather patterns, agriculture and habitability, resulting in constant political panic – or an end-of-days type of situation. To stop it, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. Luckily, renewable energy prices are dropping, and the conversation is shifting. |
An accidental death at West Point |
| At West Point, on the 75th anniversary of D-Day, one cadet was dead and 21 others were injured after a training exercise. The accident occurred early Thursday near Camp Natural Bridge, a site not far from the military academy's main campus, when a tactical vehicle rolled. It's not the first death for West Point this year: Cadet Peter Zhu died after a skiing accident in March. His story made headlines when his parents won the right to his frozen sperm in court. |
 | | A West Point cadet was killed and 20 other cadets were injured when a tactical vehicle overturned during a training exercise. | | LOHUD.COM | |
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'Desperate Housewives' star: A rectal exam saved my life |
| "Desperate Housewives" star Marcia Cross on Wednesday detailed her shocking anal cancer diagnosis a year and a half ago, which she recently discovered could be linked to her husband's battle with throat cancer in 2009. The revelation came during an exam at a regular gynecologist visit, Cross told CBS, when the doctor found a cancerous mass in her anus. She said doctors think her anal cancer and husband Tom Mahoney's throat cancer came from the same type of human papillomavirus, commonly called HPV, which can be transferred through sexual intercourse or skin-to-skin contact. Cross and Mahoney are both in remission. |
| News flash: The HPV vaccine helps prevent cervical, anal, penile, vulvar, throat and esophageal cancers. Here's what you need to know about it. |
 | | IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR LEICA - Marcia Cross arrives at the Leica Store Los Angeles Grand Opening on Thursday, June 20, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for Leica/AP Images) ORG XMIT: INVL | | Jordan Strauss, Invision for Leica | |
FCC says buh-bye to robocallers |
| Get ready to cut robocallers out of your life, period. The Federal Communications Commission passed a bill Thursday that lets phone companies block bot calls before they get to your home phone or mobile device. The bill comes after a proposal that would drastically raise the amount of robocalls. It's gotten a lot of flak from senators, who called on the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to reconsider the proposal that would let debt robocalls run wild with unlimited e-mails and texts and seven calls a week. |
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