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Facebook Plans Its Own Currency For 2 Billion-Plus Users

Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too.

After All Who Were There Are Gone, What Happens To History?

Last week, ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day reminded us that an entire generation is fading from the world stage.

D-Day At 75: Nations Honor Veterans, Memory Of Fallen

With silent remembrance and respect, nations honored the fallen and the singular bravery of all Allied troops who sloshed through bloodied water to the beaches of Normandy 75 years ago on D-Day, the assault that doomed Hitler’s Third Reich.

'Thank You': Queen Honors D-Day Veterans At Moving Ceremony

Queen Elizabeth II and world leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump gathered Wednesday on the south coast of England to honor the troops who risked and sacrificed their lives 75 years ago on D-Day, a bloody but ultimately triumphant turning point in World War II.

Trump Reads From FDR's Prayer To The U.S. On D-Day

President Donald Trump read from a prayer delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he joined other world leaders and veterans Wednesday in marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

Trump Administration Puts New Restrictions On Cuba Travel

The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed major new travel restrictions on visits to Cuba by U.S. citizens, including a ban on many forms of educational and recreational travel.

Rare Color Footage Brings D-Day Memories Alive, 75 Years On

Seventy-five years ago, Hollywood director George Stevens stood on the deck of the HMS Belfast to film the start of the D-Day invasion.

UK's May Says She'll Quit As Conservative Leader June 7th

Theresa May announced Friday that she will step down as U.K. Conservative Party leader on June 7, admitting defeat in her attempt to take Britain out of the European Union and sparking a contest to become the country’s next prime minister.

President Trump Warns Iran Not To Threaten U.S. Or It Will Face 'End'

President Donald Trump warned Iran early on Monday not to threaten the United States again or it would face its “official end,” shortly after a rocket landed near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad overnight and only 48 hours after he seemingly sought to soften his tone.

Trump Lifts Tariffs On Mexico, Canada, Delays Auto Tariffs

Bogged down in a sprawling trade dispute with U.S. rival China, President Donald Trump took steps Friday to ease tensions with America’s allies — lifting import taxes on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum and delaying auto tariffs that would have hurt Japan and Europe.