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Nicole Fallert here, play our Crossword. We have the news for Friday, including a former president’s new cultural center opening to Americans.
The Obama Presidential Center opens to the public on Juneteenth, which commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, when the last enslaved Black people of the Confederacy were ordered to be freed after the arrival of Union troops.
The center includes a towering museum, a Chicago Public Library branch, an athletic center, a civic center and more.
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama (as well as their daughters) attended a star-studded grand opening ceremony yesterday, when the former president emphasized a message of “hope.”
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NBA Championships
It was time to party for Knicks’ fans in New York City on Thursday, when the Knicks’ parade marched from Battery Park to City Hall. I’m here for Rama Duwaji’s Knicks’ dress.
Space
NASA has noticed that a critical satellite is unexpectedly getting lower and lower – putting it in danger of burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. Now, the U.S. space agency is preparing to mount a rescue mission later in June– the likes of which has never before been attempted.
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