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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The White House is remembering the late comedian Jerry Lewis as a man who "kept us all laughing for over half a century" and touched the lives of millions with his charity work. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Lewis "lived the American dream" and that "he truly loved his country, and his country loved him back." Sanders says, "Our thoughts are with his family today as we remember the extraordinary life of one of our greatest entertainers and humanitarians."
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In Paris, a city that's been the target of repeated deadly attacks, Notre Dame Cathedral held a Mass Sunday dedicated to the victims of the suspected Islamic extremist attacks around Barcelona. The service also honored victims of other attacks and natural disasters around the world this summer.
SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Sen. John McCain says he is praying for the sailors aboard the USS John S. McCain after the warship collided with a tanker in Southeast Asian waters. The Navy has said 10 sailors are missing and five were hurt in the collision. The senator is from a decorated military family and the warship is named for his father and grandfather, who both became admirals.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. and South Korean troops have begun annual drills that come after tensions rose over North Korea's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month. The Ulchi Freedom Guardian drills are largely computer-simulated war games and will run through Aug. 31. Pyongyang calls the 11-day drills a "reckless" invasion rehearsal that could trigger nuclear war. South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said the drills are defensive in nature.
UNDATED (AP) — Millions of people are gathering to watch the first total solar eclipse to sweep the U.S. coast to coast in 99 years. Monday's eclipse will cast a shadow that will race through 14 states, entering near Lincoln City, Oregon, at 1:16 p.m. EDT, moving diagonally across the heartland and then exiting near Charleston, South Carolina, at 2:47 p.m. EDT. Veteran eclipse watchers warned the uninitiated to get ready to be blown away.
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