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A big screen above a high school graduation ceremony in a stadium
Culture
Most high schoolers worry about graduation. These students are also being challenged to save their culture
At the all-Russian Track and Field championships in Sochi, it's a little lonely: just the athletes, coaches, and a smattering of fans. The competitors are waiting to find out if they'll be allowed to compete in Rio.
Sports
Amid a doping scandal, Russian athletes wait to hear whether they can compete in Rio
Candlelight vigil
Conflict
The joy of a bicycle, the triumph over a horror such as Orlando
A group of British children wearing their school uniforms greet the Queen at a ceremonial opening near London
Education
British schools may make their uniforms gender neutral
Alex Anwandter in Santiago, Chile.
Music
Chilean musician uses club beats to give queer people more visibility
mass shooting - Ruger AR-15 rifle
Conflict
Map: All the mass shootings in the US from 1982 to 2016
Still image taken from video shows Police vehicles at the scene near where a French police commander was stabbed to death in front of his home in the Paris suburb of Magnanville, France, June 14, 2016.
Conflict
French police killer’s ISIS-inspired message: Turn Euro 2016 ‘into a graveyard’
A Russian police officer detains a man as he intended to place a candle and a placard for the victims of the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando in front of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, June 13, 2016.
Conflict
Russian police detain gay couple for Orlando tribute