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It's time to start planting fall vegetables

By DR. MARY HELEN FERGUSON DR. MARY HELEN FERGUSON - LSU AgCenter
Thu,08/19/21-11:03AM, 659 Reads
It may be a little early (i.e., hot) for most people to get enthusiastic about working in the garden, but it is indeed time to start planting a number of vegetables for the fall.
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From left, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George, Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge stand on the balcony, at the end of the Platinum Jubilee Pageant held outside Buckingham Palace, in London, Sunday June 5, 2022, on the last of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The pageant will be a carnival procession up The Mall featuring giant puppets and celebrities that will depict key moments from Queen Elizabeth II’s seven decades on the throne. (Roland Hoskins/Pool Photo via AP)

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And she waved: Festive pageant caps queen's Platinum Jubilee

By SYLVIA HUI AND DANICA KIRKA SYLVIA HUI AND DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press
Sun,06/05/22-5:50AM, 658 Reads
LONDON (AP) — In a crowning moment for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II waved at tens of thousands of adoring crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Sunday, delighting fans who had hoped to catch a glimpse of her during the final day of festivities marking the monarch’s 70 years on the throne.
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The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (Jabin Botsford//The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

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How to watch Jan. 6 insurrection hearings and what to know

By FARNOUSH AMIRI FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press
Mon,06/06/22-11:07PM, 658 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a year since its inception, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is going public as lawmakers hope to show the American public how democracy came to the brink of disaster.
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Spectators watch as revelers march down Fifth Avenue during the annual NYC Pride March, Sunday, June 26, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Pride parades march on with new urgency across US

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press
Sun,06/26/22-4:44AM, 658 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Pride parades kicked off in New York City and around the country Sunday with glittering confetti, cheering crowds, fluttering rainbow flags and newfound fears about losing freedoms won through decades of activism.
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