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US federal holidays 2023: Full list and calendar dates

The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate

The Independent UK

Renfrewshire memorial services remember those who died at work

Just days before May Day, International Workers' Memorial Day was marked across the globe.

Daily Record

2023 Indy 500 practice, qualifying, race, activity schedule

With Abel Motorsports confirming it is entering RC Enerson in the Memorial Day Weekend classic, the stakes suddenly got higher for all concerned. Indianapolis Motor Speedway has a remarkable habit of creating surprise stories, including David vs. Goliath moments. None of the full-time entrants gets a bye.

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Israel would no longer be the country 'my son died for': memorials marred by anger

Tensions ran high as ceremonies commemorating slain Israeli soldiers and victims of attacks turned into protests on Tuesday, far from the decades-old tradition of Memorial Day unity.

Reuters

Israeli Ministers, Officials Cancel Participation in Memorial Day

Several ministers and members of Israel's parliament have cancelled their participation in Memorial Day ceremonies, a day of remembrance for fallen Israeli soldiers, due to protests from some bereaved families. Housing and Construction Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf and Deputy Culture and Sports Minister Yaakov Tessler, from the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel marks Memorial Day plagued by divisions, violence

Israel is marking its Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of militant attacks amid some of the nation's deepest political divisions in history

The Independent UK

Alabama and Mississippi mark Confederate Memorial Day

Alabama and Mississippi closed government offices on Monday for Confederate Memorial Day as efforts have stalled to abolish or rename Confederate holidays

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Police say 5 wounded in ramming attack near Jerusalem market

Israeli police say five people have been wounded in a car ramming attack near a popular market in Jerusalem as Israel was set to mark its Memorial Day for fallen soldiers

The Independent UK

Political division casts long shadow over Israel’s memorial day

Politicians and protesters urged to stay away from events honouring those killed serving in armed forces and in terrorist attacks

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu appeals to keep protests away from Israeli Memorial Day

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed on Thursday to Israeli politicians from his government and the opposition to keep protests at his judicial overhaul plan away from annual remembrances for slain soldiers and victims of militant attacks.

Reuters

Israeli president urges nation to unite on Holocaust memorial day

President Isaac Herzog called for unity during Israel's annual Holocaust commemorations on Monday as the nation remains deeply divided over plans by the far-right government to implement a judicial overhaul.

Reuters

Disneyland sets Splash Mountain closing date, releases new concept art for Tiana's Bayou Adventure

LOS ANGELES — Disneyland's Splash Mountain — the famed log flume ride whose imagery is rooted in the dated and racist 1946 film "Song of the South" — has an end date. Guests will have their final chance to plunge a five-story drop through a briar patch on May 30,…

Los Angeles Times

Bill of the month: ER’s error lands a 4-year-old in collections (for care he didn’t receive)

Dr. Sara McLin thought she made the right choice by going to an in-network emergency room near her Florida home after her 4-year-old burned his hand on a stove last Memorial Day weekend.

Tribune News Service

Paul Flores who killed missing student Kristin Smart more than 25 years ago is jailed

Paul Flores was sentenced for the murder of Kristin Smart, who was 19 when she disappeared from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo over Memorial Day weekend in 1996

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Paul Flores sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for murder of Kristin Smart

LOS ANGELES — Paul Flores was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of fellow Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart, who disappeared on Memorial Day weekend more than 25 years ago and whose body was never found.

Daily Record

Holocaust victims and survivors remembered at poignant memorial event

Holocaust Memorial Day is held annually to remember the millions of people killed in the Holocaust and subsequent genocides

Bristol Post

Bristol rabbi says Holocaust Memorial Day is a time 'to focus on change'

January 27 marks an international day of memory for those who lost their lives

France 24

Holocaust Memorial Day commemorated amid horrors of Russia-Ukraine war

Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors and other mourners commemorated the 78th anniversary Friday of the Nazi German death camp's liberation, some expressing horror that war has again shattered peace in Europe and the lesson of Never Again is being forgotten.

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Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester calls on government to make slavery education compulsory in schools

A motion to lobby the government for a national Slavery Memorial Day was also agreed

Daily Mirror

King Charles and Queen Camilla in touching gesture to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla lit candles with a Holocaust survivor at Buckingham Palace today to remember the victims of genocide on Holocaust Memorial Day

Evening Standard

King and Queen consort light candles to remember horrors of the Holocaust

The royal couple lit the candles at Buckingham Palace after meeting a survivor of the Second World War genocide

Chronicle Live

'It stays with you for life': Denton Burn woman reflects on visit to Auschwitz on Holocaust Memorial Day

Leanne Miah, 29, went on the trip with her youth group and she helped create a book chronicling the young people's experiences

The Independent UK

King and Queen Consort light candles to remember horrors of the Holocaust

The royal couple lit the candles at Buckingham Palace after meeting a survivor of the Second World War genocide.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool comes together to remember the horrors of the Holocaust

Special services were held in St John's Gardens and at Liverpool Town Hall to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day

Manchester Evening News

Light a virtual candle for the victims of genocide on Holocaust Memorial Day

Friday marks the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

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