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Opponents of President Donald Trump protested across Arizona on June 14, denouncing the president on his 79th birthday and on the day of a major Flag Day military parade in Washington, D.C.

TV mix-up burns Tempe restaurant

Jessalyn Italiano, a co-owner of Caffe Boa, poses for a portrait at the restaurant in Tempe on July 14, 2023.

Joel Angel Juarez/The Republic

A beloved Tempe restaurant has been burned with one-star reviews after a mix-up with a Gordon Ramsay TV show. Read more about it.

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Today in history

Here are just some of the historic events on this date in the past.

•	On this day in 1864: Congress approved a bill equalizing pay, arms, equipment and medical services for Black American troops. Congress also made the measure retroactive.
•	In 1944: After heavy naval gunfire and aircraft bombing, U.S. Marines stormed the beaches of the Japanese-held island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. It was the first heavily defended land mass in the Central Pacific to be assaulted by U.S. amphibious forces. America’s victory in Saipan was key to its strategy for striking Japan with B-29 bombers.
•	In 1973: Motown Records released Marvin Gaye’s 13th studio album, “Let’s Get It On,” which went on to top Billboard’s rhythm and blues, as well as pop charts.
•	In 1989: Sub Pop Records released Nirvana’s debut album, “Bleach,” which the band had recorded at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle for about $600.
•	In 2020: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rescinded the emergency use authorization that allowed hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate to be donated to the Strategic National Stockpile for the treatment of COVID-19.
•	In 2022: Microsoft ended support for its web browser, Internet Explorer, which debuted in August 1995, in favor of its new one dubbed Edge.

— Charlie White, USA TODAY Network

Married couple dead in plane crash mourned

A GoFundMe page is helping the family of Landon and Torrie Baldwin, likely killed in a plane crash off the coast of San Diego on the way to Phoenix.

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