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On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1936, Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1883) passed away. In 1947, Linda Chavez, American journalist and author was born. In 1948, Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball player and manager was born. In 1948, Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player and politician (died 1992) was born. In 1955, Mati Laur, Estonian historian, author, and academic was born. In 1963, A day after South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed. In 2009, Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (born 1929) passed away. In 2012, Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (born 1965) passed away. In 2015, Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (born 1920) passed away. In 2021, Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (born 1924) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Chile students clash with police over President Kast’s education cuts

Associated Press

June 4, 2026

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Thousands of students, teachers and social organizations marched through downtown Santiago on Wednesday to protest education budget cuts reforms by president José Antonio Kast, they say would undermine access to education and student representation. (AP Video shot by Mauricio Cuevas and Alexandre Plaza) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

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