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Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge at sunrise to celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, near Salisbury, England, on Sunday. The Associated Press

Nation

New York

Man falls to his death during MSG concert

NEW YORK — A 51-year-old Connecticut man fell to his death from an upper deck of Madison Square Garden during a Goose rock concert Saturday night, police said.

Officers responding to a 911 call around 9:51 p.m. found the man unconscious and unresponsive with injuries indicating a fall from an “elevated position,” police said. Police did not say how far the man fell, but said he was in Section 300. They identified him as Paul Kueker of Niantic, Connecticut.

Arizona

Grand Canyon visitors warned of heat danger

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK — Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park are being warned about extreme temperatures that will hit the popular destination early this week after a recent increase in heat-related incidents in the inner canyon, including the deaths of three hikers.

World

Colombia

Political outsider has slim lead in runoff

BOGOTA — Political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella holds a razor-thin lead in Colombia’s presidential election with nearly all the votes counted, in a runoff vote marked by people’s fears of a renewed internal conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed de las Espriella over progressive lawmaker Iván Cepeda.

Crimea suspends civilian gasoline sales

Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea have suspended civilian gasoline sales as Ukraine increases attacks on fuel supplies.

The Kremlin-appointed head of Crimea said Ukrainian strikes killed four people and wounded 28 others overnight. He said local gas stations will now only sell fuel to government agencies.

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