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@THE LEDE Good morning! Today is Friday, the 19th of June, 2026 and this is the Friday Edition of GEORGE. Today is also Juneteenth, an American holiday celebrated annually on 19 June that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States on that day in 1865. While today is a federal holiday in the United States, which means that federal, state, and city offices will be closed, most shops and businesses ...