Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Protests Escalate In France As Labor Groups Face Off With Government.

-- Mysterious Cave Rings Show Neanderthals Liked To Build.

And here are more early stories:

Huge Kansas Tornado Causes Damage, On Ground More Than An Hour. ( WIBW)

South Carolina Gov. Signs Bill Banning Abortion After 20 Weeks. ( The State)

G7 Summit Opens In Japan, Obama Criticized On U.S. Crime In Japan. ( VOA)

U.N. Will Lift Arms Embargo, Sanctions On Liberia. ( Reuters)

NASA Must Try Again To Inflate New Space Habitat. ( Washington Post)

WHO Says Nearly 1,000 Killed Worldwide In Hospital Attacks. ( AP)

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