Hong Kong leader apologizes as protesters press demands for her to quit

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HONG KONG, China, 16 June 2019 Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologized on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of black-clad protesters maintained calls for her to resign over her handling of an extradition bill.

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