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• 7. WWII ARTIFACTS UP FOR SALE ON D-DAY ANNIVERSARY
• A New York City auction will offer a U.S. flag from an Allied ship that delivered troops to Normandy and rare print-outs of Dow Jones 1944 news bulletins.
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• 8. DISNEY'S 'FROZEN' SPARKS A FRENZY
• Fans of the box-office hit can now enjoy marketing tours to Norway to see the landscape that inspired the movie's setting.
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• 9. DONALD STERLING SIGNS OFF ON SALE OF CLIPPERS
• The owner's attorney says the way is now clear for former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to buy the team for a record $2 billion.
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• 10. BRAZIL TO WELCOME SOCCER FANS WITH SKY-HIGH PRICES
• If one's budget isn't immediately busted by the flight or the hotel, it will soon be done in by the $10 caipirinha cocktail, the $17 cheeseburger or the $35 pepperoni pizza.
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AP News in Brief
Obama meets with leaders of France, Britain to navigate shifting terrain in Ukraine crisis
• BRUSSELS (AP) -- President Barack Obama is meeting with two of his most important European allies -- Britain and France -- as they navigate shifting conditions in the Ukraine crisis now that a new government is coming to power.
• Obama plans to consult Thursday with British Prime Minister David Cameron in Brussels after a gathering of world leaders at the Group of 7 summit, then hop a short flight to Paris for dinner with French President Francois Hollande. Topping the agenda was what to do about Russia and its involvement in Ukraine.
• The U.S. and Europe started out showing solidarity against Vladimir Putin by levying sanctions against the Russian president. But diverging approaches are emerging now that European leaders are planning separate, private meetings with Putin in Paris while Obama is steering clear of him.
• Hollande said Thursday that it's up to Obama whether he wants to meet with Putin and noted that both men would be at events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy Friday, along with other world leaders.
• "The important thing is we have the same language, the same arguments on Ukraine all together," Holland said in a brief exchange with reporters traveling with (Continued on page 23)
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