Large parts of Ukraine are still under Russian control, heavy fighting continues around the country, and the city of Kherson itself remains within reach of Moscow’s shells and missiles.
Carol Semple
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Mayor says deaths of 4 University of Idaho students were ‘senseless’
Police release few details but say they don’t believe there is any active threat to the community.
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Elon Musk sells $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock
In all, Musk has sold more than $19 billion worth of Tesla stock since April, likely to fund his share of the Twitter purchase.
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Supreme Court justices seem to favor most of Native child welfare law
The justices heard more than 3 hours of arguments in a broad challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in 1978 to address concerns that Native children were being separated from their families and, too frequently, placed in non-Native homes.
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One person dead, over a dozen sick from outbreak tied to deli meat
The bacteria was found at two NetCost Market locations in New York, but health officials said that’s not likely the only source of the listeria outbreak because some sick people didn’t shop at the store.
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U.S. sanctions Dutch, UK sellers of millions in illegal fentanyl
Synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, have become the most common drugs involved in drug overdose deaths in the U.S.
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Mindfulness worked as well as standard drug for treating anxiety, study shows
The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2½ hours of classes weekly and 45 minutes of daily practice at home.
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Tropical Storm Nicole forces evacuations in Bahamas, Florida
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the center of the sprawling storm would make landfall on Great Abaco island around midday on Wednesday with estimated maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.
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Abortion supporters win in both conservative and liberal states
The votes are a dramatic illustration of how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to eliminate the nationwide right to abortion has galvanized voters who support women’s right to choose.
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Sen. Raphael Warnock, Herschel Walker in tight race in Georgia; runoff possible
A runoff campaign would be a four-week blitz that, depending on the outcomes in other Senate contests, could reprise the 2020 election cycle.