Burdened with the fighting and frequent Russian attacks on the country’s power system, the Ukrainian government is straining to carry out the most urgent repairs to civilian residences.
Carol Semple
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Elon Musk walks back on Twitter job cuts, blue checks in second week
The social-media company laid off close to 3,700 people on Friday, only to reach out soon thereafter to dozens of employees who it decided were either fired in error or too essential.
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Oath Keepers leader testifies he had no plan to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6
Prosecutors have tried to show that for the extremist Oath Keepers, the riot was not a spur-of-the-moment protest but part of a serious, weekslong plot.
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U.N. Security Council rejects Russia’s call for bio weapons probe
Russia circulated a 310-page document to council members last week alleging that military biological activity is taking place at biological laboratories in Ukraine with support from the U.S. Defense Department.
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Utah-based resort company closes on purchase of Jay Peak
A federal judge in September approved the company’s $76 million bid to buy Jay Peak Resort in Vermont after it won an auction for the ski area.
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Trump lawyers who fought election results saw Justice Thomas as key
In emails, one lawyer suggested that an appeal to Clarence Thomas, as the justice who handles emergency appeals from Georgia, could ‘end up being the key here.’
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With Bolsonaro tamed in defeat, Brazil steps back from brink
The military has taken on an ample role under President Jair Bolsonaro, but has remained silent in the month since the first round of the election, a sign it is likely distancing itself from the ex-army captain.
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CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10 billion
The big question now is how their money will be used and whether it will make a difference in fighting an addiction crisis that has only intensified.
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Fed unleashes another big interest rate hike but hints at a pullback
It is the central bank’s 6th rate hike this year – a streak that has made mortgages and other consumer and business loans increasingly expensive and heightened the risk of a recession.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro declines to concede, but authorizes transition to begin
Much like Donald Trump, the far-right incumbent has claimed that electronic voting machines are prone to fraud, but he never provided any proof, even when ordered to do so by the electoral court.