The documentary portrays Alexei Navalny’s career of fighting official corruption, his near-fatal poisoning with a nerve agent in 2020, his 5-month recuperation in Germany and his 2021 return to Moscow, where he was immediately arrested at the airport.
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Virginia 6-year-old who shot teacher won’t be charged, report says
Prosecutors have yet to decide if any adults will be held criminally accountable.
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U.S. veterans testify of ‘catastrophic’ impact of Afghan collapse
The initial hearing of a long-promised investigation by House Republicans displayed the open wounds from the end of America’s longest war in August 2021.
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FBI tested by attacks from the right, politically explosive investigations
Republicans are using their newly minted House majority to investigate the investigators, accusing the FBI of abuses ranging from unfairly targeting Trump to suppressing free speech.
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A global mystery: What’s known about Nord Stream explosions
Nearly 6 months after the sabotage on the Russia-to-Germany pipelines, there is no accepted explanation.
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Debut launch of 3D-printed rocket aborted at last minute
SpaceX’s Falcon rockets have been flying with 3D parts for years, but not nearly to the extent of Relativity Space’s new rocket.
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Daughter unravels decades-old mystery of disabled mom’s rape in New York
A woman born to a severely disabled resident of a New York state facility in 1986 has filed a lawsuit saying her mother was raped by an employee whose abuse was covered up by those in charge.
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Murder sentence tossed over Maine judge’s sentencing ‘conundrum’
A judge’s comments about the sentencing presented a problem because defendants are not supposed to be punished for exercising their constitutional right to a trial, the state’s high court found.
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Tucker Carlson’s scorn for Trump is revealed in court papers
A common theme emerging from court documents is that Fox News executives and hosts doubted the election claims being peddled by then President Trump and his allies, but aired and emphasized them anyway.
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New Hampshire reverses, OK’s alcohol sales on Downeaster, for now
State officials are working on a way around a law that forbids serving alcohol that hasn’t been purchased in the state, and the Downeaster travels through 35 miles of the state.