The Kremlin’s forces are expelling residents near the Russian-held parts of the front line so they can’t tell Ukrainian artillery forces about Russian troop deployments, a regional official says.
Carol Semple
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Biden administration recommends oil drilling in Alaska
The decision on the Willow project – which some environmentalists have dubbed a ‘carbon bomb’ – is politically perilous for President Biden, who campaigned on pledges to end new drilling on public lands.
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Vessel strike blamed for humpback whale’s death in New York
Officials said the whale’s level of decomposition indicated that it had died several days before washing ashore, contradicting early reports that the animal had beached itself while it was alive.
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Federal Reserve lifts rate by quarter-point and signals more hikes ahead
The central bank’s latest move put its benchmark short-term rate in a range of 4.5% to 4.75%, its highest level in about 15 years.
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Connecticut may exonerate accused witches centuries later
It’s been more than 375 years since Alse Young became the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft.
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Black history class revised by College Board after criticism
The course is currently being tested at 60 schools around the U.S., and the official materials are intended to guide its expansion to hundreds of additional high schools in the next academic year.
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In Haiti, gangs take control as democracy withers
In December, the U.N. estimated that gangs controlled 60% of Haiti’s capital, but nowadays most on the streets of Port-au-Prince say that number is closer to 100%.
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Ukraine pushes for Western fighter jets after tank deals
Several Western leaders have expressed concern that providing warplanes could escalate the conflict and draw them in deeper.
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FBI searched Biden’s former office in November, according to source
It was not immediately clear whether the FBI search of the president’s former office uncovered additional classified documents beyond those found on Nov. 2 by Biden’s attorneys.
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Agent insists Alex Murdaugh suggested he killed his son
At question is whether Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina lawyer who is on trial in the killings of his wife and son, said ‘I did him so bad’ or ‘They did him so bad’ as he sobbed and spoke to state agents.