Ukrainians spent weeks not knowing if more assistance would come while Congress waited 6 months before approving a $61 billion military aid package for Ukraine. The months-long holdup allowed Russia to make gains on the battlefield.
Erica Nitschke
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First lady attends Hunter Biden trial as drug expert, FBI chemist set to testify
Hunter Biden been charged with three felonies: lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.
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Man charged in Gilgo Beach serial killings kept ‘blueprint’ of crimes on computer, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say the man charged in the killings on Long Island, which included a woman from Maine, kept a document he used to ‘blueprint’ his crimes.
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Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine on 80th anniversary of D-Day
Before the ceremony, the president and first lady Jill Biden met with more than two dozen American veterans near Omaha Beach, where the fiercest D-Day fighting took place.
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Migrants rattled, unsure as U.S. begins deportations under new rule halting asylum
A sense of uncertainty prevails among migrants after President Biden invoked powers to suspend asylum for people who cross the border illegally.
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Gaza hospital says fewer women and children died in Israeli strike on school than earlier reported
An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed more than 30 people, including 23 women and children, according to local health officials.
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Climate records keep getting shattered. Here is what you need to know.
Making sense of the run of climate extremes may be challenging for some. Here’s a look at what scientists are saying.
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Boeing launches NASA astronauts for first time after years of delays
A pair of test pilots blasted off aboard the Starliner capsule for the International Space Station.
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New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating
The report also said Earth is likely to reach the point in 4.5 years that it can no longer avoid crossing the internationally accepted threshold for warming: 2.7 degrees F.
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Gunman captured after shootout outside U.S. Embassy in Lebanon
Local media reported that there was a gunfight involving at least one attacker and lasting almost half an hour.