Russian and Ukrainian officials used terms like ‘ecological disaster’ and ‘terrorist act’ to describe the torrent of water gushing through the broken dam and beginning to empty an upstream reservoir that is one of the world’s largest.
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Princess Eugenie gives birth to 2nd son
She is the younger daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York.
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Federal judge calls Indiana attorney general’s TikTok lawsuit largely ‘political posturing’
The case echoes many that say the Chinese government could harvest U.S. user data and use the platform to push pro-Beijing misinformation to the public.
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Norfolk Southern 1st railroad to give all workers sick time
Most others are still negotiating with their unions.
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Florida picks up asylum-seekers on Texas border, flies them to California
The rare taxpayer-funded charter flights by Ron DeSantis mark an escalation in tactics.
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Ex-FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia dies in prison
Robert Hanssen, 79, was serving a life sentence after pleading guilty in 2002.
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Florida mother shot dead in neighborhood dispute over children playing
The sheriff says detectives must investigate possible self-defense claims before they can move forward with any criminal charges.
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Here’s how to prepare to pay your student loans when the payment freeze ends
More than 40 million borrowers will have to start paying back their student loans by the end of the summer at the latest.
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Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels are highest in more than 4 million years
Not only is carbon dioxide continuing to increase in Earth’s atmosphere, it’s increasing faster than it was a decade or 2 ago.
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Russia says Ukraine is launching major attacks; Kyiv accuses Moscow of misinformation
Ukrainian forces are making a major effort to punch through Russian defensive lines in southeast Ukraine for a second day.