Soledar’s fall, while unlikely to provide a turning point in the war, would be a prize for a Kremlin starved of good news and offer Russian troops a springboard to conquer other areas of Donetsk province.
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New York Republicans say Rep. Santos should resign, has ‘disgraced’ House
The new congressman from Long Island, who lied about his resume and family heritage, flatly rejected the call to resign, saying, ‘I will not.’
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Lawyer for Guantanamo detainees could lose license in Maine
Scott Fenstermaker reportedly said that he was charged with multiple offenses after an incident in which he was trying to convince a towing company owner to release his client’s car from an impound lot when an argument ensued.
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Ted Cruz calls Biden’s El Paso visit ‘infuriating’
While Republicans accused Biden of staging a shallow photo-op, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez countered that that’s exactly what Cruz and other Republicans have done for years.
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Watchdog sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for IRS backlog
House Republicans want to rescind the agency’s additional funding, saying it would bankroll an army of 87,000 auditors who will harass taxpayers – claims that are generally alarmist and misleading.
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Alabama attorney general says women could be prosecuted for using abortion pills
The Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe has triggered new attempts to preserve access to the medications, which can be used to terminate early-stage pregnancies at home.
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Air travel across U.S. thrown into chaos after FAA computer outage
Longtime aviation insiders could not recall an outage of such magnitude caused by a technology failure.
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Biden ‘surprised’ government records found at old office
There are significant differences between the Trump and Biden situations, including the gravity of an ongoing grand jury investigation into the Mar-a-Lago seizure.
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A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents
While unlikely to affect the Justice Department’s decision-making with regard to charging Trump in his own case, President Biden’s document disclosure could intensify skepticism among Republicans and others.
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Numbers drawn for new Mega Millions $1.1 billion jackpot
The $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot now ranks as the fifth-largest in U.S. history.