The Justice Department is giving wide-ranging assistance to Ukraine, from training on prosecuting environmental crimes to help developing a secure electronic case-management system for more than 90,000 suspected atrocity crimes.
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K-pop star Suga becomes 3rd BTS member to begin military service in South Korea
In South Korea, all able-bodied men aged 18 to 28 are required by law to perform 18-21 months of military service under a conscription system meant to deter aggression from rival North Korea.
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Two Russian missile strikes hit a city in eastern Ukraine, killing 5 people and wounding 31
The deadly attack came just a day after officials from around 40 countries gathered in Saudi Arabia to find a peaceful settlement for the war in Ukraine.
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Two dead, thousands of flight cancellations, 1.1 million lose power in eastern U.S. storms
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was rerouting planes around storms heading to the East Coast and warned it would likely start pausing flights in and out of the New York City area, Philadelphia, Washington, Charlotte and Atlanta.
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Body of missing kayaker recovered off Campobello Island
The kayaker has been identified as Martin Spahn of Augusta, who was reported missing Sunday.
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CBS game show ‘Superfan’ celebrates musicians like Shania Twain, Kelsea Ballerini and Pitbull
‘Superfan’ has lured some starry first-season guests – Kelsea Ballerini, Gloria Estefan, Little Big Town, LL Cool J, Pitbull and Shania Twain.
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Maine assistant attorney general arrested on OUI charge in Wilton
Police responded to a report of a possible intoxicated driver on Saturday night traveling south on Weld Road towards Wilton.
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Indigenous leader inspires an Amazon city to grant personhood to an endangered river
The Amazon city of Guajara-Mirim approved a law that designates the Komi Memem River ‘as a living entity and subject to rights.’
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Niger coup leaders refuse to let senior U.S. diplomat meet with nation’s president
The junta’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack.
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NFL notebook: Chiefs’ Jones continues holdout as preseason opener in New Orleans approaches
Chris Jones, who is entering the final year of his four-year, $80 million contract, is trying to secure a new long-term deal.