The highest-level talks held since the invasion began yield no progress, and the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine tops 2.3 million.
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U.S. inflation soared 7.9% over last year, biggest spike since 1982
The increase reported Thursday by the Labor Department reflected the 12 months ending in February and didn’t include the oil and gas price surges that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
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Ukrainian embassy draws U.S. citizens seeking to fight in war
The U.S. government discourages Americans from going to fight in Ukraine because of legal and national security issues.
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The Latest: Senate gives final approval to $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine in huge budget bill
The latest news on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leaves global trade in tatters
Companies from Apple and Nike to major shippers like Maersk are abandoning Russia, whose extensive trade ties with the West have been all but severed.
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Supreme Court reimposes death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted in the attack that killed three people near the finish line in 2013.
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Russian cease-fire in Ukraine imperiled amid more shelling, attack on nuclear plant worries world
Russia’s attack on Europe’s largest nuclear plant triggers worldwide fear of catastrophe as the Russians crack down on information at home
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Strong job growth in February points to COVID’s fading grip on economy
Employers added a robust 678,000 jobs, the largest monthly total since July, and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.8% from 4% in January.
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Suicide bombing kills 56 at Shiite mosque in Pakistan
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, but both the Islamic State group and a violent Pakistani Taliban organization have carried out similar attacks.
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Fire out at key Ukrainian nuclear plant, no radiation released
The building hit by Russian fire at the Zaporizhzhia plant was a training center, not part of the reactor.