It was the first time Ukraine is known to have used the Patriot defense systems.
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Sudan envoys begin talks amid pressure to end conflict
The fighting has turned Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and other urban areas into battlefields and pushed hundreds of thousands from their homes.
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Charles III crowned in ancient rite at Westminster Abbey
It’s the culmination of a seven-decade journey for Charles from heir to monarch.
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Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican culture, not independence
The focus on drinking and eating brings criticism, as beer manufacturers and other marketers capitalize on the day’s festive nature.
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FDA weighing 1st over-the-counter birth control pill
Advisers will meet next week to review drugmaker Perrigo’s application.
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Wall Street sinks on worries about banks
Helping to support stocks is a largely better-than-feared earnings reporting season.
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Walensky to step down as head of U.S. CDC, citing pandemic transition
Rochelle Walensky has been the agency’s director for a little more than 2 years.
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Could AI pen ‘Casablanca’? Screenwriters take aim at ChatGPT
Though the Writers Guild of America is striking for better pay in an industry where streaming has upended many of the old rules, AI looms as rising anxiety.
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TurboTax customers to receive checks in $141 million settlement
TurboTax’s owner Intuit Inc. was ordered to pay $141 million to low-income consumers who were deceived into paying TurboTax to file their federal returns, despite being eligible for free, federally supported tax services.
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Hundreds of pounds of pasta dumped near New Jersey stream
An estimated 500 pounds of pasta was raw when it was dumped, but heavy rains softened it and made the mounds look like they had been cooked, officials said.