Russian artillery, drones and missiles have been relentlessly pounding Ukrainian-held eastern areas for months, indiscriminately hitting civilian targets and wreaking destruction.
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U-Haul driver blames ‘invisible object’ for deadly rampage
He hit three people on mopeds, three people on bicycles, one person on an e-bike and one person who was on foot. One of the moped riders was killed.
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Russia put 6,000 Ukrainian kids in reeducation camps, Yale study finds
In many of the cases, the report found, children were sent to the camps from occupied parts of Ukraine including Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk.
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Amid ChatGPT outcry, some teachers are inviting AI to class
Donnie Piercey, who teaches fifth grade in Kentucky, says artificial intelligence is coming ‘whether we want it to or not.’
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Latest downed objects could well be ‘benign,’ U.S. says
Even as more information about the 3 objects emerges, questions remain about what they were, who sent them and how the U.S. might respond to unidentified airborne objects in the future.
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Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkey’s modern history
Many of the tens of thousands of survivors left homeless were still struggling to meet basic needs, like finding shelter from the bitter cold.
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California Sen. Dianne Feinstein not seeking reelection
The oldest member of Congress, who has represented the state for 31 years, will keep her seat until the end of her current term.
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Lawyer for Pamela Smart asks New Hampshire court to give her hope
Smart has served over 30 years of a life sentence for plotting with her teenage lover to kill her husband in 1990.
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Biden, Yellen warn of ‘catastrophe’ if debt limit not raised
The Treasury Secretary said auto loans, mortgage and credit card payments will rise if the nation defaults.
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U.S. inflation slows to 6.4%, but price pressures reemerge
High costs keep pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark interest rate further and to keep it there through year’s end.