An open casket, outdoor service was held in Kyiv’s Independence Square for Maj. Oleh Yurchenko, who was killed in Bakhmut on Jan. 2.
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Conservatives take aim at tenure for university professors
The trend reflects how conservative scrutiny of instruction related to race, gender, and sexuality has extended from schools to higher education.
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Drugstores make slow headway on staffing problems
A rush of vaccines, virus tests and a busy flu season started overwhelming pharmacies more than a year ago.
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Iran executes 2 more men detained amid nationwide protests
The men had been convicted of killing a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s volunteer force.
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Shootings in New Mexico share aim: Elected Democrats
Police say three homes and two offices in Albuquerque were hit by gunfire in the past month.
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States seek to restrict transgender health care in first bills of 2023
More than two dozen such measures are introduced across 11 states.
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U.K. palace allies push back against claims in Prince Harry’s memoir
Harry’s book, ‘Spare,’ is the latest in a string of very public pronouncements by the prince and his wife Meghan since they quit royal life.
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Chaos in the House: McCarthy’s plea, and begging for votes
While the U.S. House is often raucous, the week’s events were almost surreal: vote after vote, defeat after defeat, and eventual success after picking off seemingly intransigent opponents.
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Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire said to falter
The latest package of U.S. military assistance was the biggest to date for Kyiv. For the first time, it included Bradley armored vehicles – known as tank-killers because of the anti-tank missiles they fire.
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NYC hospitals prep for nurse strike amid negotiations
Negotiations to keep about 10,000 nurses from walking off the job are heading into a final weekend.