The original deal was signed by Ukraine and Russia during separate agreements with the U.N. and Turkey on July 22 and due to expire Saturday.
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Nancy Pelosi won’t seek leadership role but plans to stay in Congress
Pelosi noted in a statement after the Associated Press called control of the chamber that, in the next Congress, House Democrats will have “strong leverage over a scant Republican majority.”
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U.S. home births rise during pandemic to highest level in decades
Increases were seen across races and ethnicities, although home births were much less common among Hispanic women than others.
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Mental health crises aren’t included in some states’ abortion exemptions
Abortion bans in several states allow exemptions for life-threatening health emergencies, but they say mental health crises don’t count.
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U.S. and Russia clash over responsibility for missile strike in Poland
NATO’s chief and Poland’s president said there is no indication the missile strike was a deliberate attack.
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Former Vice President Pence says voters want new leadership
In an Associated Press interview, former Vice President Mike Pence declines to say whether he believes Donald Trump is fit to be president again.
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U.S. officials say Iranian bomb-carrying drone hit Israeli-linked oil tanker
Iran’s government in Tehran did not acknowledge the attack on the oil tanker.
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Man who killed 6 in Christmas parade gets life, no release
Darrell Brooks Jr., now 40, drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee in November 2021.
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‘Brazil is back’: At COP27, Lula vows to be a global climate leader
‘There is no climate security for the world without a protected Amazon,’ President-elect Lula da Silva tells a packed room at the U.N. climate conference in Egypt.
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Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words
The new Scrabble book includes at least one old-fashioned word that simply fell under the radar for years: yeehaw.