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WATCH LIVE: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds news briefing

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby is expected to hold a news briefing on Wednesday.

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Zelensky: Withdrawal of Russian troops a prerequisite for peace deal

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, connected via videoconference, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky observe the Ukrainian national anthem at the Verkhovna Rada before Johnson addressed the Ukrainian parliament. -/Verkhovna Rada via PA Media/dpa Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his refusal

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Black-majority town in Tennessee halts state takeover in settlement deal

The small town of Mason has announced it has reached a deal halting the threat of a takeover of its finances by the state of Tennessee.

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Remarks by President Biden at Team USA Olympic and Paralympic Athletes Visit – The White House

Remarks by President Biden at Team USA Olympic and Paralympic Athletes Visit  The White House Biden praises Team USA in first White House visit since pandemic for ‘your endurance and your state of mind’  CNN US Olympians’ White House visit is the

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New Mexico wildfire threatens Rocky Mountain town

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said 15,500 homes have been evacuated while the blaze burns near towns dotting mountainsides, towering ponderosa pine forests and meadows.

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‘Things Are Gonna Get a Lot Worse.’ Female Sports Reporters Are Worried About Elon Musk and Twitter

Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter, announced last week, has raised alarms for many marginalized groups often subject to online harassment. Musk has called himself a “free speech absolutionist” who wants people on Twitter to “have both the reality

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Russia’s War on Ukraine Is a Threat to Press Freedom, Report Says

Journalism is coming under increasingly intense pressure in Ukraine, exacerbated by the war, as press freedom remains restricted in well over two thirds of the world, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). RSF’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index released on

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WATCH LIVE: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing

White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a news briefing on Wednesday as the Biden administration responds to the revealed Supreme Court draft opinion that would throw out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling.

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WATCH LIVE: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gives update as Fed signals interest rate hike

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gives an update after the Fed intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point Wednesday — its most aggressive move since 2000

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WATCH LIVE: DHS Secretary Mayorkas testifies in Senate as end of Title 42 immigration rule nears

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies in the Senate on Wednesday as end of Title 42 immigration rule nears.

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