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Russia Takes Captured Mariupol Fighters to Its Territory

More than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers taken prisoner after the siege of Mariupol have been transferred to Russia, a Russian state-news agency reported, giving Moscow a powerful bargaining chip as its military campaign makes slow progress in eastern Ukraine.

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A car drove into a crowd in Berlin, killing 1 person, police say

Emergency responders have kept the man who was driving the vehicle at the scene, according to the Berlin police department. (Image credit: Adam Berry/AFP via Getty Images)

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San Francisco votes overwhelmingly to recall progressive DA Chesa Boudin – CBS News

San Francisco votes overwhelmingly to recall progressive DA Chesa Boudin  CBS News San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin is out  KPIX CBS SF Bay Area Progressive San Francisco DA recalled by voters in one of nation’s most liberal cities  Fox News Chesa Boudin’s recall

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China’s drone carrier hints at ‘swarm’ ambitions for Pacific

Officially it is just a research vessel, but China’s newly unveiled drone carrier is a clear sign Beijing is rushing to deploy an autonomous swarm of unmanned devices in its push for military supremacy in the Pacific Ocean. State media

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One dead, eight injured as car plows into crowd in Berlin

One person was killed and eight injured when a car drove into a group of people in central Berlin on Wednesday, the fire service said. A police spokeswoman said the driver was detained at the scene after the car plowed

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Disciplining Your Toddler at the End of the World

In early March 2020, at five months pregnant, I transitioned my 2.5-year-old from a crib to a toddler bed. He was going to be a big brother and change was inevitable, though mostly I was tired of hefting him over

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The Pain and Pride of a Generation Changing How America Sees Gender

For trans and gender-expansive American adolescents, the past school year has been a paradox. Never before have diverse gender identities and expressions been celebrated so openly and inclusively, with Generation Z leading new conversations that challenge traditional conceptions of the

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Russian Invasion Expected to Keep Inflation High in Rich Countries

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development revised down its expectations for global growth and called on western governments to act promptly to get food to those in need.

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Biden to Push for Help on Migration at Summit of the Americas

President Biden is expected to sign a joint migration declaration and lay out an economic-recovery agenda in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Ukrainian troops may have to retreat from flashpoint city: governor

Ukrainian forces may have to retreat from the eastern city of Severodonetsk which is being shelled by Russian troops “24 hours a day”, an official said Wednesday, following days of raging street battles. The strategic city has become the focus

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