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Artist Kostya Benkovich, who fled Russia because of his anti-war stance, presents his sculpture The Suitcase during a photo call at the Assembly Gardens, Edinburgh. Jane Barlow/PA Wire/dpa An artist who fled Russia because of his anti-war stance has unveiled

Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats’ climate, health and tax bill, delivering win for Biden  CBS News Senate Democrats fend off amendments to $430 billion climate, drug bill  Reuters Senate passes Democrats’ sweeping health care and climate bill  CNN Senate Democrats pass budget

In an interview with Business Insider, former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort admitted he was in contact with the Russians and sharing information during the former president’s 2016 presidential run. For years, questions have been raised about Russian involvement

Exclusive: Russian weapons in Ukraine powered by hundreds of Western parts, report says  Reuters Russia Shows Off ‘Trophies,’ Says Weapons From U.S., U.K. and Poland Seized  Newsweek Exclusive-Russian weapons in Ukraine powered by hundreds of Western parts – RUSI  Yahoo News As Russian

Reginald Hall rises early. Then he pulls on his running shoes, mounts his bike, and starts out from the house where he grew up. Here on Sapelo Island, an otherworldly landmass off the coast of Georgia, the sandy brown dirt

Elon Musk is a singular visionary driving humanity toward a better future—or at least that’s what he and his admirers want us to believe. For the past two decades, supporters and news outlets have praised him for the bold narratives

London’s under-fire police force strip-searched more than 600 children over a two-year period, most of them black boys, according to new data released Monday. England’s commissioner for children, Rachel de Souza, said she was “deeply shocked” by the figures after

Israel-Gaza: Ceasefire holds overnight after days of violence  BBC Israel, Palestinian militants declare Gaza truce  Reuters Israel kills second senior Islamic Jihad commander in the Gaza Strip amid war worries  Fox News Disrupting Palestinian Islamic Jihad a smart play by Israel  The Hill Gaza

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Progressives are losing on the top issue of the coming election: the economy. There’s no point in

Has the love affair between Trump and Fox News gone sour?  The Guardian US