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Unreported Covid Deaths Plague a Shanghai Hospital for the Elderly

The outbreak is a sign that a new wave of infections is hitting China’s financial capital harder than authorities have publicly disclosed.

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Inside an 11-Year-Old’s Solo Escape From Ukraine

The plan to get Alhasan Alkhalaf from Ukraine to Slovakia relied on the goodwill of volunteers and border guards, and his wits.

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Russians fled Chernobyl with radiation sickness, says Ukraine as IAEA investigates – The Guardian

Russians fled Chernobyl with radiation sickness, says Ukraine as IAEA investigates  The Guardian All Russians left Chernobyl: Ukraine nuclear firm  Reuters Russian Troops Suffer ‘Acute Radiation Sickness’ After Digging Chernobyl Trenches  Yahoo News Russians leaving Chernobyl as fighting rages elsewhere  WGN News Russian troops

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Meteorologist pauses weather report on live TV to call family about a tornado warning

A meteorologist for NBC Washington paused his live weather report Thursday to call his family about a tornado warning near their home. (Image credit: James Morrow)

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Amazon’s Upstart Union Is On Track for a Historic Victory in New York

Christian Smalls, who started a labor union after being fired by Amazon.com Inc., was on track to potentially win a historic election to unionize one of the e-commerce giant’s facilities in New York. When federal labor officials overseeing the election

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Jared Kushner voluntarily testifies in Capitol riot probe

Trump’s son-in-law and former senior adviser is highest-ranking adviser and first family member to testify so far at January 6 insurrection probe

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West Bank Suffers Deadly Clashes Amid Violent Surge in Israel

Clashes with the Israeli military in the West Bank left two Palestinians dead and an Israeli was stabbed on a bus by a Palestinian amid the deadliest surge of terrorist attacks in the country in years.

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Trial of Australian Journalist in China on States-Secrets Charges Ends Without Verdict

Cheng Lei’s closed-door trial took place around 19 months after her detention in August 2020, which coincided with a sharp downturn in diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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Putin ‘a great illustration of how power-hungry monsters’ overstay their welcome

For his new book ‘Corruptible,’ author Brian Klaas interviews presidents, philanthropists, cult leaders, terrorists and dictators to see if power truly changes people for the worse

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Ukrainian troops told to ‘stop texting girlfriends’ as Russians use drones to track cell phones: report

Ukrainian troops have received orders to stop texting loved ones from the battlefield as Russia is using drones to locate soldiers based on their cell phone signals. “In Ukraine, it is known that the Russians are using the Leer-3 electronic

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