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Russian troops have accidentally shot down own aircraft and refused to carry out orders, UK spy chief to reveal

Demoralised Russian soldiers in Ukraine have accidentally shot down their own aircraft, sabotaged their own kit, and refused to carry out orders, a British spy chief will reveal.

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Teva to settle opioid-related claims in Florida for $117 million

In latest settlement, mirroring past ones, US subsidiary of Israeli generic drugmaker to provide over $84m worth of treatment medicines

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Biden considers boosting mining of minerals for electric vehicles

President Joe Biden is looking at invoking the Defense Production Act this week to increase the mining of critical minerals for the batteries used in electric vehicles.

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Ukraine forces recapture key road outside east Ukraine city

Ukrainian forces have pushed back Russian troops from a highway outside the country’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, and were clearing away the burnt-out wreckage of cars, AFP journalists reported Wednesday. The gains by Kyiv’s forces come after Moscow said it

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Missouri House advances bill to defund Planned Parenthood

The Missouri House is advancing a bill to defund Planned Parenthood and put more restrictions on abortions.

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‘Everybody’s Waiting for Putin to Die.’ A Russian Businessman on the Hopes for His Homeland

Evgeny Chichvarkin is looking agitated. He’s just heard a whisper about some potential stock going cheap and so politely declines my suggestion we leave his bustling wineshop in London’s tony Mayfair district in search of somewhere quieter to chat. But

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Prosecutors rest their case in Gov. Whitmer kidnapping trial

Prosecutors in Michigan have rested their case against four men charged with planning to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 national election.

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‘Surprisingly, I’m Quite Optimistic.’ Navalny’s Chief of Staff on What War In Ukraine Means For Russia

Alexei Navalny, the de-facto leader of the Russian opposition, has been languishing in a Russian prison since February 2021. He was jailed after surviving an assassination attempt, by poisoning, from the Russian security forces while he was campaigning against President

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Hubble telescope spots most distant star ever seen

The Hubble space telescope has peered back to the dawn of cosmic time and detected light from a star that existed within the first billion years after the Big Bang — a new record, astronomers said Wednesday. The newly discovered

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WATCH LIVE: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds news briefing amid Russian attacks on Ukraine

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds a news briefing Wednesday amid Russian attacks on Ukraine.

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