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WATCH LIVE: Senate Republicans hold news conference on Poland’s plan to provide warplanes to Ukraine

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday called for more sanctions against Russia, saying that military actions that “have the characteristics of genocide” should not be tolerated, referring to the war in Ukraine.

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Putin propagandists start to panic — and some call for him to end ‘special military operation’: report

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is not getting the uniform backing on state media networks that greeted the 2014 annexation of Crimea. The Daily Beast’s Julia Davis reports that the crippling economic sanctions are causing some second thoughts

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After Fleeing Ukraine, LGBTQ Refugees Search for Safety in Countries Hostile to Their Rights

For Vitaly and his wife, it was the bright light that woke them up at 4:30 am on Feb. 24. Then came the crashes of the explosions, four in a row, shaking their home in Odessa. They checked their phones

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How Russians Are Dealing With an Internet That’s Gone Dark

In early March, Russia’s internet began to feel like a ghost town. TikTok stopped publishing new posts. Media outlets pulled out their correspondents. YouTube stopped its creators from earning money on their videos. The digital hush is the end result

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WATCH: Pentagon spokesman John Kirby holds briefing on failures in 2020 Manda Bay attack

Two military reviews of the attack by al-Shabab militants are scathing in their conclusions that there were failures across the board at the Manda Bay air base.

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WATCH: Pentagon spokesman John Kirby holds briefing on failures in 2020 Manda Bay attack

Two military reviews of the attack by al-Shabab militants are scathing in their conclusions that there were failures across the board at the Manda Bay air base.

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U.S. colleges cut programs, financial ties with Russia

Colleges across the U.S. are pulling students from study abroad programs in Russia, ending research partnerships and cutting financial ties to condemn the invasion of Ukraine.

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U.S. colleges cut programs, financial ties with Russia

Colleges across the U.S. are pulling students from study abroad programs in Russia, ending research partnerships and cutting financial ties to condemn the invasion of Ukraine.

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Civil rights leaders outraged as more minorities undercounted in 2020 census

The 2020 census missed an unexpectedly small percentage of the total U.S. population given the unprecedented challenges it faced.

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WATCH LIVE: State Department spokesman Ned Price holds news briefing amid ongoing crisis in Ukraine

State Department spokesman Ned Price is expected to hold a news briefing amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

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