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Disney C.E.O. Takes Stance on Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill – The New York Times

Disney C.E.O. Takes Stance on Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill  The New York Times White House Condemns Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill As ‘discriminatory’  NBC News Democrats claim Florida is pushing ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. Here’s what the legislation actually says  Fox News

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CNN’s Clarissa Ward demolishes Russia for claiming maternity hospital they allegedly bombed was a military target

On Wednesday’s edition of CNN’s “The Situation Room,” chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward tore down the Russian government’s claim that the maternity hospital they are accused of bombing in Mariupol, Ukraine was a military site — something Russian officials maintain

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A look inside the 1st official safe injection sites in U.S.

Two modest rooms in New York City are the first places in the United States where local officials are allowing illicit drug use to make it less deadly.

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Sheltering from bombs, Ukraine’s ‘cellar violinist’ plays to lift spirits

Vera Lytovchenko has become an internet icon of resilience as images of the accomplished violinist playing in a basement bomb shelter in the besieged Ukrainian city of Kharkiv have inspired an international audience via social media.

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Sheltering from bombs, Ukraine’s ‘cellar violinist’ plays to lift spirits

Vera Lytovchenko has become an internet icon of resilience as images of the accomplished violinist playing in a basement bomb shelter in the besieged Ukrainian city of Kharkiv have inspired an international audience via social media.

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DeSantis agrees to meet with Disney CEO amid ‘Don’t Say Gay’ fallout – POLITICO

DeSantis agrees to meet with Disney CEO amid ‘Don’t Say Gay’ fallout  POLITICO

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Russian shelling of civilian targets causes day of carnage across Ukraine

Russian bombing on Wednesday struck a maternity hospital, sending patients and new and expectant mothers fleeing. The attack came as Russia increased strikes against civilian targets and as evacuations from Ukraine became more desperate. More than two million Ukrainians have

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Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. discusses Russia’s invasion: ‘We have to win this war’

Nearly two weeks into Russia’s onslaught against Ukraine, President Zelensky continues to press the West for additional logistical and military aid. Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine and

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‘A new kind of czar’: Putin’s path from the KGB to the presidency

The war in Ukraine is the making of one man: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. He is now in his third decade of ruling Russia, time often marked by cooperation with the West, but more often by antagonism and confrontation. Lisa

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights vulnerability of nuclear power plants

Ukraine gets much of its electricity from nuclear power, but a series of Russian attacks near nuclear plants over the last two weeks are elevating fears of potential accidents and what they could trigger. John Yang reports on the latest

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