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Dallas area hit by flash floods; videos show highway partly underwater  The Washington Post Dallas Flood Live Updates: Water Rescues On Underwater Roads  The Weather Channel Dallas, Texas flooding: Stranded drivers push vehicles through flood waters  KHOU 11 DFW Weather: Upwards of 7

The leader of a Russian-backed breakaway statelet announced details of plans to put Ukrainian soldiers on trial, a move that President Zelensky warned would mean an end to negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow.

Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia invaded, the country’s top military officer said Monday, as Moscow accused Kyiv over the assassination of the daughter of a leading hardliner. The European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell meanwhile

Russia blames Ukraine for nationalist’s car bombing death  The Associated Press – en Español Daughter of Putin’s ally killed in bombing | Russia-Ukraine war  6abc Philadelphia The 7 things you need to know for Monday, August 22  The Washington Post Daughter Of President

Three law enforcement officers in Arkansas have been suspended after a video posted on social media showed a suspect being held down on the ground and beaten by police.

Judge says FBI’s evidence for searching Mar-a-Lago is ‘reliable’  POLITICO Judge Reinhart formally rejects DOJ argument to keep Trump affidavit sealed, calls raid ‘unprecedented’  Fox News Ex-Deputy AG: DOJ between rock and hard place with Trump affidavit  CNN Checks and balances on search

2 Arkansas deputies suspended and 1 officer on administrative leave after video posted of violent encounter with man outside store  CNN Investigation underway after Arkansas deputies seen hitting a man  THV11 Arkansas officers suspended amid investigation of viral video showing them punching,

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The strikes deep inside the Russian-occupied territory have disrupted Moscow’s plans to drive further into southern Ukraine and potentially forcing a rethink of its broader strategy, military analysts and officials said.

The Biden administration is pushing to ensure its sanctions against Russia for its war on Ukraine are effective—closing loopholes, lobbying other nations for support, and cracking down on people abetting Russia’s evasion.