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Occupied regions of Ukraine vote to join Russia in staged referendums

The so-called referendums — which Ukraine, the U.S. and others have denounced as shams — are widely viewed as an initial Kremlin move toward formal Russian annexation of the territories. (Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)

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Starmer tells Labour summit he had to ‘rip antisemitism out,’ to loud applause

UK’s opposition leader has sought to reshape and rehabilitate the party after bruising years of Corbyn leadership under cloud of bigotry accusations

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Podcasters Are Buying Millions of Listeners, Raising Questions About Marketing Tactics

Podcasters are always hunting for new, flashy places to promote their shows, ranging from billboards to floats in parades to airplane banners. Some networks, though, have uncovered a less-glamorous, yet highly effective way to gain millions of bankable listeners: loading

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Scandinavian seismic stations register explosions near pipelines, raising fears of sabotage

A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany have triggered concerns about sabotage.

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98,000 Russians fled to Kazakhstan amid Putin’s mobilization announcement

Kazakhstan and Georgia, both part of the former Soviet Union, appeared to be the most popular destinations for those crossing by car, bicycle or on foot.

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Biden’s debt cancellation plan targeted by Libertarian group lawsuit

The lawsuit, believed to be the first targeting Biden’s plan, was filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation, a Sacramento law firm. It was filed in federal court in Indiana, one of several states that plan to tax any student debt

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Hurricane Ian A Dangerous Threat To Florida, Including Tampa And Fort Myers Areas – The Weather Channel

Hurricane Ian A Dangerous Threat To Florida, Including Tampa And Fort Myers Areas  The Weather Channel Tracking Hurricane Ian: See latest forecast, spaghetti models, information  13WMAZ Hurricane Ian: Southwest Florida high school football games postponed  News-Press FPL urges safety as Ian approaches |

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Kremlin-led referendum vote concludes, rising Western tensions

Moscow-backed officials in the four occupied regions in southern and eastern Ukraine said polls closed Tuesday afternoon after five days of voting and the counting of ballots had started.

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This is what NASA’s spacecraft saw just seconds before slamming into an asteroid

NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday night. These are the final images it captured as it hurtled toward the rocky surface. (Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL)

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