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Amid Joy in Kherson, a Humanitarian Disaster Looms

Ukrainian forces encountered a city without heat, water, electricity or cellphone service, with Russian artillery digging in just miles away.

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Man who inspired Spielberg’s ‘The Terminal’ dies, at airport where he lived 18 years

Iranian asylum seeker Merhan Karimi Nasseri, who stayed at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle in 1988-2006 while in legal limbo, dies of heart attack after returning to the same airport

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Man who inspired Spielberg’s ‘The Terminal’ dies, at airport where he lived 18 years

Iranian asylum seeker Merhan Karimi Nasseri, who stayed at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle in 1988-2006 while in legal limbo, dies of heart attack after returning to the same airport

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News Wrap: Democrats hold on to critical Senate seat in Arizona

In our news wrap Saturday, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly defeated Republican challenger Blake Masters in Arizona’s midterm election, ballot counting continues in Nevada’s tight Senate race, Donald Trump is suing the Jan. 6 committee over the subpoena seeking his testimony,

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Ukraine troops greeted with flowers in Kherson after Russian retreat – Reuters

Ukraine troops greeted with flowers in Kherson after Russian retreat  Reuters CNN on the ground as Kherson celebrates liberation  CNN What’s next in the war after Ukraine retakes Kherson? | DW News  DW News Why Ukraine’s liberation of Kherson from Russia is a

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Maxwell Frost, 1st Gen Z member of Congress, on young people’s role in politics

In Florida’s 10th Congressional District, Maxwell Alejandro Frost became the first member of Gen Z ever elected to Congress on Tuesday. Frost, a 25-year-old Democrat, joins Geoff Bennett to discuss his historic win and what’s next.

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Man seriously hurt in north, 3 injured in south, amid crime wave in Arab community

Zichron Yaakov stabbing of 22-year-old said to be result of argument between residents of nearby Jisr az-Zarqa; 14-year-old among wounded in shooting in Bedouin town of Tel Sheva

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Human rights concerns in the spotlight as World Cup set to begin in Qatar

In 2010, international soccer organization FIFA announced that the kingdom of Qatar would host the 2022 World Cup. In the years since, Qatar has come under scrutiny for its treatment of migrant workers and reports of human rights abuses. With

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Will the Amazon rainforest’s chances improve with Brazil’s new leader?

The fate of the rapidly disappearing Amazon rainforest is in new hands after Brazil’s latest election. President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made fighting the climate crisis and protecting the Amazon a cornerstone of his campaign. Michael Mann, director of

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Senate control may come down to Nevada as count nears end – The Associated Press – en Español

Senate control may come down to Nevada as count nears end  The Associated Press – en Español Arizona Secretary Of State-Elect: “This Election Is A Rebuke Against Trumpism”  MSNBC Democrats edge closer to control of US Senate with a key Arizona victory

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