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Half of Kyiv still without electricity after Russian strikes

Kyiv residents have had to queue to get water since the strikes Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Nearly half of Kyiv residents were still without electricity on Friday as engineers battled to restore services two days after Russian strikes hammered the

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Biden, Democrats continue push for assault weapons ban

After the mass killing last Saturday at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Biden said in a statement: “When will we decide we’ve had enough? … We need to enact an assault weapons ban to get weapons of war off

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Walmart shooter left ‘death note,’ bought gun day of killing – ABC News

Walmart shooter left ‘death note,’ bought gun day of killing  ABC News Authorities disclose note found on Walmart shooter’s phone  CNN Virginia Walmart gunman’s manifesto claims he was ‘betrayed’ by coworkers he killed, felt ‘led by’ Satan  Fox News Virginia Beach minister and

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Elon Musk Plans to Relaunch Twitter Premium Service

Elon Musk said Friday that Twitter plans to relaunch its premium service that will offer different colored check marks to accounts next week, in a fresh move to revamp the service after a previous attempt backfired. It’s the latest change

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Iran blasts ‘useless’ UN rights probe into deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests

Tehran says investigation, backed by majority of Human Rights Council, is ‘violation of sovereignty’ and a ‘strategic error by Germany and certain Western countries’

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Cost-of-living crisis casts shadow over Europe’s Black Friday

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s retailers are hoping Black Friday discount day will get shoppers spending, though it is taking place against a backdrop of a worsening cost-of-living crisis and the distraction of the soccer World Cup. Retailers

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Emboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons – The Associated Press – en Español

Emboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons  The Associated Press – en Español Critics erupt on Biden after ‘sick’ comment on semi-automatic gun purchases: ‘Sheer ignorance’  Fox News President Biden pushes for ban on semiautomatic guns  CBS Los Angeles 6 AM

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Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 310 as more bodies found

The death toll from an earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Java island early this week has risen to 310 after rescuers found more bodies under landslides.

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Beijing adds new quarantine centers as COVID-19 cases rise across China

Daily cases of COVID-19 across the country are hitting records, with 32,695 reported Friday. Of those, 1,860 were in Beijing, the majority of them asymptomatic.

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Russia escalates missile attacks on recaptured Ukrainian city

A barrage of missiles struck the recently liberated city of Kherson for the second day Friday in a marked escalation of attacks since Russia withdrew from the city two weeks ago following an eight-month occupation.

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