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In Ukraine, tragedies are a backdrop to everyday existence, piling up in numbers that seem inconceivable, an inescapable reality that feels like the very air in your lungs.
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Timeline: How Putin sent European Union energy prices rocketing

2 hours ago | Politico

Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing politics with gas deliveries to the EU.
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"Human chain" protest takes place in downtown Chicago

6 hours ago | WGN TV

CHICAGO - Hundreds of Ukrainian women and girls linked hands, forming a human chain, in downtown Chicago to protest the war in Ukraine Sunday. The human chain started at Water...
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Grain exports, attacks continue in Ukraine as fears mount over nuclear plant

6 hours ago | NY Daily News

Grain continued to make its way out of Ukraine over the weekend as Russian rockets damaged a power-plant in the beleaguered country - and actress Jessica Chastain paid a visit.
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After Rockets Strike Near Nuclear Plant, Ukraine and Russia Trade Blame

7 hours ago | NY Times | 2 articles

Moscow accused Ukraine of striking near spent-fuel storage at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, while Ukrainian intelligence said it was a move by Russia to destroy infrastructure.
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‘Russian nuclear terror': Ukraine atomic plant attacked again

11 hours ago | Al Jazeera

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy calls out Russia as fears of a disaster grow after Europe's biggest nuclear facility hit.
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Are Russian sanctions working?

11 hours ago | NPR

As the war in Ukraine grinds on, NPR's Alina Selyukh talks with Oleg Itskhoki of UCLA about the effects of sanctions on the Russian economy.
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Zelenskyy calls for sanctions on Russian nuclear industry amid ‘disaster' warning

11 hours ago | Politico

Ukraine's president spoke on Sunday with EU's Michel, who called the Zaporizhzhia shelling "alarming."
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Ukraine accuses ‘nuclear terror' Russia of shelling power plant

13 hours ago | New York Post

Russian forces damaged three radiation sensors at the Zaporizhzhia site, the largest nuclear-power plant in Europe, over the weekend, Kyiv officials said.
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Amnesty International Assessments That Ukraine ‘Put Civilians in Harm's Way,' Stirs Outrage

13 hours ago | NY Times

The human rights group accused the Ukrainian military of establishing bases and weapons systems in school and hospitals.
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Dems look ahead to Barnes in fall race against Ron Johnson

Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes grew up in Milwaukee with a mom who was a public school teacher and a father who worked in a factory - both union members, an important credential in a... Read more ...

One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China

In a recent closed-door meeting with leaders of the agency's counterterrorism center, the CIA's No. 2 official made clear that fighting al-Qaida and other extremist groups... Read more ...

Today in History: August 8, Nixon announces his resignation

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What to watch in Wis., 3 other states in Tuesday's primaries

The Republican matchup in the Wisconsin governor's race on Tuesday features competing candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president... Read more ...

Biden to join governor to survey flood damage in Kentucky

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and the first lady are expected to join Gov. Andy Beshear and his wife, Britainy, as they meet with families and view damage from storms that... Read more ...

Police investigate man shot in Milwaukee

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As ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies' pile up, Amandla Stenberg revels in horror comedy

In “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” murder, it seems, stalks seven people eager to party on a dark and stormy night in a remote wooded mansion. Amandla Stenberg (“The Hate You Give,”... Read more ...

Editorial: Biden's border fiasco is expanding

From Day One, President Biden's immigration policy has been largely incoherent. It's now verging on a crisis. In June, authorities recorded 191,898 apprehensions at the border... Read more ...

Recent killings of Muslim men still not being defined as hate crimes; but...

According to the most recent report in 2020, religion-based hate crimes made up 15% of incidents reported. Read more ...

Wayne's World: Omaha Central track coach wins 110m hurdles national championship

After winning back-to-back state titles at Central, Wayne Reynolds II just claimed his 2nd national title in the 110 meter hurdles. Read more ...

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