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Month: January 2023

Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire said to falter

By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president is praising the United States for including tank-killing armored vehicles in its latest multibillion-dollar package of military aid, saying they are “exactly what is needed” for Ukrainian troops locked in combat against Russian forces. The White House announcement Friday of $3.75 billion in weapons

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Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire said to falter

By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president is praising the United States for including tank-killing armored vehicles in its latest multibillion-dollar package of military aid, saying they are “exactly what is needed” for Ukrainian troops locked in combat against Russian forces. The White House announcement Friday of $3.75 billion in weapons

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Egypt’s state media says roof collapse in Alexandria kills 2

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s state-run news agency says the roof of a three-story apartment building has collapsed in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two people. Another person was injured in the incident Saturday in Alexandria’s Gomrouk neighborhood. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the collapse. The victims were inside an electronics maintenance

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New York authorities confiscated a record-breaking amount of fentanyl drugs in 2022

By Isa Kaufman Geballe and Tavleen Tarrant, CNN Authorities in New York seized record-breaking amounts of fentanyl powder and fake prescription pills laced with the potent opioid in 2022, according to two drug enforcement agencies. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Division seized 1.9 million fentanyl-laced pills and 1,958 pounds of fentanyl across the

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A traffic stop involving a deputy threatening to shoot a driver in the chest is under investigation, Los Angeles County police say

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A Los Angeles County traffic stop in which a local rapper was approached by a deputy who threatened that the man would “take one to the chest” if he failed to comply with exiting his parked vehicle is now under investigation, according to police. Rapper Feezy Lebron was detained by two

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Arrest of Idaho students murder suspect brings ‘a great sense of relief’ to university campus before a return to classes this week, provost says

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Following the stabbing deaths of four students in November, the tight-knit University of Idaho community was shaken for weeks, but the recent arrest of a suspect may allow the campus to regain a sense of security as students return to classes this week. “I think

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Arrest of Idaho students murder suspect brings ‘a great sense of relief’ to university campus before a return to classes this week, provost says

By Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Following the stabbing deaths of four students in November, the tight-knit University of Idaho community was shaken for weeks, but the recent arrest of a suspect may allow the campus to regain a sense of security as students return to classes this week. “I think I

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A group best known for its disruptive climate protests is hitting pause just as others are ramping up. Here’s why

By Laura Paddison, CNN Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion is best known for its attention-grabbing tactics. Activists have blocked roads and bridges, glued themselves to trains, smashed bank windows and sprayed fake blood over buildings. But in two words headlining a New Year’s Eve statement, the group signaled a radical change. “We Quit,” it announced.

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