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Month: May 2023

Ukraine says it downed Russian hypersonic missiles during ‘exceptional’ air attack on Kyiv

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian air defenses, bolstered by sophisticated Western-supplied systems, thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, shooting down all missiles aimed at the capital, officials said. The bombardment, which targeted locations across Ukraine, included six Russian Kinzhal aero-ballistic hypersonic missiles, the most fired in

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Biden cancels visits to Australia and Papua New Guinea as debt ceiling negotiations continue

By Maegan Vazquez and Allie Malloy, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is canceling his upcoming visits to Papua New Guinea and Australia due to the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations in Washington, the White House confirmed Tuesday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement Biden spoke to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

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Bank execs blame panicked depositors for Silicon Valley, Signature failures, but senators blame them

By KEN SWEET The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank largely avoided taking responsibility for their banks’ dramatic failures at a Senate hearing Tuesday, instead using their time to assign blame to events they said were largely out of their control. The arguments got little traction

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