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‘What the f**k to do with them?’ Russian soldiers heard condemning North Korean recruits in intercepted audio

CNN By Victoria Butenko, Maria Kostenko and Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russian soldiers have been heard raising concerns about how North Korean soldiers will be commanded and provided with ammunition and military kit, leaked intercepts obtained by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine and released on Friday show. The Russian soldiers talk disdainfully about the

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World Series rosters: Dodgers add Vesia, Graterol and Rojas, and Cortes returns to Yankees

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Left-hander Alex Vesia, right-hander Brusdar Graterol and infielder Miguel Rojas were added to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series roster before Friday’s opener, and left-hander Nestor Cortes was restored by the New York Yankees. Outfielder Kevin Kiermaier and right-handers Evan Phillips and Edgardo Henriquez were dropped by the Dodgers and infielder

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Ohio’s first female House speaker, Republican Jo Ann Davidson, champion of GOP women, has died at 97

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio’s first woman House speaker and a trusted adviser to many of the state’s Republicans, has died after a political career spanning nearly 60 years. She was 97. Davidson’s death was announced by Gov. Mike DeWine. Davidson’s political rise took her from being a volunteer in

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Rhode Island on Election Day

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will compete for Rhode Island’s four electoral votes in the Nov. 5 general election. Rhode Island voters will also cast ballots for Congress, the state Legislature, several ballot measures and mayoral races. Among the third-party and independent presidential candidates on the ballot are

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Poland alerts prosecutors to alleged offenses during probe of 2010 plane crash that killed president

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Defense Ministry says it has notified prosecutors of suspected offenses committed by members of a special commission that investigated the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed Poland’s then-president and 95 others. Commissioners alleged the crash was a Moscow-sponsored assassination. The notices of 41 potential offenses are the result of

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Brazil reaches $23 billion settlement with mining firms over 2015 environmental disaster

Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed an agreement worth tens of billions of dollars with the mining companies responsible for a 2015 dam collapse that was one of the country’s worst-ever environmental disasters. Under the agreement, Samarco — a joint venture of Brazilian mining giant Vale

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Khatia Buniatishvili is a classical music superstar. Her new album honors Mozart — in her own way

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Khatia Buniatishvili has been one of the most well-known classical musicians for more than a decade. The French-Georgian pianist released her sixth album, “Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 23” with The Academy of St. Martin In The Fields chamber orchestra on Friday. Buniatishvili is among the artists helping

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