A somber atmosphere pervades Ukraine’s 33rd Independence Day Saturday, as the nation’s war against Russia’s aggression reaches a 30-month milestone. No fireworks, parades or concerts are planned and instead Ukrainians will mark the day with commemorations for civilians and soldiers […]
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Emmitt Martin III, a former Memphis Police Department officer, second from left, accused of killing Tyre Nichols, walks into federal court on Friday in Memphis, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Federal
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Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members picket outside the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta., on Friday. Jeff McIntosh/AP/The Canadian Press hide caption toggle caption Jeff McIntosh/AP/The Canadian Press TORONTO — A workers union on Friday threatened a strike at one of
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U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., on Aug. 18, 2020. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Nati Harnik/AP The U.S. Postal Service wants to save $3 billion annually on changes that
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Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi holds the 2,492-carat diamond that was unearthed at one of its mines and will be put on show, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Gaborone. AP/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/AP GABORONE, Botswana — The largest
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The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday. The Botswana government says the huge
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former babysitter pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday for the 2019 death of a man she was accused of disabling as an infant 40 years ago and was sentenced to three years in prison, finally admitting
NEW YORK — A woman who faced eviction from her Manhattan apartment over her three emotional support parrots will be paid $165,000 in damages plus $585,000 for her apartment under a consent decree announced by federal prosecutors. The consent decree
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SAINT-DENIS, France — U.S. water polo captain Maggie Steffens is playing with a heavy heart at the Paris Olympics after her sister-in-law died a couple of days before the Games began. Lulu Conner, 26, died Tuesday after traveling to Paris to cheer
Apple has reached a tentative collective bargaining contract with the first unionized company store in the country. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, which represents the employees at a retail location in Maryland, announced Friday
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