Brittney Griner: Russia extends WNBA star’s detention again
US basketball star Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia has been extended again, Russian state media report.
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Trump-backed challenger beats GOP incumbent in South Carolina; Maine, North Dakota, Nevada voted in primaries: recap
Voters cast their ballots in four primary states on Tuesday, helping set the stage for the November general elections that will decide control of Congress — and the fate of President Joe Biden’s agenda in the second half of his term.
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The conflict in Ukraine is settling into a war of attrition
The war in Ukraine, now in its fourth month, defies simple notions of winning and losing. Russian forces are thought to be in control of most of Severodonetsk, a city at the eastern edge of a Ukrainian salient, having beaten off Ukrainian counter-attacks.
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House passes package of gun control bills in response to Buffalo and Uvalde shootings
The Democrat-led House on Wednesday passed legislation that tightens the nation’s gun laws, as lawmakers in both chambers mount a response to a pair of mass shootings in New York and Texas that jolted the nation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-control-bill-protecting-our-kids-act-house-vote-passes/
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America sends advanced missiles to help Ukraine fend off Russia
Ukraine’s defence ministry recently released unusual aerial footage of the war in Donbas. It did not show Ukraine’s successes against Russia, but rather its vulnerabilities: pockmarked fields being blasted by salvos of incoming Russian rockets. “This is what the largest and most horrific war of the 21st century looks like,” said the tweet on May 26th.
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First prime-time January 6 hearing is critical moment of account for Trump’s assault on American democracy
The House select committee on the Capitol insurrection has a duty far beyond investigating one of the most traumatic days in US history.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/09/politics/jan-6-hearings-donald-trump-democracy/index.html
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Migrant caravan heads to US as key summit begins
Thousands of migrants are headed to the US-Mexican border in a caravan timed to coincide with a meeting of Western Hemisphere leaders in Los Angeles.
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Denver Broncos to be sold to Walmart heir Rob Walton for record $4.65 billion, per report
Rob Walton, the eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton, is poised to become the new owner of the Denver Broncos after the team announced Tuesday night that it had entered into a purchase agreement with him, his daughter.
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Arizona police placed on leave after watching man drown
Three police officers in Arizona have been placed on leave after they failed to rescue a homeless man from drowning.
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America’s deadly weekend of more mass shootings raise stakes for Senate gun talks
In South Carolina and Texas, victims were shot at a high school graduation party. In Kentucky, funeral goers were hit outside a church. Multiple shooters sprayed a crowd with bullets in Philadelphia. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, shots rang out at a nightclub.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/06/politics/senate-gun-control-negotiations/index.html
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