Brian Mann

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Ex-campaign treasurer for George Santos pleads guilty to felony charges

Thursday, October 05, 2023

Congressman George Santos' former campaign treasurer is pleading guilty to felon charges. She said she filed false campaign reports on behalf of Santos, who separately faces 13 felony charges.

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Anger grows over Ukraine's largest Orthodox church, aligned with Moscow despite war

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Millions of Ukrainians still worship in Orthodox churches deeply influenced by Russian clergy who support Moscow's invasion, sparking a clash of faith and national loyalty.

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Donald Trump's business empire at risk following fraud ruling

Friday, September 29, 2023

Legal experts say it's unclear what a judge's fraud ruling will mean for Donald Trump's business empire but they agree he faces grave financial and legal peril.

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Trump's N.Y. business empire is 'greatly at risk' from judge's fraud ruling

Friday, September 29, 2023

Legal and business experts say the ruling in New York state threatens assets such as Trump Tower and also empowers state Attorney General Letitia James, one of Donald Trump's main legal critics.

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In some cities, Fentanyl deaths have increased dramatically over the last year

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

For months the Biden administration has suggested drug overdose deaths are finally leveling off or declining slightly. But new data in some cities show increases in drug deaths caused by Fentanyl.

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Kamila Valieva doping scandal that rocked the Beijing Olympics may finally be settled

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The Court of Arbitration for Sport begins a hearing Tuesday into the doping scandal of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva. U.S. skaters still haven't received team medals from the 2022 Winter Games.

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Ukraine struggles to operate a nuclear power industry in the middle of a war

Friday, September 08, 2023

Ukraine is the first nation with a large-scale nuclear power industry to face a full-scale war. Experts say the risks are daunting.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kyiv on an unannounced visit

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Blinken arrives at a moment when Ukraine's summer counteroffensive is entering its final weeks — still struggling against powerful Russian defenses in the south and east.

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Ukraine strains to safely operate nuclear power plants while under Russian invasion

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Russia has occupied the massive Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which sits roughly 50 miles from the front lines. Ukraine's other reactors are also operating in a volatile war zone.

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Secretary of State Blinken may be headed to Ukraine as counter-offensive continues

Tuesday, September 05, 2023

Ukrainian media are reporting that Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his way there as Ukraine's counter-offensive continues to grind forward.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks the country's defense minister

Monday, September 04, 2023

Zelenzkyy's move follows corruption scandals involving military contractors and a grinding summer counteroffensive that critics say underperformed.

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Ukraine's counteroffensive gains traction in the south

Friday, September 01, 2023

Ukraine has made significant progress but at great cost, and the terrain ahead is heavily defended.

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Odesa beaches reopen, offering Ukrainians a respite from war

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Beaches on the Black Sea that closed after Russia's invasion have reopened. People say swimming and sunbathing are ways to find a taste of normal life, even while under threat from Moscow.

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Kyiv holds funeral for 'Juice,' one of Ukraine's ace fighter pilots

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Andriy Pilshchykov, known by his call-sign "Juice" became an icon in Ukraine helping deny Russia air superiority in the early days of the war. He was given a hero's funeral Tuesday in Kyiv.

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As war losses mount, Ukraine honors a veteran jet fighter pilot who died in collision

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Andrii Pilshchykov, known as "Juice," died in a training flight Friday. He was a veteran of early combat missions during Russia's invasion and later advocated for Western countries to donate F-16s.

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Russia pushes back on Ukraine's offensive, forcing many elderly people to flee

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Russian forces are mounting an offensive east of Kharkiv, which is triggering a new wave of displaced persons — many of them elderly and alone.

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Zelenskyy denies any role in the plane crash that killed Wagner Group chief Prigozhin

Saturday, August 26, 2023

In Ukraine, news of the apparent death of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash is being greeted with satisfaction and gallows humor.

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The GOP candidates' differing takes on the war in Ukraine

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Last night, eight of the Republican candidates running for president took the debate stage for the first time. They had one major point of disagreement: Russia's war on Ukraine.

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Despite dangers and hardship of war, Ukrainians enjoy Black Sea beaches this summer

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

This summer Ukrainians are thumbing their noses at Putin by sunbathing and swimming on Black Sea beaches that have reopened despite the dangers of war.

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Ukraine and Bulgaria say commercial vessels are defying Russia in the Black Sea

Monday, August 21, 2023

Ukraine and Bulgaria sounded a defiant tone on the future of grain and other shipments on the Black Sea. They say Russia's effort to strangle Ukraine with an embargo and missile strikes isn't working.

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