Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel appears in the following:

A closer look at the volunteers who are signing up to fight the Russians

Thursday, March 03, 2022

Ukraine's western city of Lviv has, so far, been spared the worst of Russia's invasion. But a diverse resistance is taking shape there and is reinforcing some of the cities now under attack.

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Russia is making territorial advances in its invasion of Ukraine

Thursday, March 03, 2022

The advances are happening most notably in the south of the country, where Russian troops have entered the Black Sea port of Kherson.

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News brief: Russian military strategy, Jan. 6 panel, post pandemic plan

Thursday, March 03, 2022

A review of Russia's strategy in Ukraine. The Jan. 6 panel says it has evidence Trump broke laws trying to overturn the election. As COVID eases, Biden has a plan to get things back to normal.

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The western Ukrainian city of Lviv, a base for war preparations, is on edge

Wednesday, March 02, 2022

Russia's military accelerated its advance on Ukraine with troops positioned to try to surround Kyiv, Kharkiv and other major cities. Russian troops and bombardments have not yet arrived in Lviv.

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Diplomatic talks continue over Ukraine. Will there be a Biden-Putin Summit?

Monday, February 21, 2022

Russian military exercises are extended even as diplomatic efforts continue. The White House says President Biden is willing to meet with Putin "in principle" as long as Russia doesn't invade Ukraine.

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Doctors urge the resumption of preventive care that was stopped during COVID

Monday, February 21, 2022

As pandmic cases and hospitalizations drop, the CDC is expected to change masking guidelines soon. Doctors are urging people to resume regular health screenings that they stopped during the pandemic.

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News brief: Possible Biden-Putin summit, hate crimes trial, regular health screenings

Monday, February 21, 2022

Biden agrees to a tentative meeting with Putin to discuss Ukraine. Closing arguments to begin in the hate crimes trial against Ahmaud Arbery's killers. Doctors urge people to resume preventive care.

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Trump ruling, IOC president's news conference

Friday, February 18, 2022

VP Harris is in Germany for meetings on Ukraine. N.Y. Supreme Court judge orders Donald Trump to testify under oath. The president of the International Olympic Committee holds a news conference.

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Kamila Valieva's positive doping test casts a pall over her Olympic performance

Thursday, February 17, 2022

A star Russian figure skater is back on the ice Thursday for the women's free skate event. The competition is controversial because she tested positive for a banned drug before the Games.

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Florida abortion bill, DOJ sues Missouri

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Russia says it's de-escalating its forces near Ukraine. Florida's House passes a bill banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The DOJ is suing Missouri over its controversial firearm law.

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Sandy Hook settlement, kids' mental health

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

President Biden urges continued diplomacy over the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Families of Sandy Hook shooting victims reach a settlement with Remington Arms. The pandemic's emotional toll on young people.

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After talks with Ukraine's president, Germany's chancellor meets with Putin

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday to try to persuade the Russian leader to pull back troops massed around Ukraine.

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News brief: Scholz-Putin talks, Trump accountant quits, hate crimes trial

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Germany's chancellor will meet with Russia's president about Ukraine. Trump's accountant says a decade of financial statements are unreliable. The federal trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers has started.

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Trump accountant says a decade of financial statements are unreliable

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Donald Trump's longtime accounting firm cut off its relationship with him, saying it could no longer stand behind the annual financial documents it had prepared for him.

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U.S.-Canada bridge reopens but protests persist in Ottawa

Monday, February 14, 2022

The key U.S.-Canada border crossing is open after protests against COVID-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week. But, protesters in trucks remain in the center of the Canadian capital of Ottawa.

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News brief: Ambassador Bridge, Russia-Ukraine crisis, Kamila Valieva

Monday, February 14, 2022

The bridge linking the U.S. and Canada reopens after police remove the last protesters. The Russia-Ukraine standoff continues. A Russian figure skater is cleared to compete at the Beijing Olympics.

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Trucker protests against pandemic mandates are spreading beyond Canada

Friday, February 11, 2022

Big-rig trucks and other vehicles have shut down at least three border crossings between Canada and the U.S. The Ontario government is trying to open up the trucker's blockade of a key trade route.

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Biden cautions Americans to leave Ukraine ahead of any Russian aggression

Friday, February 11, 2022

President Biden warned Americans residing in Ukraine to leave, due to an increased threat from potential Russian military actions. There are around 30,000 Americans still in the country.

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News brief: COVID vaccines for kids, Russia-Ukraine crisis, Canadian protests

Friday, February 11, 2022

Pfizer adds data to its request to get the OK for its COVID vaccine for young kids. Biden cautions Americans in Ukraine to leave. Truckers shut down border crossings between Canada and the U.S.

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Raveena's galactic journey back down to Earth

Friday, February 11, 2022

On her new album, Asha's Awakening, the artist Raveena sends her protagonist on a thousand-year intergalactic journey of discovery, all in order to better understand her own place on Earth.

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