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A Russian naval base is defended by dolphins. It's not as unusual as it sounds

Friday, April 29, 2022

Citing satellite imagery, a submarine analyst says Russia's navy is deploying dolphins to defend a crucial base off Crimea. Russia and the U.S. have run marine-mammal training programs for decades.

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'Dreams do still come true' in a new novel by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

Friday, April 29, 2022

Parton didn't just co-write the novel, she also recorded a whole album to go with it. Run, Rose, Run is about an aspiring country singer trying to shake a dark past and make it big in music.

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Canada's House backs a motion recognizing Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The non-binding declaration doesn't require the Canadian government to take any action — but the lawmaker who proposed it says she hopes it will have that effect.

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U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is released from Russia in a prisoner swap

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Reed had been held in Russia since 2019. He was exchanged for pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S.

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The U.N. now projects more than 8 million people will flee Ukraine as refugees

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

The number is more than double what the U.N.'s refugee agency projected in February when Russia invaded the country. The vast majority of those who have already left are women and children.

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Kyiv will dismantle a Soviet-era monument and rename streets linked to Russia

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

The People's Friendship Arch was gifted to Ukraine by the Soviet government in the 1980s. Kyiv's mayor says the statue underneath is being dismantled, and the arch will be renamed and repainted.

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French zombie comedy 'Z' changes its name ahead of Cannes, at Ukrainians' urging

Monday, April 25, 2022

Director Michel Hazanavicius changed the name for the Cannes opener after Ukrainian protesters noted that the letter Z has come to symbolize support for Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Biden plans to nominate Bridget Brink as the next ambassador to Ukraine. Who is she?

Monday, April 25, 2022

Brink has served as the U.S. ambassador to Slovakia since 2019. She has more than two decades of experience in the Foreign Service, including stints in Georgia and Uzbekistan.

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Russia says civilians can leave the Mariupol steel plant, but Ukraine disagrees

Monday, April 25, 2022

The Russian Defense Ministry said it will open a humanitarian corridor for civilians on Monday, but Ukrainian officials said they had not agreed with Russia on a route and leaving would not be safe.

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Putin orders troops not to storm Mariupol's last holdout

Thursday, April 21, 2022

The Russian president called it a victory, but Ukrainian soldiers maintain control of a sprawling steel plant. Putin said a blockade of the plant will save the lives of Russian fighters.

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The number of people fleeing Ukraine has surpassed 5 million

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

The U.N. had initially estimated that 4 million Ukrainians would flee Russia's war — a number that was exceeded last month. Overall, more than 10 million people have been displaced by the conflict.

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Ukrainians wait in line for hours to buy commemorative Snake Island postage stamps

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

The stamps honor the Snake Island soldiers who answered a Russian calls to surrender with "Russian warship, go f*** yourself!" Ukraine's postal service had to limit purchases to six stamps apiece.

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Wimbledon bans Russian and Belarusian players — including No. 2 Medvedev

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

The British tournament becomes one of the first tennis events to suspend players from the two countries since Russia invaded Ukraine, and excludes several highly ranked players from competition.

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Meet Patron, a bomb-sniffing Jack Russell terrier who has become a Ukrainian hero

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Two-year-old Patron works with rescuers in the northern city of Chernihiv, where he sniffs out Russian bombs (in addition to warming laps, nipping sleeves and generally being a good boy).

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What to know about Judge Kathryn Mizelle, who struck down the travel mask mandate

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Mizelle was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2020 at age 33. The American Bar Association said at the time she wasn't qualified because she hadn't been practicing law for long enough.

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Delta updates its statement calling COVID a 'seasonal virus' after a backlash

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

The airline changed its announcement about the end of the federal mask mandate after a firestorm of criticism from public health experts who called it inaccurate and misleading.

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Ukraine says Russia's offensive in Donbas has begun. Here's what we know

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces have begun their new offensive against cities in the east and south and that a "substantial part" of the Russian army is taking part.

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200,000 could lose their jobs as Western companies withdraw, Moscow mayor says

Monday, April 18, 2022

The city is preparing to retrain some workers and give temporary public works jobs to thousands more as a growing number of Western companies distance themselves from Russia.

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What Russians think of the war in Ukraine, according to an independent pollster

Monday, April 18, 2022

Denis Volkov acknowledges that public opinion polling in Russia has its challenges and pitfalls, but says the findings still hold valuable information.

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A Russian warship in the Black Sea was sunk by Ukrainian missiles, U.S. official says

Friday, April 15, 2022

Experts say the loss of the Moskva — the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet — is significant both symbolically and militarily, even if it doesn't deal a decisive blow to Russia's overall operations.

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