Republicans have been softening their stance on Russia ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election following Russian hacking of his Democratic opponents. There are several reasons for …
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
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2/19/24
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The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been denied access to a morgue where his body is believed to be kept after his death at an Arctic penal colony, and Navalny’s allies …
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
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2/19/24
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The funeral of a renowned transgender activist in a New York cathedral elicited a denunciation of the event by a senior church official, who called the mass a scandal within one of the preeminent …
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By BRIAN P. D. HANNON
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2/19/24
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The sudden death of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable antagonist has left an open wound in Russia’s political opposition. Alexei Navalny was the Kremlin’s best-known critic at …
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By DASHA LITVINOVA
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2/19/24
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A prominent rights group says over 400 people have been detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony. The sudden death of the …
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By DASHA LITVINOVA
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2/18/24
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Many companies, philanthropic organizations and national and international entities tout the promise of alternative crops to fight climate change. They fund initiatives promoting crops like sorghum …
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By MELINA WALLING
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2/17/24
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For the mother of Alexei Navalny — the Russian opposition leader who died at age 47 in an Arctic penal colony — the journey to recover her son’s body was an odyssey with no clear destination. …
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By KATIE MARIE DAVIES
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2/17/24
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Floral tributes to Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe who died in a Russian penal colony, were removed overnight by groups of unknown people while police watched. According to …
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By EMMA BURROWS
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2/17/24
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Researchers are finding that record hot seawater killed more than three-quarters of human-cultivated coral that scientists had placed in the Florida Keys in recent years. It was an effort to prop up …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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2/16/24
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With portraits, candles and flowers, thousands of people around the world paid their respects Friday to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after Russia’s prison agency announced he had died …
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By The Associated Press
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2/16/24
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The U.S. Census Bureau plans to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for its most comprehensive survey of American life. The test questions will be sent to 480,000 households. …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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2/16/24
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Alexei Navalny, Russia’s top opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, has died in prison. That's according to the Federal Penitentiary Service. It said Navalny felt unwell …
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By EMMA BURROWS and DASHA LITVINOVA
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2/16/24
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Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage. At least for the near future, it will almost certainly be the only one. Orthodox leadership has …
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By PETER SMITH and DASHA LITVINOVA
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2/16/24
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Feb. 9 - 15, 2024
The Kansas City Chiefs celebrated their victory against the San Francisco 49ers at the 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas. Usher and Alicia Keys performed during the game's halftime …
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By The Associated Press
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2/15/24
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Feb. 9-15, 2024
Indonesian voters chose a new president. Farmers marched to India's capital asking for a guaranteed minimum support price for all farm produce. People celebrated the Lunar New …
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By The Associated Press
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2/15/24
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Feb. 9 - 15, 2024
Kansas City Chiefs players celebrate the game-wining touchdown during the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, costumed parade participants dance during Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans and …
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By The Associated Press
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2/15/24
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President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced and predictable than Donald Trump. That's even though …
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By The Associated Press
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2/15/24
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Israeli troops have entered the the main hospital in southern Gaza in what the army said was a limited operation seeking the remains of hostages taken by Hamas. A surgeon said that one patient died …
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By The Associated Press
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2/15/24
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Sailors aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and its accompanying warships have spent four months straight at sea defending against ballistic missiles and flying attack drones fired …
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By BERNAT ARMANGUE and TARA COPP
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2/15/24
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A team of scientists says extreme wind and rain may contribute to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks. A study published in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday found a strong link between …
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By CARLOS MUREITHI
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2/14/24
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