KHARKIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin called together his top security officials Monday to discuss whether to recognize the independence of two eastern Ukrainian enclaves under …
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2/21/22
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The Beijing Winter Olympics ended Sunday without a major protest, diplomatic incident, virus debacle or war in Ukraine. For Chinese President Xi Jinping, that’s about as good as could be …
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2/21/22
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Former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is scheduled to travel to Taiwan next month, one of the most senior U.S. dignitaries to visit the democratically ruled island in recent years.
Pompeo …
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2/21/22
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PHILADELPHIA — It was one of the biggest disasters in recent city history: A speeding Amtrak train careened off the tracks and crashed in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood in 2015, killing …
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2/21/22
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ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX took a couple weeks off, but sent up another batch of Starlink satellites to add to its expanding internet empire.
The Falcon 9 rocket with 46 Starlinks on board …
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2/21/22
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LOS ANGELES — A Hawthorne man who used his access to children through babysitting and day-care jobs to sexually abuse 20 young victims, including infants, was sentenced Friday to life in …
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2/20/22
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LOS ANGELES — Akemi Leung knew her grandfather had been incarcerated at Heart Mountain in Wyoming during World War II.
But he never spoke much about it.
Only when she read and watched a …
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Jeong Park / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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2/20/22
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Rapidly climbing inflation in the U.S. is accelerating calls from governors and state leaders to provide immediate tax relief to cash-strapped residents facing higher prices on everyday products such …
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2/20/22
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Police dislodged anti-vaccine protesters from the street in front of Canada’s parliament building, clearing the center of a weekslong blockade that paralyzed the capital city’s downtown …
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2/20/22
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BALTIMORE — The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives published a video Friday of a man considered to be a “person of interest” in a …
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2/20/22
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KYIV, Ukraine — To hear Russian media tell it, the government of Ukraine is run by neo-Nazis waging a genocidal campaign against ethnic Russians in the country’s east, where Moscow-backed …
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Nabih Bulos / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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2/17/22
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At first, it was just a few things in the meat and produce sections that caught Gayle Stafford's eye. But soon she noticed that prices were rising for soup and cereal. And it wasn't just in the …
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Don Lee / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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2/17/22
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NEW YORK — Donald Trump and two of his children must sit for questioning in the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into the former president’s financial dealings, a …
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Noah Goldberg / New York Daily News (TNS)
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2/17/22
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The Justice Department announced on Thursday it was launching an initiative to identify companies that are exploiting supply chain disruptions in the U.S. for increased profits in possible violation …
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Anumita Kaur / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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2/17/22
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WASHINGTON — Last year, Ravi Chaudhary called on the military to use artificial intelligence to track the online activity of service members in an effort to root out extremists. On Thursday, it …
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Mark Satter / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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2/17/22
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BALTIMORE — The wife of the former Navy nuclear engineer who on Monday pleaded guilty in a scheme to sell military secrets to foreign governments may be following her husband’s lead, …
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Alex Mann / Baltimore Sun (TNS)
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2/17/22
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russia's military said Wednesday that it was continuing the withdrawal of troops and materiel, a move meant to telegraph an easing of its standoff with Washington and NATO over …
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Nabih Bulos / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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2/16/22
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Europe looks to be gradually leaving the pandemic behind, with Germany poised to become the latest in the region to unwind restrictions that have disrupted life for two years.
Most of …
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2/16/22
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WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats demonstrated a fundamental disagreement Tuesday on how best to address skyrocketing numbers of weapons being confiscated at airport security checkpoints, …
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2/16/22
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MIAMI — A Florida appeals court has overturned the conviction of a former North Miami police officer who was convicted for shooting at an autistic man holding a silver toy truck, a case that …
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David Ovalle / Miami Herald (TNS)
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2/16/22
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