President Vladimir Putin’s ruling party claimed a decisive victory in legislative polls, although discontent eroded support in some areas and opponents alleged widespread fraud.
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By Henry Meyer and Ilya Arkhipov / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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9/20/21
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is falling short in its efforts to combat fraud in defense contracts, according to a draft federal audit obtained by CQ Roll Call.
The Government Accountability …
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By John M. Donnelly / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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9/20/21
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Forget relegation; “Ted Lasso” is taking home gold.
The sweet, hysterical Apple TV+ comedy about an American college football coach who lands a gig with an English soccer team cleaned …
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By Kate Feldman / New York Daily News (TNS)
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9/20/21
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The United States' known death toll from COVID-19 will surpass the number of dead from the Spanish Flu within the next day or two, according to the side-by-side numbers — though a direct …
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By Theresa Braine / New York Daily News (TNS)
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9/20/21
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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen renewed her call for Congress to raise or suspend the U.S. debt ceiling, saying the government will otherwise run out of money to pay its bills …
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By Tony Czuczka / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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9/20/21
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LOS ANGELES — Critical fire weather conditions are expected to persist through Sunday evening in Sequoia National Park, where hundreds of additional firefighters are now fighting a …
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By Alex Wigglesworth and Rosanna Xia / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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9/20/21
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The remains of a body found in rural Wyoming are consistent with the description of Long Island woman Gabby Petito, who disappeared on a young lovers’ New York-to-Oregon road trip with her …
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By Peter Sblendorio / New York Daily News (TNS)
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9/20/21
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WASHINGTON — Several hundred supporters of Donald Trump demonstrated in Washington on Saturday amid a heavy police presence, protesting against the prosecutions of people who stormed the …
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Mike Dorning and Billy House / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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9/18/21
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LOS ANGELES — Amid persistent concerns that the protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines may be waning, a report released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that …
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Saturday it would send hundreds of border agents to Texas and “accelerate” efforts to remove Haitian migrants who surged …
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Bryan Lowry and Jacqueline Charles / McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS)
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9/18/21
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon admitted Friday that its drone strike in Kabul on Aug. 29 was a “tragic mistake,” killing 10 civilians, including seven children, instead of ISIS-K …
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Andrew Clevenger / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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9/17/21
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Justin Trudeau and his Conservative rival are nearly tied heading into the final weekend of Canada’s election campaign, leaving the prime minister with decent odds of holding on to …
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By Stephen Wicary and Sandrine Rastello / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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9/17/21
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The man the U.S. and its allies hoped would be a moderate voice in Afghanistan’s Taliban government has been sidelined after a dramatic shootout in the presidential palace in Kabul, according …
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By Eltaf Najafizada / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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9/17/21
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Within a nine-hour period on Thursday, homicide detectives were called to four different scenes, including two involving men on the East Side that could be connected.
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By Eric Lagatta and Bethany Bruner / The Columbus Dispatch (TNS)
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9/17/21
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It’s just past the peak of hurricane season, and the tropics are teeming with activity as forecasters are monitoring three disturbances, two with high chances of becoming tropical depressions …
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By Keven Lerner / South Florida Sun Sentinel (TNS)
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9/17/21
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SINGAPORE — Three years ago this week, South Korean President Moon Jae-in drew wide applause from thousands of North Koreans in Pyongyang when he declared "a new era of peace."
He and North …
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By Victoria Kim / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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9/17/21
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PHILADELPHIA — A female ring-tailed lemur named Charlie this week became the first animal to receive a special COVID-19 vaccination at the Philadelphia Zoo.
Charlie was part of a group of 10 …
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By Robert Moran / The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
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9/17/21
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LOS ANGELES — A new study has found that 1 in 3 people who survived COVID-19 suffer from long COVID.
The study of Long Beach residents published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …
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BY Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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9/17/21
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WASHINGTON — Star gymnast Simone Biles denounced the FBI for turning “a blind eye” to the sexual abuse she and other young athletes suffered at the hands of former USA Gymnastics …
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By Chris Strohm and Billy House / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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9/16/21
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WASHINGTON — The United States will arm Australia with nuclear submarine technology as part of a new defense partnership announced Wednesday, one of many steps President Joe Biden is taking to …
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By Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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9/16/21
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