The Moscow concert hall attack a week ago that left more than 140 people dead was a major blunder for Russia’s law enforcement agencies. While the government register of terrorist and extremist …
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By The Associated Press
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3/29/24
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March 21-28, 2024
From celebrations marking Holy Week to a volcano erupting in Iceland to cherry blossoms in Washington, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from …
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By The Associated Press
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3/28/24
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Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics can still end in death — as …
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By REESE DUNKLIN
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3/28/24
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The federal government has struggled for years to track deaths that happened after police used force like physical restraints and Tasers that isn’t supposed to be lethal. After George Floyd was …
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By TAYLOR STEVENS, JUSTIN PRITCHARD and HELEN WIEFFERING
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3/28/24
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs. Like Ukraine, Moldova is a former Soviet republic that has aligned …
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By STEPHEN McGRATH
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3/27/24
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It was minutes before the start of a concert by the popular rock band, Picnic, at a massive auditorium at Crocus City Hall, an entertainment complex on the northwestern outskirts of Moscow. Then, …
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By DASHA LITVINOVA and KOSTYA MANENKOV
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3/25/24
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The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone. That's one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation. The case …
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By LAURA UNGAR and MATTHEW PERRONE
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3/24/24
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Shocked Russians are bringing flowers and teddy bears to the Crocus City concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow to pay their respects to more than 100 people who died in a grisly attack claimed by …
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By EMMA BURROWS
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3/23/24
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Palm Sunday will be celebrated by Christians worldwide this Sunday. It commemorates the Christian belief in the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when palm branches were strewn before him. It …
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By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
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3/23/24
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Kate, the Princess of Wales, has disclosed that she has cancer but hasn't said what kind. In a video announcement Friday, she revealed that she was undergoing chemotherapy but didn't give further …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
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3/22/24
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March 15-21, 2024
Rohingya refugees stand on their capsized boat before being rescued in the waters off western Indonesia. The Los Angeles Dodgers started their Shohei Ohtani era with a memorable …
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By The Associated Press
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3/21/24
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Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation
A study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank finds that food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change. Thursday's study looks at monthly …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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3/21/24
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March 15-21, 2024
A volcano erupts again in Iceland. A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees who survived a night at sea after their boat capsized were being rescued off Indonesia's …
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By The Associated Press
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3/21/24
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Purim is widely depicted as the most joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits and noisemakers. It celebrates the biblical story of how a plot to …
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By DAVID CRARY
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3/20/24
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A new report warns that famine is imminent in Gaza as fighting between Israel and Hamas continues. Aid groups say that 1.4 million people in Haiti are on the verge of famine. Famine occurs when …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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3/19/24
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Reactions as Vladimir Putin secures a fifth term as Russia's president after tightly controlled vote
Vladimir Putin has secured an unprecedented fifth term as president of Russia. The election commission announced the results of a vote in which he faced no serious challenges and which happened amid …
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The Associated Press
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3/18/24
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A decade ago, President Vladimir Putin seized Crimea from Ukraine, a bold land grab that set the stage for Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022. The quick and bloodless seizure of the diamond-shaped …
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By The Associated Press
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3/18/24
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he supported an idea to release late opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prisoner exchange just days before the man who was his biggest foe died. In …
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By DASHA LITVINOVA
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3/17/24
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From the hush of isolated Siberian villages to the clamor of big cities to war battered towns in occupied parts of Ukraine, Russians voted in a presidential election overwhelmingly dominated by …
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By The Associated Press
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3/17/24
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to extend his near-quarter-century rule for six more years in a vote that follows a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent. The three-day presidential …
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3/17/24
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