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Russia's Putin announces military operation in Ukraine — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it's intended to protect civilians. — In a televised address, Putin said the action comes in response to threats coming from Ukraine.
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Statement by President Biden on Russia's Unprovoked and Unjustified Attack on Ukraine — The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war …
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Michael Kofman, an expert on Russia's armed forces, explains why the Kremlin will seek regime change in Ukraine — Scenarios involving only limited fighting make little sense militarily — AFTER A LENGTHY and ominous speech, Russia's President Vladimir Putin chose to recognise …
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Calamity Again … The poem is called “Calamity Again.” The original version was written in Ukrainian, in 1859, and the author, Taras Shevchenko, was not speaking metaphorically when he wrote about slavery. Shevchenko was born into a family of serfs—slaves—on an estate in what is now central Ukraine …


Battles flare across Ukraine after Putin declares war — KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine, unleashing a bombardment that threatens to push Europe into its biggest conflict since World War II.

Statement by President Joe Biden on Phone Call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine — President Zelenskyy reached out to me tonight and we just finished speaking. I condemned this unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. I briefed him on the steps we are taking …
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Zelensky says Putin has ordered invasion — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an impassioned address on Wednesday night that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered an invasion of his country but that if Russia attacks, “you will see our faces, not our backs.”
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Arm the Ukrainians Now — A rule of thumb in the theater is that if someone produces a pistol …
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The Latest: Biden condemns Russia for ‘unjustified attack’
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Widening Ukraine conflict risks deadly toll on civilians
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Key Ukrainian government websites hit by series of cyberattacks
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Russia launches military attack on Ukraine with reports of explosions and troops crossing border

Ukraine's Zelensky to Russians: ‘What are you fighting for and with whom?’
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Putin is ‘improvising’ and ‘adapting’ to US response, White House says
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The Rape of Ukraine — Taking Putin's grievances seriously would be nothing more than a death wish …
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Is It Amnesia or Hypocrisy That Fuels the GOP's Crazy Response to Putin? — Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. — In the midst of an international crisis created by Russia that could potentially trigger a war in Europe …
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“Pain, Blood, Mud, and Death”: Putin Attacks Ukraine
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Many Russians Feel a Deep Unease Over Going to War
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Putin Spins a Conspiracy Theory That Ukraine Is on a Path to Nuclear Weapons
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Foreign-Policy Dissent Is Not Treason
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Ex-ERCOT chief says he was following Abbott's direction when they ran up billions in bills during freeze — The former head of the Texas power grid testified in court Wednesday that when he ordered power prices to stay at the maximum price cap for days on end during last year's frigid winter storm …
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2 Prosecutors Leading N.Y. Trump Inquiry Resign, Clouding Case's Future — The prosecutors had abruptly stopped presenting evidence to a grand jury in the high-stakes criminal investigation into the former president's business practices. — The two prosecutors leading …
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NC Supreme Court OK's new voting maps for 2022 election — The North Carolina Supreme Court late Wednesday allowed a set of newly enacted voting maps that a panel of North Carolina judges approved earlier in the day to be implemented for this year's elections.
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North Carolina Court Imposes New District Map, Eliminating G.O.P. Edge
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Is Jen Psaki the Next Rachel Maddow? — Biden's spokesperson, who plans to leave the White House this year, is being feverishly courted by CNN and MSNBC, among others. And Psaki has ambitions to become a marquee star. Is she the next Maddow or Anderson?
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Texas governor calls on citizens to report parents of transgender kids for abuse — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on “licensed professionals” and “members of the general public” to report the parents of transgender minors to state authorities if it appears the minors are receiving gender-affirming medical care.
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Ken Paxton dined with the family of a trans kid. They now feel under attack.
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Columbia Psychiatry Chair Suspended After Tweet About Dark-Skinned Model — The post from Jeffrey Lieberman, which described the model as possibly a “freak of nature,” drew negative attention from medical professionals. — The chair of the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry …
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Cyber-attacks bring down many Ukraine websites — Ukraine has been hit by more cyber-attacks, which its government says are “on a completely different level”. — Earlier on Wednesday, the websites of several Ukrainian banks and government departments became inaccessible.
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China Direct: When your best pal picks war — EU dismay — Taiwan's watching — Exploring Europe's diplomatic and commercial relationship with China. — THE WAR BEGINS: Russia launched a full-fledged attack on Ukraine this morning, with at least hundreds of casualties so far according to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
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The frame that doomed BBB — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. — As the Biden administration looks over the cadaver that is their Build Back Better agenda, wondering what components, if any, it can resuscitate …
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School readiness losses during the COVID-19 outbreak. A comparison of two cohorts of young children — Abstract — The COVID-19 context has created the most severe disruption to education systems in recent history. Its impact on child development was estimated comparing two cohorts …


Liberals circle the wagons around Ketanji Brown Jackson as Biden's Supreme Court decision nears — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is on the cusp of picking a Supreme Court nominee, and a dozen progressive groups are revealing their preferred candidate among the finalists: U.S. Appeals Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Walker for Colorado: Lauren Boebert's worst nightmare — Alex Walker announces his candidacy for CO-03 to unseat Lauren Boebert and put an end to her constant jetstream of bulls**t. Join the team: DONATE: https://s...
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