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What Russia’s arrest footage of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan really tells us
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What Russia’s arrest footage of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan really tells us

CNN  —  Russia’s pro-Kremlin media know how to create an alternative reality, and last week’s historic prisoner swap was no exception. On Monday, Russian state-backed media outlets treated viewers to lurid footage of the arrests of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan. The locations of the videos are not in doubt:
Russia says Ukrainian troops crossed into its territory and launched ‘massive attack’
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Russia says Ukrainian troops crossed into its territory and launched ‘massive attack’

CNN  —  Russia has accused Ukrainian troops of crossing the border into its Kursk region, which, if confirmed, marks the first incursion of its kind from Ukraine and puts pressure on Moscow in an area largely unaffected by the two-year war. The Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian Investigative Committee and the Russian Ombudsman for
Two dead and several trapped after hotel collapses in Germany
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Two dead and several trapped after hotel collapses in Germany

CNN  —  Two people have died and others remain trapped after a hotel collapsed in a village in the heart of western Germany’s Mosel wine-growing region. There were 14 people in the building in Kröv at the time of the collapse, a fire department spokesperson told CNN Wednesday. A man and a woman have died, and three people
Capitulation: Yen Plunges, Nikkei Soars After BOJ’s Uchida Says “Will Not Raise Rates When Markets Are Unstable”
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Capitulation: Yen Plunges, Nikkei Soars After BOJ’s Uchida Says “Will Not Raise Rates When Markets Are Unstable”

It hasn't been even a full week since the BOJ's catastrophic decision to hike rates by 25bps in a slowing, deflating economy, a decision which we said the BOJ would make for purely political reasons, yet which touched on in our preview last week.... BOJ preview: whatever is the dumbest possible thing that can happen
Democrats lean on Walz’s biography at Philadelphia rally introducing new ticket to voters
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Democrats lean on Walz’s biography at Philadelphia rally introducing new ticket to voters

CNN  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz introduced himself as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate for the first time at a joint Philadelphia rally Tuesday, positioning himself as both a folksy populist and a fierce defender of the official Democratic ticket. “We’ve got 91 days. We’ll sleep when we’re dead,” Walz told the crowd. “Over
McLaren boss Brown on title fight, revival and Newey
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McLaren boss Brown on title fight, revival and Newey

McLaren boss Brown on title fight, revival and Newey Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Lando Norris (left) led Zak Brown's McLaren team to victory in Miami in May Andrew Benson F1 correspondent Published 24 minutes ago McLaren Formula 1 boss Zak Brown says he is "surprised" to find the team in a battle with
‘There is no law and order. And Hindus are being targeted again’
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‘There is no law and order. And Hindus are being targeted again’

'There is no law and order. And Hindus are being targeted again' BBC "Bangladeshi Hindus are an easy target," says Avirup Sarkar, a development professional Hours after Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday following mass protests, a development professional in the capital, Dhaka, received a panicked phone call from

Physician assistant spent $30K to relocate for new job at Texas Children’s Hospital only to have embattled facility pull gig: ‘A betrayal’

A physician assistant who spent around $30,000 to relocate her family for a new job at a controversial Texas hospital claims she was betrayed by the medical facility when it pulled the opportunity just hours after giving her a start date. Mojgan Pedram was ready to start a new chapter with Texas Children’s Hospital after

Kamala Harris doesn’t necessarily inspire black voters in Michigan, but many stick with her for now: ‘She ain’t gonna give me my 40 acres and a mule’

DETROIT — William Majors, 59, will vote for the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket in November. But he has curbed his expectations for what would happen if Harris ascends to the White House. “She ain’t gonna give me my 40 acres and a mule, like Obama should have,” Majors said Tuesday after voting at Detroit’s Northwest

Rep. Cori Bush loses Missouri Democratic primary race to Wesley Bell in another blow for far-left ‘Squad’

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) was dealt a stunning defeat in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary Tuesday, making her the second member of the far-left “Squad” of congressional lawmakers to lose a 2024 Democratic primary. Bush, 48, lost her primary race to St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell by a 5.3 percentage point margin. The