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Mayor: 10,000 dead in Ukraine’s Mariupol and toll could rise
Apr 12, 2022 by Rick Watts
By YURAS KARMANAU and ADAM SCHRECK KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol yielded up more horrors after six weeks of pummeling by Russian troops, with the mayor saying more than 10,000 civilians…
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Russia hits Ukraine’s air defenses ahead of eastern push
Apr 11, 2022 by Rick Watts
By ADAM SCHRECK and CARA ANNA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Monday that it destroyed air defense systems in Ukraine over the weekend, in what appeared to be a renewed push to gain air…
Missile kills 30 evacuees at busy Ukrainian train station
Apr 08, 2022 by Rick Watts
By ADAM SCHRECK and CARA ANNA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile hit a crowded train station in eastern Ukraine that was an evacuation point for civilians, killing dozens of people, Ukrainian authorities said Friday after warning…
Ukraine pleads for weapons as fight looms on eastern front
Apr 07, 2022 by Rick Watts
By ADAM SCHRECK and ANDREA ROSA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine told residents of its industrial heartland to leave while they still can and urged Western nations to send “weapons, weapons and weapons” Thursday after…
Russia’s failure to take down Kyiv was a defeat for the ages
Apr 06, 2022 by Rick Watts
By ROBERT BURNS WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. The fight started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. When President Vladimir Putin launched his war on Feb.…
Murkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation
Apr 05, 2022 by Rick Watts
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, BECKY BOHRER and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic elevation to the Supreme Court,…
Senate panel to vote on Jackson nomination to Supreme Court
Apr 04, 2022 by Rick Watts
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are launching a whirlwind of votes and Senate floor action Monday with the goal of confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court by…
Another solid month of US hiring expected despite obstacles
Apr 01, 2022 by Rick Watts
By PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press - Defying a pandemic and supply chain disruptions, the U.S. economy has cranked out more than 400,000 jobs every month for nearly a year — a blazing winning streak in…
Severe storms pummel South after 7 hurt in Arkansas tornado
Mar 31, 2022 by Rick Watts
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS AND JONATHAN MATTISE AP - A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and…
Russia says it will cut back operations near Ukraine capital
Mar 29, 2022 by Rick Watts
By NEBI QENA and YURAS KARMANAU KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s military said Tuesday it would “fundamentally” cut back operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, potentially a significant concession by Moscow amid talks…
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