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Weaver and the Ruby Ridge standoff contributed to the evolution of the radical right
Randy Weaver, who was at the center of a standoff with federal agents decades ago that continues to inspire antigovernment and paramilitary sentiment on the far right, has died at age 74.
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Biden marks 1 million deaths from COVID-19 in the United States
President Biden is honoring the loss of at least 1 million deaths from COVID-19 Thursday morning. The ceremony comes as part of an international summit on the pandemic that the White House is hosting.
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A Palestinian American journalist for Al Jazeera is killed in the West Bank
Veteran journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh was killed during an Israeli arrest raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The U.S. Embassy is calling for an investigation.
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John Lee, a Beijing loyalist, is elected Hong Kong's next leader
Hong Kong's former security chief John Lee was elected as the city's next chief executive, replacing Carrie Lam. He was the only candidate on the ballot.
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Overturning Roe v. Wade could erode other rights such as same-sex marriage
Democrats are warning that the draft opinion from Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe v. Wade could threaten other rights rooted in privacy — including marriage and contraception.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to take a big step to try to lower inflation
The Fed is likely to raise interest rates by a half-percentage point Wednesday, in an effort to crack down on inflation. It's the first rate hike of that size in more than two decades.
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Russian missile hits Kyiv just after the head of the U.N. spoke there
Attacks on Ukraine's capital had mostly stopped until Thursday's missile strike. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Kyiv trying to negotiate humanitarian corridors for civilians.
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We meet one of the first Ukrainian families to arrive in the U.S.
A few hundred Ukrainian refugees have made it to the U.S. A family in Arlington, Va., has been hosting a Ukrainian refugee and her two children since March 8.
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After major setbacks in the war with Ukraine, Russian forces regroup
Russia is now concentrating its forces in eastern Ukraine and a major offensive is widely anticipated. But this new stage of the war could differ in many ways from the past seven weeks of fighting.
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European Union leaders consider reducing their dependency on Russian energy
EU foreign ministers, who are meeting Monday, are going to discuss more steps concerning the war in Ukraine. One question is whether Europe will reduce its dependence on buying Russia oil and gas.