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Kyiv residents continue to weather Russian attacks on civilian targets, Oksana Markarova also expressed optimism about keeping the Starlink internet service up and running in Ukraine, thousands of delegates gathered in Tiananmen Square’s Great Hall for the start of the Communist party conference, Biden is cracking down on Venezuelan migrants who attempt to cross without authorization, a 15-year-old boy killed five people and injured two more in a shooting rampage in North Carolina, gas prices have dipped once again after rising last week
NATO’s Secretary General says Vladimir Putin is failing in Ukraine, the United States is edging closer to sending more advanced air-defense systems to Ukraine, President Biden is rethinking America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia, the United States negotiated a draft energy deal between Israel and Lebanon, NASA says it successfully knocked a small asteroid off course, Angela Labsbury died at the age of 96
Russian missiles rained down on cities across Ukraine, an army of 42,000 utility workers has restored electricity to more than 2.5 million homes in businesses in Florida, the remnants of Hurricane Julia have continued drenching Guatemala and El Salvador, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is running a new series of out-of-state ads encouraging women to come to his state for an abortion, Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke won the Nobel Prize in economics, North Korea says its recent barrage of missile launches simulated nuclear strikes against U.S. targets
The White House is still trying to explain President Biden’s mention of possible nuclear armageddon, Vladimir Putin called the attack that damaged the bridge connecting Russia to Crimea “a terrorist act” by Ukrainian forces, some Floridians were able to return home over the weekend, mourners in Thailand gathered for weekend services to honor the victims of the daycare massacre, anti-government demonstrations erupted once again in Iran, gas prices are moving in the wrong direction again
President Biden promised federal aid to Puerto Rico, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said some areas in the state are still dealing with significant inland flooding, Ukrainian troops continue to beat back Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, protesters gathered outside Tehran’s Sharif university, Planned Parenthood officials announced plans for a mobile abortion facility, the Supreme Court is back in session, Apple Music added its 100-millionth song
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky declared Lyman cleared of Russian troops, rescue teams in Florida are still searching for survivors, Hurricane Ian is also blamed for at least four deaths in North Carolina, a riot at a soccer game in Indonesia killed at least 125 people, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp claimed victory in Georgia, gas prices are back on their way down
Hurricane Ian could be the deadliest storm in Florida’s history and is now on a crash course with South Carolina, Russia is expected to annex more of Ukraine while thousands of men attempt to flee the Kremlin’s enlistment efforts, the Senate passed a short-term spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown, several Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration to halt its student loan debt forgiveness plan
Hurricane Ian slammed the southwest coast of Florida, President Biden said he’ll ask federal officials to investigate any potential price gouging in Florida, much Havana and other parts of Cuba remained without power on Wednesday, the U.S. government is shipping another round of military aid to Ukraine, the White House once again denounced Moscow-backed referendums, European companies are ramping up security after the suspected sabotage of two underwater gas lines, Vice President Kamala Harris called out China over its recent behavior
Hurricane Ian is on a collision course with the west coast of Florida, the Kremlin claims that residents in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine voted overwhelmingly to join Russia, underwater natural gas pipelines from Russia to Germany sprang unusual leaks, a libertarian group is suing to halt President Biden’s plan to cancel student debt, unrest continues to erupt across Iran, the Satanic Temple is suing over a pro-life law in Indiana
Hurricane Ian slammed western Cuba, the White House stated once more that staged referendums in Russia-occupied parts of Ukraine are illegitimate, military-aged men are fleeing Russia to avoid being drafted to fight in Ukraine, Edward Snowden is now a Russian citizen, a gunman opened fire in a school in central Russia and killed at least 15 people, Europe could be facing a very rough winter, Italy has elected its first female prime minister
