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Ukraine Intensifies Strikes in Kherson: Live News of the Russia-Ukraine War – The New York Times

Ukraine Intensifies Kherson Strikes: Russia-Ukraine War Live News The New York Times Ukraine claims first success in counteroffensive as Zelensky vows to ‘pursue’ Russians to border CNN Battle for Kherson begins as Russia sends military convoys; Bombing of nuclear plants intensifies ahead of IAEA visit to CNBC The Guardian’s take on Kherson: The cost of …

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Serena Williams’ daughter, Olympia, puts herself within reach of the US Open

Comment on this story comment Serena Williams brought the power to the US Open on Monday night, but the likability quotient was upped by someone else. Her daughter, Olympia Ohanian, who is Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., provided her own entertainment the moment she set foot on Arthur Ashe Stadium, staging a packed crowd of pearl-braided …

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Tuesday’s Conference: How the FBI Handled the Mar-a-Lago Documents; Floods in Pakistan; deadly protests in Iraq; Serena Williams; and more

The 7 things you need to know for Tuesday, August 30 The Washington Post The Justice Department tells the judge it has already reviewed Trump’s Fox News documents Justice Department says it found ‘limited pool’ of potentially privileged material in Trump search News 19 WLTX FBI Raid Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: 5 Things Redacted Affidavit Reveals Fox …

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Russia-Ukraine War Updates: Ukraine Intensifies Strikes in Kherson – The New York Times

Russia-Ukraine War Updates: Ukraine Intensifies Strikes in Kherson The New York Times Ukraine calls for new push into Russian-held Kherson region – BBC News BBC News Ukrainian forces begin ‘shaping up’ battlefield for counteroffensive, senior US officials tell CNN Kyiv claims Russian forces begin to withdraw as counteroffensive begins; “we will chase them to the …

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Last Russia-Ukraine War: What We Know on Day 188 of Invasion

Ukrainian troops are carrying out a long-awaited counteroffensive in the southern Kherson region, military officials said. “Today we launched offensive actions in several directions, including in the Kherson region,” the spokeswoman for Ukraine’s Southern Command, Natalia Humeniuk, said on Monday. She declined to provide further details on the new offensive, but said recent Ukrainian attacks …

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Ukrainian forces begin counteroffensive to retake Kherson; The UN nuclear inspection team “on its way” to the Zaporizhzhia plant

Ukraine claims that the Russians are withdrawing from some positions in the south A spokesman for Ukraine’s southern military command told NBC News that Russian troops were withdrawing from some areas in the country’s south, where Kyiv says it launched a counteroffensive against Russian troops. Natalia Humeniuk, spokeswoman for the southern military command, said in …

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Stock futures edge up slightly after second straight negative session

Stock futures rose Tuesday morning as Wall Street looked for stability after another day of declines for stocks. S&P 500 futures rose 0.38%, while Nasdaq 100 futures also rose 0.50%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 101 points, or 0.32%. Futures moves followed a second straight decline in the major averages. The Dow lost 184 …

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Trump home search turns up material possibly covered by attorney-client privilege, prosecutors say

WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s search of former President Donald Trump’s home this month turned up a “limited” number of documents potentially subject to attorney-client privilege, they said federal prosecutors in a court filing on Monday. The new Justice Department revelation could bolster a request by Trump’s legal team to appoint …

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Biden will deliver a prime-time speech on democracy on Thursday

Comment on this story comment President Biden will deliver a prime-time speech on Thursday about the fight for democracy in America and “the ongoing battle for the nation’s soul,” a White House official said Monday, an address that likely confirms his growing rhetorical emphasis on the anti-democratic forces he sees as capturing much of the …

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