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16 dead in strikes across Russia and Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia killed at least 16 people, authorities said, as the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster prompted fresh warnings about the risks posed by attacks near the plant during Russia’s more than four-year invasion of its neighbor.

Rahul and Sooryavanshi hundreds in vain as Punjab and Hyderabad win in IPL

NEW DELHI (AP) – Delhi Capitals batter Lokesh Rahul hammered a record 152 not out in 67 balls in vain as the Punjab Kings won and pulled off the most successful run chase in Indian Premier League history on Saturday.

Media dinner shooting suspect wrote about targeting administration officials

WASHINGTON (AP) – The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner sent writings to family members minutes before the shooting referring to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin,” railing against Trump administration policies and signaling what investigators increasingly believe was a politically driven attack, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation.

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Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department has ended its investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as his successor.

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US sanctions China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The move makes good on the Trump administration’s threat to impose secondary sanctions on companies and countries that do business with Iran.

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Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts

Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires.

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Media dinner shooting suspect wrote about targeting administration officials

WASHINGTON (AP) – The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner sent writings to family members minutes before the shooting referring to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin,” railing against Trump administration policies and signaling what investigators increasingly believe was a politically driven attack, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation.

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Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident. But will it last?

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years. He suggested that his personal politics had made him a repeated target, but he also called for unity and bipartisan healing in an increasingly violent world.

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16 dead in strikes across Russia and Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia killed at least 16 people, authorities said, as the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster prompted fresh warnings about the risks posed by attacks near the plant during Russia’s more than four-year invasion of its neighbor.

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union on Thursday approved a 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after oil began flowing through a key pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending months of political deadlock.