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    USA TODAY

    Secretary Blinken argues with Senator Rand Paul on Putin's decision to invade Ukraine

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations following his weekend trip to Kyiv, Ukraine.

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    Reuters Videos

    Poland and Bulgaria face Russian gas cut

    STORY: Russia will stop supplying gas to Poland and Bulgaria beginning on Wednesday, according to both countries, in a major escalation of Moscow's broader tension with the West over its invasion of Ukraine.Poland and Bulgaria would be the first to have their gas cut off by Europe's main supplier since Russia launched its invasion.But Poland's Prime Minister said on Tuesday that the country's energy supplies are secure..“Our gas storages are 76 percent full. This is a high level of filling – muc

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    South China Morning Post

    Why the battle for Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant matters

    The vast Azovstal steel plant is the last holdout of Ukrainian forces in the devastated southern port city of Mariupol. Homes around it have been reduced to a wasteland littered with bodies, but despite nearly two months of siege and bombardment, Russian forces have failed to break through to the steel plant. It’s estimated that a few thousand Ukrainian troops remain in Azovstal and yet Russian President Vladimir Putin, on April 21, 2022, declared the city liberated. Why is Russia so desperate…

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    Police release videos in Baldwin film shooting

    Law enforcement officials released a trove of video evidence in the ongoing investigation of a fatal October shooting of a cinematographer by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie. (April 26)

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    Kim Kardashian's First Husband Reacts to Claim She Married Him While High on Ecstasy

    Kim Kardashian's first husband, Damon Thomas, is reacting to her statement about being high on ecstasy during their Las Vegas nuptials. In a new interview with Vlad TV, the music producer talks about the claim the beauty mogul made during a 2018 episode of 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians,' where she recalled their elopement in 2000.

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    Yahoo News Video

    North Dakota state senator quits after child porn suspect texts

    Ray Holmberg, North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator, announced Monday that he would resign following a report that he had traded text messages with a man jailed on child pornography charges. There is currently no indication that Holmberg will be charged.

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    WSJ

    North Korea Says Nuclear Weapons Aren’t Just for Self-Defense

    Kim Jong Un pledged to ramp up North Korea’s nuclear program at a military parade featuring long-range missiles. The dictator said nuclear weapons aren’t just for self-defense and could be used against nations threatening Pyongyang’s interests. Photo: KCNA/Reuters

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