Ukraine’s parliament voted to dismiss the infrastructure and agriculture ministers, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy overhauls his government to manage an economy reeling under a third year of war.
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A shipment of humanitarian aid left a port in Cyprus on Thursday morning and was on its way to the U.S-built pier in Gaza, the first delivery to the newly built ramp.
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The United States warned that Israel will be dealing a strategic victory to Hamas if it carries out plans for an all-out assault on Rafah, the militants’ last major stronghold in Gaza.
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TikTok will begin labeling content created using artificial intelligence when it’s uploaded from outside its own platform in an attempt to combat misinformation:
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Ascension, one of the largest Catholic health systems in the United States with 140 hospitals, was struck by a cyberattack that affected computer systems across the country and impacted patient care:
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Israel is recalibrating next steps following warnings by Biden that the US will cut off offensive weapons shipments if the Israeli military advances into Rafah, the southern Gazan city that is harboring more than 1 million Palestinians.
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Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz talked Tuesday about becoming a U.S. citizen as he watched 60 new Americans swear allegiance to the United States for the first time aboard the USS Bataan.
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A Boeing 737-300 plane carrying 85 people skidded off a runway at the airport in Senegal’s capital, injuring 10 people, according to the transport minister, an airline safety group and footage from a passenger that showed the aircraft on fire.
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Donald Trump’s defense attorneys grilled Stormy Daniels at the former president’s hush money trial, pressing her on why she accepted a $130,000 payment to keep quiet about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump instead of going public.
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The family of a 23-year-old Black US Air Force airman who was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies at his off-base apartment in Florida will join civil rights attorney Ben Crump for a news conference Thursday calling for transparency in the investigation.
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WEATHER WATCH | A wave of dangerous storms began washing over parts of the South early Thursday, a day after severe weather with damaging tornadoes and large hail killed at least three people in the region.
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ARCHIVES | Kite soars above Utah Beach, 1944

50 years after allied troops landed on Utah Beach to begin the push toward Berlin that ended World War II, a boy engages in the kind of struggle beaches are more suited for — attempting to control a kite against the winds of a…

A small brush fire that broke out on the grounds of the Air Force Academy has been contained as of Wednesday night.

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American veterans are reconnecting with their long-ago service at Husterhöh Kaserne through a stop on an audio tour that was inspired by a social media group named for the former U.S. military base in Pirmasens.

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D-DAY 80 | To better understand D-Day, it’s critical to understand the key events leading up to this point. buff.ly/4a6u8Rj

.Mary’s Meals appreciates William Lambers' article in Stars and Stripes that advocates for supporting those suffering from hunger and conflict. stripes.com/opinion/2024-0… #EndHunger

And it happened again at #KMCOnstage !

A sprinkler malfunction stopped a rehearsal for ' #SpongeBob ' in its tracks - but the thespians will keep the show going, the theater said.

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Sailors proficient in Russian or any one of 13 other high-demand languages may be able to add a one-time $500 bonus to their paycheck under a new Navy testing program.
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.U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, who was stationed in South Korea, traveled through China to Russia to visit a girlfriend. Black was arrested and remains in custody on charges he stole from the woman, U.S. officials said.

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