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What is the threat from a 'cornered' Putin as the Russia-Ukraine conflict drags on?
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How two strangers came together to help African students in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion
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Former Trump adviser Michael Flynn meets with Jan. 6 committee, takes fifth
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, appeared Thursday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and exercised his Fifth Amendment
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Raven-Symoné says it's “so important” Disney Channel features diverse characters: “It shows that it's relevant”
Disney/Carell Augustus On Friday, Raven-Symoné returns in season five of Disney Channel’s Raven’s Home, which sees her titular character moving back to San Francisco to help her dad recover from a heart attack. Speaking to ABC Audio, Raven said season
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Federal mask mandate for travel extended another month amid policy review
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Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in hoax attack
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Russian forces move within 9 miles of Kyiv's city center: Pentagon Ukraine update
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