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Why Ukraine’s efforts to rattle Russia are working

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Ukrainian soldiers take part in urban combat exercises at a British Army military base in Northern England on June 2, 2023. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Ukraine has opened a new front in its battle to repel the Russian invader. Judging by Moscow’s response, the plan is working.

Live Updates: Russia continues to suffer significant losses near Bakhmut, Ukrainian commander says

CNN Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s secretive drone program

Video shows Ukraine’s secret drone testing location that simulates a battlefield

Analysis: NATO is in a race against time to save itself from embarrassment

French street artist C215’s heart ‘belongs to the Ukrainian people’

Opinion: If Putin is a puppeteer, then this man is his puppet

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean Navy's Aegis destroyer King Sejong the Great, front, sails with U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry, left, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Atago, right, during a joint missile defense drill between South Korea, the United States and Japan in the international waters of the east coast of Korean peninsular, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

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These may be the world’s best warships. They’re not American

Analysis: China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus isn’t as ‘homegrown’ as it seems. Here’s why

Chinese fighter jet cut so close to US spy plane it caused turbulence

A full moon known as the "Strawberry Moon" rises behind the Temple of Poseidon, in Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece, June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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June’s strawberry moon will be joined by another bright friend

Scientists ‘stunned’ by mysterious cosmic threads found in the Milky Way

NASA reveals findings on unidentified objects

Taste testing the space food of the future

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Why full planes and small seats could be a problem

Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was the hardest rescue ‘in my life’

Senator’s gaffe draws laughs

‘I’m just tired of covering it up’: Guilt drives man to confess to murder 15 years after killing, police say

This man found love and welcomed a baby during six-year, 8,700-mile hike

Dr. Phil asked if there are any interviews he regrets having. Hear his response

Opinion: How to end Trumpism

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The Stanley Cup Final gets underway tonight. Here’s what to know

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Iowa building collapse caught on camera

At least 288 people are dead and more than 1,000 are injured following a train collision in India

Opinion: Why I created the superhero I wish I had

Video shows suspect dumping 2-year-old found in a stolen car

Man tries to rob a store with a gun-shaped video game controller that came out in 1984, deputies say

Cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder cause of death cited as enlarged heart and cocaine use, medical examiner says

Kim Jong Un’s young daughter takes on a more public role. Expert thinks this is why

Border protection officers bust man with $38 million worth of meth hidden in kale shipment

Debt ceiling deal

The Senate voted late Thursday on a bill to suspend the country's debt limit through January 1, 2025 following weeks of contentious negotiations on the legislative deal between the White House and Republicans.

The Senate vote was 63 to 36. Take a look at how everyone voted

Here’s who would have to work for government benefits – and who wouldn’t – under the debt ceiling package

Debt ceiling talks between Republicans and the White House came perilously close to collapsing

Biden praises Republicans during Oval Office address

What’s in the debt ceiling package

Biden addresses nation after avoiding catastrophic default: ‘The stakes could not have been higher’

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Podcast: Sports commentator Michael Wilbon talks about athletes as activists

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

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In the spotlight

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Brad Pitt is not backing down from his legal fight against Angelina Jolie over a French winery

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Robert De Niro and Al Pacino attend the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California.

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Robert De Niro reacts to Al Pacino becoming a father again at 83

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TOPSHOT - A long exposure photo shows Mount Merapi volcano releasing hot lava with its reflection seen on the Kendil lake at the Srumbung village in Magelang, Central Java on May 28, 2023. (Photo by DEVI RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by DEVI RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Surreal shot of Indonesia volcano erupting. Gorgeous sunset in New York. The week in photos

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 12: An exterior view of Chick-fil-A during the coronavirus pandemic on May 12, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 292,000 lives with over 4.3 million infections reported. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

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Why Chick-fil-A has become a target of right-wing rage

Alarm bells were ringing about a potential US recession, but then this week’s jobs report landed

Volkswagen reboots its groovy 60s-era VW Bus. This time it’s faster, roomier and electric

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Editors’ picks: The 51 best products we tried and loved in May

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17 of our favorite LGBTQ-owned brands for your home, wardrobe and kitchen

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The 7 best high-yield savings accounts of June 2023

The best sales to shop this weekend: Truff, Sonos, Apple and more

Food and home

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What is tartar sauce?

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How to store garlic so it lasts longer

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5 drain cleaners to cheaply make at home

Opinion

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An online food deliveryman checks his mobile phone resting on a motorbike as he waits for orders during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Delhi on April 27, 2020. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)

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The world’s biggest youth population has a chilling insight into the future of work

Two decades after graduating, I was still weighed down by college debt

The Russian official with a none-too-subtle message

Why Trump’s attack on Kayleigh McEnany backfired

I won’t take my Black son to a European soccer game

War on Russia’s doorstep just got uncomfortably close

We’ve reached a turning point with AI, expert says

Entertainment

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Padma Lakshmi announces her departure from ‘Top Chef’

Review: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ spins a sequel of sensory overload

Lizzo is over the fat shaming

Brad Pitt joins ‘Dave’ for season finale

Alec Baldwin is recovering from hip surgery

Billy Joel announces his Madison Square Garden residency is ending

Travel

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Chris Lewis began walking the UK coastline alone in 2017. Now he has his partner, son and dog along with him.

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This man set off on an 8,700-mile solo hike six years ago. Then things took an unexpected turn

The Italian beaches putting a daily cap on visitors this summer

How ‘begpackers’ became some of Asia’s most disliked travelers

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Style

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In the studio of the artist and art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi, together with his wife Helene.

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The husband-and-wife forgers who fooled the art market — and made millions

How the costumes of ‘American Born Chinese’ straddle fantasy and reality

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The world’s largest architecture exhibition mounts a radical new show

Cate Blanchett’s bare feet make the ultimate style statement

Science and health

In this image, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows a water vapor plume jetting from the southern pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus, extending out 20 times the size of the moon itself. The inset, an image from the Cassini orbiter, emphasizes how small Enceladus appears in the Webb image compared to the water plume.
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Webb telescope spies massive plume erupting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus

Alien-like message sent to Earth in a test to prepare for the real thing

Boeing space mission faces more lengthy delays

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Bring more flavor to your meals with fermented foods

World

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Two women were stabbed to death by a man inside a Hong Kong shopping mall on June 2, 2023.

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Two women stabbed to death in mall knife attack that has shocked Hong Kong

Natalee Holloway case suspect Joran van der Sloot is being moved to another Peruvian prison ahead of transfer to US, officials say

Germany braces for far-left protests after activists are jailed over attacks on neo-Nazis

Religious leader linked to Kenya starvation cult says court hearing is a ‘matter of intimidation’

Politics

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Sen. Joni Ernst takes a picture with Mason Haliburton at the 2nd annual Joni Ernst Roast and Ride event on August 27, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa.

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GOP 2024 hopefuls head to Iowa for Ernst’s ‘Roast and Ride’ gathering

FBI to bring internal Biden-related document to Capitol Hill and brief House Oversight leaders

Justice Department will not seek criminal charges in Pence classified document probe

White House says Biden is fine after tripping on sandbag at Air Force commencement

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