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• Crush of people try to escape Ukraine from Kyiv train station

  07-03-2022 23:26 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Clarissa Ward reports from Kyiv Central Station, where Ukrainians attempting to escape the country face large crowds as Russian forces hit closer to the capital.
  
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• ‘Desperate and pleading for action’: New Zealand under pressure to help Ukraine refugees

  07-03-2022 23:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Unlike other western nations, NZ has so far refused to change its visa rules in response to the crisisA group of “desperate” New Zealanders with Ukrainian friends and family have called on the government in Wellington to allow visa-free travel for people from Ukraine, as other western countries loosen their entry rules to allow in more of those fleeing the Russian invasion. New Zealand’s government has so far resisted calls to change its refugee system in response to the crisis
  
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• What children do — and don't — see in books need a drastic change

  07-03-2022 23:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  Young readers need to see marginalized characters in their books — and not just with storylines about being exceptional or overcoming struggles due to racism.
  
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• 'SNL' star Kate McKinnon mocks controversial 'Don't Say Gay' bill

  07-03-2022 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  'Saturday Night Live' star Kate McKinnon, who is openly gay, mocked Florida's controversial 'Don't Say Gay' bill. The legislation would ban gender identity or sexual orientation discussions in K-3 classrooms.
  
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• 'I am deeply gay': Kate McKinnon mocks Florida's controversial bill

  07-03-2022 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  'Saturday Night Live' star Kate McKinnon, who is openly gay, mocked Florida's controversial 'Don't Say Gay' bill. The legislation would ban gender identity or sexual orientation discussions in K-3 classrooms.
  
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• War in Ukraine: Five times Russians have stood up for Ukraine

  07-03-2022 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Videos from social media show some Russian citizens, at home and abroad, protesting the war in Ukraine.
  
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• Biden criticized over report of planned Saudi trip to discuss global oil supply

  07-03-2022 21:35 via theguardian.com
  
  White House refuses to confirm that top advisers considering spring Saudi Arabia visit to propose increase in oil exportsJoe Biden attracted criticism from both progressives and Republicans after a report indicated the White House was planning a visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss global oil supply.Axios reported on Sunday that Biden’s senior advisers were considering a spring trip to Saudi Arabia in an effort to improve relations and to propose a potential increase in oil exports. Continue r
  
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• CNN reporter shows grim site of family's home hit by airstrike

  07-03-2022 21:23 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Anderson Cooper reports on mass destruction across Ukraine caused by Russian forces and CNN's Matthew Chance shows what it looks like from inside a residential building in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine.
  
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• People around the world join rallies in support of Ukraine

  07-03-2022 20:52 via cnn.com
  
  From Paris to Buenos Aires to Taipei, thousands of people around the world have gathered over the past couple of days to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• Ukraine war: Chernobyl workers' 12-day ordeal under Russian guard

  07-03-2022 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The nuclear power plant was seized on day one of Russia's invasion, and workers have not left since.
  
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• Hailed as heroes – Scottish gardeners who rescued trio from Ukraine

  07-03-2022 20:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Joe McCarthy and Gary Taylor were held at gunpoint by Russians before successfully evacuating Irish woman and Nigerian menTwo Scottish gardeners have rescued three students – one Irish and two Nigerian – who were trapped in the wartorn city of Sumy in the north-east of Ukraine.Along the way, the men were held at gunpoint by Russian soldiers – but were then rescued themselves by locals. Continue reading...
  
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• Congress will draft legislation suspending trade relations with Russia and banning energy imports

  07-03-2022 20:35 via cnn.com
  
  A powerful, bipartisan group in Congress announced Monday that it would craft legislation suspending normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, and grant the White House the authority to increase tariffs on the two countries, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• Woman accused of hoax kidnapping was driven by 'narcissistic behavior,' sheriff says

  07-03-2022 20:18 via cnn.com
  
  Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman accused of faking her own kidnapping in 2016, was driven by her own "narcissistic behavior" in the hoax, Shasta County Sheriff Michael Johnson told Good Morning America on Monday.
  
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• Study links even mild Covid-19 to changes in the brain

  07-03-2022 20:06 via cnn.com
  
  Patients with even a mild case of Covid-19 may experience accelerated aging of the brain and other changes to it, according to a new study.
  
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• 'Everyone is crying': Indian students plead for help escaping Ukraine

  07-03-2022 19:30 via cnn.com
  
  Over 700 Indian students are stranded in Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy. Scared for their lives, students are fleeing to makeshift bunkers in the midst of constant bomb blasts and street fighting.
  
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• Putin's clumsy military campaign makes little sense

  07-03-2022 19:21 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Trump has a bonkers theory on how to win the war in Ukraine
  
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• I saw Ukrainians welcomed with open arms. And Syrians corralled like cattle

  07-03-2022 18:07 via cnn.com
  
  I see parallel images in the floods of humanity coming toward me. One is happening in front of my eyes on the Ukraine-Poland border; large hands clutching little ones, tiny heads resting on weary shoulders, the constant hum of rolling suitcases. I see faces frozen in shock, etched with lines of trauma that will never fully fade. Their eyes glazed over in sheer disbelief, minds unable to comprehend the lives they have left behind.
  
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• Why has 'Z' become a Russian pro-war symbol?

  07-03-2022 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In Russia, the 'Z' is fast becoming seen as a staunchly pro-war symbol - what does it mean?
  
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• Why Russians are using a 'Z' symbol to support the war

  07-03-2022 17:52 via cnn.com
  
  In late February, days before Russian forces launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine, videos and photos began circulating on social media showing tanks, communications trucks and rocket launchers emblazoned with the letter "Z" rolling toward the border.
  
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• How the letter 'Z' became a pro-war symbol on Russian military vehicles

  07-03-2022 17:52 via cnn.com
  
  In late February, days before Russian forces launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine, videos and photos began circulating on social media showing tanks, communications trucks and rocket launchers emblazoned with the letter "Z" rolling toward the border.
  
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• Controversial rock art may depict extinct giants of the ice age

  07-03-2022 17:51 via cnn.com
  
  More than 12,000 years ago, South America was teeming with an astonishing array of ice age beasts -- giant ground sloths the size of a car, elephantine herbivores and a deerlike animal with an elongated snout.
  
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• Putin's clumsy military campaign in southern Ukraine still doesn't make sense

  07-03-2022 17:41 via cnn.com
  
  Each morning I hope it will be easier to process. But nearly a fortnight into this war, the conflict still seems surreally distant and alarmingly beyond comprehension.
  
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• The double standards of Europe's refugee response

  07-03-2022 17:38 via cnn.com
  
  I see parallel images in the floods of humanity coming toward me. One is happening in front of my eyes on the Ukraine-Poland border; large hands clutching little ones, tiny heads resting on weary shoulders, the constant hum of rolling suitcases. I see faces frozen in shock, etched with lines of trauma that will never fully fade. Their eyes glazed over in sheer disbelief, minds unable to comprehend the lives they have left behind.
  
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• Supermodel Gigi Hadid to donate fashion week earnings to Ukraine relief

  07-03-2022 17:37 via cnn.com
  
  Supermodel Gigi Hadid has announced that she will donate all her fashion month earnings towards relief efforts in Ukraine.
  
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• Amazon near tipping point of shifting from rainforest to savannah, study suggests

  07-03-2022 17:10 via cnn.com
  
  The Amazon rainforest may be nearing a critical tipping point that could see the biologically rich and diverse ecosystem transformed into a grassy savannah.
  
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• Taron Egerton says he's fine after fainting on stage

  07-03-2022 17:09 via cnn.com
  
  Taron Egerton offered an update after recently collapsing on stage.
  
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• Russian takeover of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant triggers new exodus of women and children

  07-03-2022 17:06 via cnn.com
  
  As the evacuation train rolled slowly into the main railroad station in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, panic began to rise among the hundreds of families desperate to claim a few of the limited spaces on board the service to Lviv, in the west of the country.
  
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• Russian takeover of nuclear plant triggers new exodus

  07-03-2022 17:06 via cnn.com
  
  As the evacuation train rolled slowly into the main railroad station in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, panic began to rise among the hundreds of families desperate to claim a few of the limited spaces on board the service to Lviv, in the west of the country.
  
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• Donald Trump has a bonkers theory on how to win the war in Ukraine

  07-03-2022 16:50 via cnn.com
  
  It's sometimes useful to remind yourself what things might have been like if Donald Trump had actually won the 2020 election.
  
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• Ukraine slams Moscow's offer to evacuate civilians to Russia and Belarus as 'immoral'

  07-03-2022 16:44 via cnn.com
  
  Ordinary Ukrainians living in some areas under attack by Russian forces faced a cynical proposal on Monday: stay put and risk getting bombed, or leave home and head for Russia or Belarus.
  
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• Ukraine slams Moscow's 'immoral' offer to evacuate civilians to Russia and Belarus

  07-03-2022 16:44 via cnn.com
  
  Ordinary Ukrainians living in some areas under attack by Russian forces faced a cynical proposal on Monday: stay put and risk getting bombed, or leave home and head for Russia or Belarus.
  
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• Russian gymnast criticized for 'shocking behavior' while standing next to Ukrainian athlete

  07-03-2022 16:33 via cnn.com
  
  The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has criticized the "shocking behavior" of Russian athlete Ivan Kuliak at a gymnastics World Cup event in Doha, Qatar.
  
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• Russian gymnast criticized for 'shocking behavior' next to Ukrainian athlete

  07-03-2022 16:33 via cnn.com
  
  The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has criticized the "shocking behavior" of Russian athlete Ivan Kuliak at a gymnastics World Cup event in Doha, Qatar.
  
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• Congrats on your first job! Here's what you need to know about your 401(k)

  07-03-2022 16:31 via cnn.com
  
  There are countless things you need to think about when you get your first full-time job: How to make a good impression on your boss, connect with your colleagues and figure out how to spend that first paycheck.
  
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• Supreme Court declines to revive Bill Cosby prosecution

  07-03-2022 16:02 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court left in place Monday an opinion by Pennsylvania's highest court that overturned comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction, rejecting a bid from Pennsylvania prosecutors to review the decision.
  
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• Global Covid-19 deaths surpass 6 million

  07-03-2022 16:00 via cnn.com
  
  The global Covid-19 death toll surpassed 6 million on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
  
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• 'Outlander' Season 6 premiere had some big moments

  07-03-2022 15:54 via cnn.com
  
  The new season of "Outlander" picked up right where Season 5 left off.
  
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• Angelina Jolie travels to Yemen to aid refugees and renews call for humanitarian access in Ukraine

  07-03-2022 15:36 via cnn.com
  
  Angelina Jolie drew parallels between refugees in Yemen and those suffering because of the war in Ukraine.
  
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• Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak criticized for 'shocking behavior' after wearing 'Z' symbol next to Ukrainian athlete

  07-03-2022 15:16 via cnn.com
  
  The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has criticized the "shocking behavior" of Russian athlete Ivan Kuliak at a gymnastics World Cup event in Doha, Qatar.
  
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• Netflix quits Russia and TikTok won't allow new posts

  07-03-2022 14:55 via cnn.com
  
  Netflix and TikTok are suspending all or part of their services in Russia, adding to a long list of companies boycotting the country over its war in Ukraine.
  
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• ‘We need bread’: fears in Middle East as Ukraine war hits wheat imports

  07-03-2022 14:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Aid agencies warn of ‘ripple effect’ as soaring wheat prices hit countries already facing inflation, food insecurity and conflictConcerns are growing across the Middle East and north Africa that the war in Ukraine will send prices of staple foods soaring as wheat supplies are hit, potentially fuelling unrest. Russia and Ukraine supply a quarter of the world’s wheat exports, while Egypt is the world’s biggest importer of wheat. In Tunisia, like many people queueing for bre
  
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• Suspected migrant boat carrying 300 people runs aground in the Florida Keys

  07-03-2022 14:26 via cnn.com
  
  A boat believed to be carrying about 300 migrants ran aground in the Florida Keys on Sunday, officials said.
  
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• This is 'possibly the most delicious thing' in Anthony Bourdain's 'Appetites'

  07-03-2022 14:24 via cnn.com
  
  Anthony Bourdain was a gifted chef and storyteller. His globe-trotting career lead him to share noodles with former President Barack Obama in Vietnam, try pig brains and blood in Thailand, and eat beaver in Quebec, which he said tasted like chicken.
  
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• How much of a threat does the January 6 committee really pose to Trump?

  07-03-2022 14:17 via cnn.com
  
  Earlier this month, the January 6 committee alleged in a court filing that former President Donald Trump (and right-wing lawyer John Eastman) were part of a "criminal conspiracy" to overturn the 2020 election results.
  
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• Ukrainian families flee Zaporizhzhia on overcrowded trains after Russians seize nuclear power station

  07-03-2022 14:08 via cnn.com
  
  As the evacuation train rolled slowly into the main railroad station in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, panic began to rise among the hundreds of families desperate to claim a few of the limited spaces on board the service to Lviv, in the west of the country.
  
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• 'I hope I live to reach 100': World's oldest tennis player staying put in Ukraine war zone

  07-03-2022 14:02 via cnn.com
  
  Four months after 97-year-old amateur Leonid Stanislavskyi's dreams came true when he played with 21-times Grand Slam champion Rafa Nadal, the Ukrainian is enduring his worst nightmare in Kharkiv as Russian forces bomb the city.
  
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• What happened in Russia's Ukraine invasion over the weekend

  07-03-2022 14:01 via cnn.com
  
  The human toll of the invasion of Ukraine mounted over the weekend as Russia upped its bombardment of civilian areas and infrastructure.
  
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• Kiley: Mass evacuation scenes not seen in Europe since WWII

  07-03-2022 13:57 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Sam Kiley reports on the mass evacuation from Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, where thousands of Ukrainians are packing the train station hoping to flee to safety after Russian troops occupied a nuclear power plant there.
  
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• US basketball star Brittney Griner's supporters call for her release after she was detained in Russia

  07-03-2022 13:47 via cnn.com
  
  Family and friends of two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner are demanding the US basketball star be released after she was detained in Russia.
  
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• Severe storms threaten 60 million in the US on Monday after tornadoes killed 7 in Iowa

  07-03-2022 13:46 via cnn.com
  
  More than 60 million people from Atlanta to Philadelphia face the threat of severe storms Monday, days after a deadly tornado outbreak killed seven people in Iowa.
  
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