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Sesame Street hit by more claims of racist behavior
NEWSWEEK
A couple from Arkansas said their Black son was ignored in favor of white children by Big Bird at a Sesame Street theme park. They're the latest family to accuse the brand of racism.
Russia says US directly involved in Ukraine war
REUTERS
Russia on Tuesday said that the United States, the world's top military power, was directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine because U.S. spies were approving and coordinating Ukrainian missile strikes on Russian forces.
Republican voters reject man who dared to defy Trump
BBC NEWS
A Republican who resisted pressure from Donald Trump to help overturn the 2020 election has lost a vote to a candidate endorsed by the former president.
Ukraine grain tycoon killed in Russian shelling
BBC NEWS
One of Ukraine's richest businessmen has been killed with his wife in "massive" Russian shelling of the southern city of Mykolaiv.
Ted Cruz wants Texas to repeal law banning gay sex
NEWSWEEK
Despite calling the Supreme Court's landmark ruling legalising gay marriage "clearly wrong," Republican Senator Ted Cruz wants Texas to repeal its now-dormant law banning gay sex.
New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild
WASHINGTON DC, USA - Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.
Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024
AP
MOSCOW, Russia — Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.
CDC ends reporting COVID cases on cruise ships
MARKET WATCH
As of Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer reporting the coronavirus levels on ships in U.S. waters. On its website’s cruise-ship guidance page, the CDC says its COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships is “no longer in effect and this page will no longer be updated.”
UK weather turmoil disrupts train travel for 3rd day
AP NEWS
LONDON, UK — Britain’s record-breaking heat wave disrupted travel for a third day and firefighters remained on alert Wednesday even as cloudy skies and showers brought relief from the scorching temperatures of recent days.
US disrupts North Korean hackers that targeted hospitals
AP
NEW YORK — The FBI and Justice Department recently disrupted the activities of a hacking group that was sponsored by the North Korean government and that targeted U.S. hospitals with ransomware, ultimately recovering half a million dollars in ransom payments and cryptocurrency, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Tuesday.
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