June 28, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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Russian airstrike hits busy shopping mall in central Ukraine, sparking fears of mass casualties
By Rob Picheta and Tara Subramaniam, CNN A Russian airstrike struck a bustling shopping mall in Kremenchuk, central Ukraine on Monday, setting the building ablaze and prompting a search and rescue operation that continued overnight. At least 18 people were killed, Dmytro Lunin, the head of the Poltava region military administration, said on Tuesday. He
Continue Reading New double crater seen on the moon after mystery rocket impact
By Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt, CNN The moon has a new double crater after a rocket body collided with its surface on March 4. New images shared by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been circling the moon since 2009, have revealed the location of the unusual crater. The impact created two craters that
Continue Reading Former Minneapolis Police officer Mohamed Noor released from custody after over 3 years behind bars
By Omar Jimenez and Eric Levenson, CNN The former Minneapolis Police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman while responding to her 911 call in 2017 was released from prison Monday after serving over three years behind bars, according to online records from the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Mohamed Noor, 36, was convicted in April
Continue Reading Chinese censors scrub internet after senior party official gives speech on timeline of zero-Covid in Beijing
By Yong Xiong, Wayne Chang and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Chinese censors scrambled to delete what appears to be a misleading quote by a senior Communist Party official published in state media Monday, which claimed the “zero-Covid” policy would remain in place in Beijing “for the next five years,” in an effort to tame an online
Continue Reading Oil producers usually tame soaring prices by turning on the taps. Here’s why that may not work this time
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Oil-consuming nations wait with bated breath as the OPEC cartel meets once again this week to decide whether to pump more crude into the market to tame runaway prices. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, oil this year rose to a 14-year high. Prices have since eased slightly and Brent crude futures
Continue Reading A 79-year-old says Roe v. Wade saved her life after she was raped months post the 1973 ruling
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Kollene Dunn’s abortion a few months after the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling saved her family, she said. Dunn learned she was pregnant from a date rape and her mind quickly raced to her two young children, she told CNN. The single mom realized she did not have the
Continue Reading A 79-year-old says Roe v. Wade saved her life after she was raped months post the 1973 ruling
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Kollene Dunn’s abortion a few months after the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling saved her family, she said. Dunn learned she was pregnant from a date rape and her mind quickly raced to her two young children, she told CNN. The single mom realized she did not have the
Continue Reading Georgia man who was sentenced to death in murder of 2 prison guards found dead in apparent suicide, officials say
By Tina Burnside, CNN A Georgia man who was recently sentenced to death in the killing of two prison guards in 2017 died Sunday in an apparent suicide, according to a news release from the Georgia Department of Corrections. Ricky Dubose was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday by correctional officers at the Georgia Diagnostic
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 27: Roe v. Wade, Ukraine, Covid, North Korea, Stanley Cup
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A summer of joy is what we need… now. Like many of us, you may be disheartened — maybe even overwhelmed — by America’s bitter political divides. But with 90 or so days of summer ahead, this season is still an opportunity to grab hold of some goodness. Summer festivals are
Continue Reading Powerball jackpot grows to record $1.9 billion as no tickets matched all winning numbers Saturday
By Tina Burnside and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The Powerball jackpot has now grown to an estimated $1.9 billion after no winning tickets were sold in Saturday night’s drawing, according to the California Lottery Association. The winning numbers were 28-45-53-56-69 and the Powerball was 20. The next Powerball drawing is set for Monday. Saturday’s estimated $1.6
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 27: Roe v. Wade, Ukraine, Covid, North Korea, Stanley Cup
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A summer of joy is what we need… now. Like many of us, you may be disheartened — maybe even overwhelmed — by America’s bitter political divides. But with 90 or so days of summer ahead, this season is still an opportunity to grab hold of some goodness. Summer festivals are
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 27: Roe v. Wade, Ukraine, Covid, North Korea, Stanley Cup
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A summer of joy is what we need… now. Like many of us, you may be disheartened — maybe even overwhelmed — by America’s bitter political divides. But with 90 or so days of summer ahead, this season is still an opportunity to grab hold of some goodness. Summer festivals are
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 27: Roe v. Wade, Ukraine, Covid, North Korea, Stanley Cup
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A summer of joy is what we need… now. Like many of us, you may be disheartened — maybe even overwhelmed — by America’s bitter political divides. But with 90 or so days of summer ahead, this season is still an opportunity to grab hold of some goodness. Summer festivals are
Continue Reading Uprooted by war, some Ukrainians in the UK now face homelessness alone
By Clare Sebastian and Anastasia Graham-Yooll, CNN It starts with a raised eyebrow and ends with a door slammed shut. A detail lost in translation, a wrong way to load a dishwasher, an awkward silence followed by a polite request to pack your bags. CNN spoke to half a dozen newly-arrived refugees from Ukraine who
Continue Reading Four still in critical condition after South Africa bar tragedy, authorities say
By Larry Madowo and Darren Kyeyune, CNN Four people in South Africa’s East London town remain in critical condition after attending a party that turned tragic. The Eastern Cape Premier’s office tells CNN that the four remain under observation in hospital and authorities are waiting to question them. Five bodies are still unidentified after Sunday
Continue Reading In ‘zero-Covid’ China, a daughter’s struggle to get her father medicine hits a nerve
By Simone McCarthy What was meant to be a simple errand, a daughter driving her aging father to the hospital to pick up his medicine, has pulled a small city on China’s border with North Korea — and its nearly two-month Covid-19 lockdown — into the national spotlight, after the pair ran afoul of pandemic
Continue Reading After earthquake that killed 1,000, Afghanistan braces for cholera, disease outbreaks
Story by Reuters Thousands affected by a deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan are in need of clean water and food and are at risk of disease, an Afghan health ministry official said on Sunday, days after a United Nations agency warned of a cholera outbreak in the region. At least 1,000 people were killed, 2,000
Continue Reading Michigan mother charged with killing toddler son whose body was in freezer
By Benjamin Schiller and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A mother in Detroit has been charged with murder after the body of her 3-year-old son was found in a freezer Friday, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. The child’s mother, Azuradee France, 31, was also charged by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy with first-degree child abuse,
Continue Reading Analysis: Tide turns in the Ukraine war as Russia makes progress in the east
By Tim Lister, CNN Russian forces are arguably having their best spell since the invasion of Ukraine began four months ago. They have eliminated most Ukrainian defenses in the Luhansk region, consolidated control of a belt of territory in the south, improved their logistics and command structure and blunted the effectiveness of Ukrainian attack drones.
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