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Civilians gather at the Kramatorsk station to be evacuated from combat zones in eastern Ukraine on April 6.

Dozens killed in train station missile strike in eastern Ukraine as civilians try to flee Russian onslaught

By Olga Voitovych and Nathan Hodge, CNN At least 50 people, including five children, were killed after Russian forces carried out a missile strike on a railway station in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, that was being used by civilians trying to flee the fighting, Ukrainian officials said Friday. Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the regional military

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This image from the body camera of Louisiana State Police Trooper Dakota DeMoss shows his colleagues

Louisiana prosecutor gets green light from feds to pursue charges in death of Ronald Greene, says he’ll move ‘swiftly’

By Nick Valencia and Jade Gordon, CNN The local Louisiana district attorney with jurisdiction over the town where Ronald Greene died following an interaction with state troopers told state lawmakers Thursday that he plans to convene a special grand jury and pursue criminal charges against the troopers involved in the Black motorist’s death. Testifying before

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In his veto letter

Kentucky governor vetoes bill incorporating ‘anti-critical race theory,’ calling it a step backward

By Jennifer Henderson and Amanda Musa, CNN Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that contains elements of an “anti-critical race theory” bill that he says “tries to police classroom discussions on topics such as race.” Beshear vetoed the bill with a veto letter saying, “Senate Bill 1 tries to police classroom discussions

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A former restaurant chef

Free healthy grocery deliveries kept her community fed through the pandemic, but this chef’s battle against food insecurity is far from over

By Meg Dunn, CNN When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Kim Calichio and her husband, like many people, saw their lives change overnight. A former restaurant chef, Calichio had built a cooking and gardening business that halted completely, leaving her with no income. Her husband, Omar, also a chef, continued his restaurant job, working in close

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A former restaurant chef

Free healthy grocery deliveries kept her community fed through the pandemic, but this chef’s battle against food insecurity is far from over

By Meg Dunn, CNN When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Kim Calichio and her husband, like many people, saw their lives change overnight. A former restaurant chef, Calichio had built a cooking and gardening business that halted completely, leaving her with no income. Her husband, Omar, also a chef, continued his restaurant job, working in close

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Mariupol drama theater in ruins after being bombed.

Russia or die: After weeks under Putin’s bombs, these Ukrainians were given only one way out

By Eliza Mackintosh, Oleksandra Ochman, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase, Teele Rebane and Anastasia Graham-Yooll, CNN Lviv, Ukraine — When Russian forces and allied separatist soldiers arrived offering a path to safety, it felt like a sick twist of fate. It was mid-March and residents in Mariupol had spent weeks in freezing, damp basements, hiding from

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This general view shows destroyed Russian armored vehicles in the city of Bucha

Russian troops discussed killing Ukrainian civilians in radio transmissions intercepted by Germany, source says

By Luke McGee, Nathan Hodge, Lauren Kent, Claudia Otto and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Germany’s foreign intelligence service told a parliamentary committee Wednesday that it has intercepted radio communications where Russian soldiers talked about shooting soldiers and civilians in Ukraine, a source with knowledge of the meeting said. The briefing was the top item at the

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