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Woman in wheelchair killed by Russian forces while evacuating border town, Ukrainian prosecutors say

By Svitlana Vlasova and Radina Gigova The Russian military opened fire on civilians trying to evacuate the town of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region, killing a woman while she was being pushed in a wheelchair by her husband, Ukrainian prosecutors said Tuesday. Another civilian was also killed during the shooting, which took place on May 15, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office said, as intense battles between Ukrainian and Russian forces for control of the border

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Michigan school shooter’s parents do not have to help their son with his appeal, court rules

By Jean Casarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan judge on Wednesday denied Ethan Crumbley’s request for his parents’ pre-sentence investigation reports to help him appeal his life without parole sentence. Ethan was sentenced in December after pleading guilty to gunning down four classmates and wounding six others and a teacher at Michigan’s

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UCLA Police Department chief temporarily reassigned, vice chancellor says

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The police chief for the University of California, Los Angeles Police Department has been temporarily reassigned weeks after violence erupted at a pro-Palestine encampment on the campus. “John Thomas has been reassigned temporarily, pending an examination of our security processes,” Mary Osako, vice chancellor for strategic communications, said

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‘Everything is burning’: Battles rage outside Kharkiv as Ukraine tries to hold back Russian advance

CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Mick Krever, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN Lyptsi, Ukraine (CNN) — There are some towns that Ukraine can just never afford to lose, and Lyptsi is one of them. But the grip the nation keeps is tenuous: The streets are aflame from an airstrike moments earlier when we race in, under the cover of darkness. Night affords

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‘Everything is burning’: Battles rage outside Kharkiv as Ukraine tries to hold back Russian advance

By Nick Paton Walsh, Mick Krever, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN Lyptsi, Ukraine (CNN) — There are some towns that Ukraine can just never afford to lose, and Lyptsi is one of them. But the grip the nation keeps is tenuous: The streets are aflame from an airstrike moments earlier when we race in, under the cover of darkness. Night affords them

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Chiefs’ Mahomes: Butker entitled to his beliefs, even though the QB doesn’t always agree with him

By DAVE SKRETTA and TERESA WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes said Wednesday that while he doesn’t agree with all the beliefs espoused by kicker Harrison Butker during a recent commencement address, the Chiefs quarterback nevertheless respects his teammate’s right to make them be known. Butker delivered what has become a

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Uvalde families reach $2M settlement with city and say they are suing school district and 92 officers over shooting response

By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Nineteen families of the students and teachers killed or injured at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, announced Wednesday they have settled a lawsuit with the city for $2 million, and announced they are suing 92 officers with Texas Department of Public Safety, the school district

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