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State Department human rights report scaled back, omits details on abuses in politically allied countries

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US State Department on Tuesday released a pared-down version of its annual report meant to catalogue human rights concerns in countries around the world. The report covers the 2024 calendar year – before the Trump administration took office – and sources told CNN it was

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EPA allocates over $400 million to NC Department of Environmental Quality to improve drinking water

By Adrianna Hargrove Click here for updates on this story     GREENSBORO, North Carolina (WXII) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allocated $409.4 million to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality for public water systems to improve local drinking water utility infrastructure so their systems can better withstand natural disasters. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin

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Attorney Alison Healey said the state would seek the maximum penalty of a sentence greater than life without parole.

‘She was a good mom. I miss her’: Victor Martinez-Hernandez sentenced for Rachel Morin’s killing

By Kate Amara Click here for updates on this story     BEL AIR, Maryland (WBAL) — The man convicted in the 2023 killing of Rachel Morin was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A Harford County jury took little time in April to find Victor Martinez-Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree

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Ukrainian servicemen fire a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system towards Russian troops near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region on June 8.

Zelensky refuses to cede Donbas, says doing so would give Putin ‘springboard’ for future offensives

By Victoria Butenko and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Tuesday not to give eastern Ukrainian land to Russia, saying that abandoning the Donbas region would open the door for Russian President Vladimir Putin to “start a third war” in Ukraine. Zelensky’s warning comes ahead of Putin’s meeting with US

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