Airport chaos continues in Russia as Ukrainian drones target Moscow for the second time this week

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A soldier monitors the runway as a Tu-95 bomber aircraft takes off for a night patrol out of Engels-2 airbase on August 7, 2008 in Engels, Russia
A soldier monitors the runway as a Tu-95 bomber aircraft takes off for a night patrol out of Engels-2 airbase on August 7, 2008 in Engels, Russia

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Surface-to-air missiles are getting a workout in the Ukraine war — and not just shooting down enemy missiles and aircraft

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Russian S-400 missile air defence systems parade through Red Square during the general rehearsal of the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 7, 2022.
Surface-to-air missiles have terrorized the skies — and some unexpected land targets — of the Ukraine war.

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A plane passenger smuggling weapons was caught after he lit up a cigarette in the bathroom and flight attendants smelled the smoke, prosecutor says

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Photos show the grim conditions inside a London house where local officials say a 'slum' landlord stuffed up to 40 tenants into 4 bedrooms and made $450,000

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A view inside the house.

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Threads to launch web version, one of its largest updates yet

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An illustration of Meta's Threads app

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Ukrainian soldiers detail desperate maneuvers by Russian forces firing on their own troops: 'They buried quite a lot of their own guys'

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Ukrainian soldiers hide during the shelling at the air defense positions held in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, on August 8, 2023.

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Ancient viruses could re-emerge as permafrost melts, posing 'unpredictable threats' to our communities, new study says

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Ice melts from thawing permafrost in Newtok, Alaska.

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Zelenskyy begins talks with Sweden about receiving Gripen jets, which some experts think could give Ukraine a better chance at taking on Russia's air defenses

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A Hungarian Air Force JAS-39 Gripen on August 7, 2010.

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine is working with Sweden to produce 'cool vehicles' like CV90s: 'Just what is needed at the front'

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A photo taken on May 6, 2023 shows CV90 combat vehicles during the Aurora 23 military exercise at the Rinkaby firing range outside Kristianstad, Sweden. The Czech government on May 24, 2023 inked a USD 2.7-billion deal to buy tracked combat vehicles from Sweden's BAE Systems Hagglunds. Prague will receive 246 of the company's CV90s, which come with a turret-mounted cannon and can be considered a light tank or armoured personnel carrier.

Grindr has a reputation for its hookup culture, but the company says a quarter of its users are there to network. The CEO says he even hired people through the app.

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There are specific steps users can take to use Grindr safely, experts told Insider.

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