Russia has likely diverted thousands of soldiers to counter Ukraine offensive, US officials say

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In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, soldiers sit in a military truck as a column of the Russian Armed Forces move to build up forces conducting active combat operations with Ukrainian formations in the Sudzhansky district of Kursk region of Russia. One solider waves at the camera.
Russia is moving troops to defend Kursk — though many are likely conscripts from within the country.

Russia sentenced a woman to 12 years in prison for donating $51 to a Ukrainian charity

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Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karelina, accused of treason for making a donation to a charity supporting Ukraine, attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karelina was accused of treason for making a donation to a charity supporting Ukraine.

Dmitry Chasovitin

Ukraine is developing its own armored combat vehicle, the Inguar-3, to rival US-made gear like the MaxxPro

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Soldiers of the Azov Brigade tested an Inguar-3 in the Serebryansky forest in the Luhansk region.
Soldiers of the Azov Brigade tested an Inguar-3 in the Serebryansky forest in the Luhansk region.

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An exploding star is due to show up in our skies for the first time in almost 80 years — here's how to spot this 'once-in-a-lifetime event'

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An artist's impression shows a star collapsing on itself
An artist's impression of a nova, an exploding star.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Russian troops likely facing water shortages in Ukraine, with some now drinking from 'stagnant puddles': UK intel

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A puddle in Orikhiv, Ukraine.
A puddle in Orikhiv, Ukraine.

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A Southwest Airlines employee was charged with theft after police say he printed $79,000 in flight vouchers at a Missouri airport

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-76N sits on the runway readying for takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport.
A Southwest Airlines plane.

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Ukraine kept the West in the dark about its invasion of Russia until after it struck: report

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inspects Ukrainian positions near Kharkiv in April 2024.

AP

The Great Detachment is looming for employees, experts warn — especially for Gen Z

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Three workers bored at their desks
COVID-19 and a lack of trust have exacerbated the disengagement crisis across generations (stock image).

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Ukraine keeps gaining ground in its push into Russia, with 74 settlements under its control, commander says

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A still from a video shows a soldier on the ground supporting another soldier standing on a ridge in the side of a building holding a Ukrainian flag in the air
A Ukrainian soldier raises a Ukrainian flag in the village of Guevo in Russsia's Kursk region.

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I was born and raised in the Caribbean. People are wrong to reduce it to sun, sea, and sand.

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tenille clarke carnival
Tenille Clarke, pictured at Trinidad Carnival earlier this year, was born and raised in the Caribbean.

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