Alexey Navalny is dead: Putin's political nemesis died suddenly in prison, Russian officials say

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Alexei Navalny wearing a black jacket looks into the distance with Russian flags behind him.
Alexei Navalny takes part in a march at Strastnoy Boulevard in Moscow, Russia.

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More pedestrians were killed on Los Angeles' Vermont Avenue than in the state of Vermont in 2022 — and it's become an ad for a measure to make streets safer

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A billboard funded by a street safety non-profit, Streets for All, calls attention to pedestrian fatalities in Los Angeles.
A billboard funded by a street safety non-profit, Streets for All, calls attention to pedestrian fatalities in Los Angeles.

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Chinese hackers' cyberattacks are reaching a 'fever pitch': FBI director

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Christopher Wray (left) and a masked hacker (right).
On Thursday, FBI director Christopher Wray said that cyberattacks by Chinese hackers are reaching a "fever pitch." Wray made the remarks while he was in Germany, attending the Munich Security Conference.

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The White House says it's tracking a new Russian space weapon that violates a nuclear arms treaty

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White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby speaks during a daily news briefing at the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on February 15, 2024 in Washington, DC.
White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby speaks during a daily news briefing at the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on February 15, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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The White House says Ukraine may lose Adviivka to 'wave after wave' of Russian conscripts if the GOP keeps blocking aid

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Avdiivka (left) and John Kirby (right).
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Russia could seize the city of Avdiivka because Ukraine is running out of ammunition.

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Fani Willis takes the stand hellbent on setting the record straight — but legal experts are split on whether her testimony did more harm than good

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Fulton County DA Fani Willis testifies at a hearing Feb. 15 in Atlanta on her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade.
Fulton County DA Fani Willis testifies at a hearing Feb. 15 in Atlanta on her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade.

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Trump DA Fani Willis says the prosecutor she dated once said the only thing a woman can do for him is make a sandwich

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Fulton County DA Fani Willis; Special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
Fulton County DA Fani Willis; Special prosecutor Nathan Wade.

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Only 32 percent of voters say they're confident in Biden's mental and physical strength, but overall support for him is about the same as in 2020: poll

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President Joe Biden answers questions while departing the White House on January 30, 2024, in Washington, DC. Biden is scheduled to travel to Florida.

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Countdown to Trump's first criminal trial begins

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Despite Donald Trump's efforts to delay his first criminal trial, Judge Juan Merchan is doubling down on a March 25 start date.

Trump DA Fani Willis fights back on the stand in Georgia election interference case: 'I'm not on trial.'

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ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 15: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on February 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Judge Scott McAfee is hearing testimony as to whether Willis and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade should be disqualified from the case for allegedly lying about a personal relationship.
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