Russian officers refused to collect the bodies of dead troops so the military wouldn't have to pay their families, convict soldier says

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Russian soldiers undergo a military training in Rostov, Russia, on December 6, 2022.

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If Trump gets jail time for one of his federal indictments, it may not be worth it to have him stand trial in Georgia: ex-prosecutor

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ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 29: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination in the 2024 election at Erie Insurance Arena on July 29, 2023 in Erie, Pennsylvania.

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Here's everything that Massachusetts' 4% tax on millionaires will pay for, from free student lunches to college financial aid

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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey.

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Trump was indicted in Georgia over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Here's what the 13 counts in his 4th criminal case mean.

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Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at Mar-a-Lago on November 08, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida.

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While Russia's schoolchildren learn how to operate drones and clean guns, Ukraine's students will take classes on how to navigate treacherous minefields

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Ukrainian army's 35th Marine Brigade members conduct mine clearance work at a field in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 11, 2023.
Ukrainian army's 35th Marine Brigade members conduct mine clearance work at a field in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 11, 2023.

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8 US states offer free lunch for students. Here's how they pay for it, from a 4% millionaire's tax to a $0.03 property tax rate increase.

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Kimberly Ortiz, 13, goes through the cafe at John Liechty Middle School in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
California was the first state to pass free lunch legislation after the COVID-19 meal plan was not renewed for the 2022-2023 school year.

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A Ukrainian soldier captured by Russian forces says they played with him 'the way a cat plays with a mouse,' torturing him for fun instead of for information

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Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut on May 15, 2023.

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Republican-controlled states like Oklahoma are rushing to invest in clean energy, even as conservative groups push for more oil and gas

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Republican-controlled states across the country are seeing record investment in renewable energy industries.

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Sam Bankman-Fried is being sent to jail after a judge revoked his bail over alleged witness tampering

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:59 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan federal court, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in New York.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrived at federal court in Manhattan on Friday ahead of a judge revoking his bail, and sending him to jail, over witness-tampering.

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The US government will hand out up to $1.2 billion for companies to suck greenhouse gases out of the air

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Vapor rises from cooling towers in this stock image.

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