A Maine Democratic congressman says he failed his state by not opposing assault weapons during his career

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Rep. Jared Golden of Maine.
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine.

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Misbehaving Russian troops were tossed in 'pits' at military training grounds for up to a week at a time, a deserted soldier says

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Russian troops conscripts Omsk
A Russian serviceman adjusts the uniform of a conscript at a gathering point in Omsk on November 10, 2022.

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The Kremlin is leaning on cheap Russian-made drones like never before, war analysts say

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An Orlan-10 and other drones used by Russia in Ukraine on display at a media briefing by Ukrainian officials in Kyiv on December 15, 2022.

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UC Berkeley academic offered her students extra credit for going to pro-Palestinian protests and lobbying Congress about Gaza

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A student protest about the war in Israel/Gaza takes place at the University of California, Berkeley's Sather Gate
A student protest about the war in Israel/Gaza takes place at the University of California, Berkeley's Sather Gate on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

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Judge in NY fraud trial threatens Trump with sanctions again, saying the ex-president's latest comments were a 'blatant' violation of the gag order

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after exiting the courtroom during the first day of his civil fraud trial.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers Jupiter has a jet stream whipping around the planet at 320 mph, twice as fast as Earth's fiercest hurricanes

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The high-speed jetstream can be seen around Jupiter's equator.

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Ricardo Hueso (UPV), Imke de Pater (UC Berkeley), Thierry Fouchet (Observatory of Paris), Leigh Fletcher (University of Leicester), Michael H. Wong (UC Berkeley), Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

An off-duty pilot's attempt to turn off a plane's engines mid-flight is even wilder than we thought, court docs reveal

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An Alaska Airlines plane in flight.
Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-214 in flight.

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Off-duty pilot facing attempted murder charges said 'I'm not right' before trying to turn off plane's engines: report

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A white and blue Alaska Airlines plane in midair, set against a blue sky.
An off-duty pilot on an Alaska Airlines flight tried to shut down the plane's engines mid-flight, officials said.

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Ukraine is turning to improvised FrankenSAM-style air defenses to survive another winter of Russian barrages: official

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Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.
Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.

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Russia's Black Sea Fleet is now facing attacks from underwater Ukrainian sabotage forces, a local governor says

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A ship in Russia's Black Sea fleet.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet has recently been hammered by a series of major attacks.

Vladimir Zapletin

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