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❗Explosions heard in centre of Kherson, it's likely that Ukrainian neo-Nazis are shelling the city, Sputnik correspondent says
❗Russian air defence shot down 2 Ukrainian cluster warhead missiles in Kherson - source
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Russian Defence Ministry on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
▪Russian aviation has hit 45 areas of concentration of troops and a Ukrainian military fuel storage site;
▪The Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed four ammunition depots, a US-made radar station, and more than 170 neo-Nazis;
▪Russian artillery has destroyed an S-300 missile complex, 14 command posts, and almost 360 areas of concentration of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
▪Russian air defences have destroyed five Ukrainian drones and 10 Smerch MLRS missiles;
▪A Ukrainian drone and three Tochka-U missiles have been destroyed in the air over Snake Island
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▪Russian aviation has hit 45 areas of concentration of troops and a Ukrainian military fuel storage site;
▪The Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed four ammunition depots, a US-made radar station, and more than 170 neo-Nazis;
▪Russian artillery has destroyed an S-300 missile complex, 14 command posts, and almost 360 areas of concentration of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
▪Russian air defences have destroyed five Ukrainian drones and 10 Smerch MLRS missiles;
▪A Ukrainian drone and three Tochka-U missiles have been destroyed in the air over Snake Island
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🎥Svetlana from Mariupol describes how she, her husband Igor, her daughter, and her five-year-old granddaughter found housing after they lost their home
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⚡Russia's position on Kiev's desire to join the EU has changed, and now it is similar to the position on Ukraine's accession to NATO, said Deputy Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky
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⚡Russian Deputy Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky: Sweden and Finland joining NATO is not a threat to Russia’s security, as the country is ready to confront the threat posed by the alliance
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⚡Russian Deputy Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky: Sweden and Finland joining NATO is not a threat to Russia’s security, as the country is ready to confront the threat posed by the alliance
At the same time, he noted that as soon as Finland and Sweden become NATO members and the alliance has a military presence, their territories will become a possible target for the Russian military
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❗Russian MoD: Neo-Nazis conduct punitive raids in Kharkov region, search for pro-Russian citizens, arrest them
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💭🇺🇸White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki has opened up on threats she has received against herself and members of her family while working as Joe Biden’s chief spokeswoman:
“I will say the thing that has been hardest, personally, is I have had threats, I have had nasty letters, texts to me with my personal address, the names of my children. It crosses lines, you know, and that’s when it becomes a little scary. And that has been the most personally difficult aspect of this job”.
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“I will say the thing that has been hardest, personally, is I have had threats, I have had nasty letters, texts to me with my personal address, the names of my children. It crosses lines, you know, and that’s when it becomes a little scary. And that has been the most personally difficult aspect of this job”.
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🔥 Western US fires unstoppable
The flames of a northern New Mexico wildfire have become unstoppable as the largest blaze in the US burns trees sucked dry of moisture over decades of drought amid a forecast Thursday of more winds expected to fan the blaze, according to wildfire fighting managers.
Meanwhile, winds in Southern California sent embers flying in the coastal community of Laguna Niguel on Wednesday. More than 20 homes were destroyed, many of them multimillion-dollar mansions.
From New Mexico to Colorado and parts of the Midwest, forecasters on Thursday issued red flag warnings of extreme wildfire danger because of low humidity levels, erratic winds and warm temperatures. Some evacuation orders were relaxed along the southern flank of the fire near the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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The flames of a northern New Mexico wildfire have become unstoppable as the largest blaze in the US burns trees sucked dry of moisture over decades of drought amid a forecast Thursday of more winds expected to fan the blaze, according to wildfire fighting managers.
Meanwhile, winds in Southern California sent embers flying in the coastal community of Laguna Niguel on Wednesday. More than 20 homes were destroyed, many of them multimillion-dollar mansions.
From New Mexico to Colorado and parts of the Midwest, forecasters on Thursday issued red flag warnings of extreme wildfire danger because of low humidity levels, erratic winds and warm temperatures. Some evacuation orders were relaxed along the southern flank of the fire near the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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👮♂️ Louisiana state troopers charged in beating of Black man
State prosecutors have charged three Louisiana State Police troopers accused of beating a Black motorist, hoisting him to his feet by his hair braids and bragging in text messages that the “whoopin’” would give him “nightmares for a long time.”
The troopers also later exchanged 14 text messages peppered with “lol” and “haha” responses in which they boasted about the beating and mocked Harris, who spit up blood and suffered from sore ribs and stomach pain for days after the arrest.
State police had arrested the troopers in February 2021 on felony charges of malfeasance in office, but local prosecutors elected not to bring that count last week when filing a bill of information in Franklin Parish. Misdemeanor simple battery in Louisiana carries up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
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State prosecutors have charged three Louisiana State Police troopers accused of beating a Black motorist, hoisting him to his feet by his hair braids and bragging in text messages that the “whoopin’” would give him “nightmares for a long time.”
The troopers also later exchanged 14 text messages peppered with “lol” and “haha” responses in which they boasted about the beating and mocked Harris, who spit up blood and suffered from sore ribs and stomach pain for days after the arrest.
State police had arrested the troopers in February 2021 on felony charges of malfeasance in office, but local prosecutors elected not to bring that count last week when filing a bill of information in Franklin Parish. Misdemeanor simple battery in Louisiana carries up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
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💧 California desalination project at crossroads
For more than two decades, California’s Orange County has debated whether to build a seaside plant to convert the Pacific Ocean’s salt water into drinking water. Now, the $1.4 billion proposal by Poseidon Water was getting a critical review Thursday by the California Coastal Commission, which is tasked with protecting California’s scenic shores.
Huntington Beach plant will produce 50 million gallons of water a day that are crucial to help weather cutbacks. But environmental groups and the commission’s staff, which reviewed the plan, oppose it. They argue it will damage marine life by killing tiny organisms that form the base of the ocean’s food web.
The Orange County Water District, which has said it intends to buy Poseidon’s water, manages the basin that helps meet about 75% of the water demand in the heavily populated northern and central areas of the county that are home to 2.5 million people.
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For more than two decades, California’s Orange County has debated whether to build a seaside plant to convert the Pacific Ocean’s salt water into drinking water. Now, the $1.4 billion proposal by Poseidon Water was getting a critical review Thursday by the California Coastal Commission, which is tasked with protecting California’s scenic shores.
Huntington Beach plant will produce 50 million gallons of water a day that are crucial to help weather cutbacks. But environmental groups and the commission’s staff, which reviewed the plan, oppose it. They argue it will damage marine life by killing tiny organisms that form the base of the ocean’s food web.
The Orange County Water District, which has said it intends to buy Poseidon’s water, manages the basin that helps meet about 75% of the water demand in the heavily populated northern and central areas of the county that are home to 2.5 million people.
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⛈ Storm chaser killed in severe weather crash
The wreck on Interstate 90 in southwest Minnesota Wednesday evening killed Martha Llanos Rodriguez, when a car in which she was riding attempted to avoid the power lines on the roadway and was struck by a semi. Three others in the vehicle, including Chilean meteorologist Diego Campos, were injured.
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses were without power Thursday across southern Minnesota as hundreds of Xcel Energy employees and contractors worked to restore service. More potentially severe weather was forecast for Thursday that could bring hail, high winds and tornadoes from the Dakotas and Minnesota into other parts of the Midwest, the Storm Prediction Center said.
Weather spotters reported several tornado sightings as the storms moved through southern Minnesota. Tornado warning sirens sounded across much of the Twin Cities on Wednesday night, there were no immediate reports of tornado touchdowns in the metro area.
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The wreck on Interstate 90 in southwest Minnesota Wednesday evening killed Martha Llanos Rodriguez, when a car in which she was riding attempted to avoid the power lines on the roadway and was struck by a semi. Three others in the vehicle, including Chilean meteorologist Diego Campos, were injured.
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses were without power Thursday across southern Minnesota as hundreds of Xcel Energy employees and contractors worked to restore service. More potentially severe weather was forecast for Thursday that could bring hail, high winds and tornadoes from the Dakotas and Minnesota into other parts of the Midwest, the Storm Prediction Center said.
Weather spotters reported several tornado sightings as the storms moved through southern Minnesota. Tornado warning sirens sounded across much of the Twin Cities on Wednesday night, there were no immediate reports of tornado touchdowns in the metro area.
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