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‘Zelensky and Biden need to be driven into this pit. Let them sit’. This was the reaction of a family when they returned to the ruins of their home in an area near the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.
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❗Ukraine's entire oil refining industry out of operation - Yuriy Vitrenko, CEO of Ukraine's largest oil and gas company Naftogaz
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💭Russia's victory over Ukraine will spell the end of the US-led NATO alliance, says Scott Ritter, a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and a former UN weapons inspector.
NATO's decision to stake its credibility on backing Kiev in a proxy war against Moscow - in the wake of its "humiliation" in Afghanistan - would prove unwise and fateful, he added.
"NATO was struggling after that: 'who are we? what are we doing?'," he said. "And now they've stood up to Russia, to be brave against her, and they're going to lose against Russia without even fighting."
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NATO's decision to stake its credibility on backing Kiev in a proxy war against Moscow - in the wake of its "humiliation" in Afghanistan - would prove unwise and fateful, he added.
"NATO was struggling after that: 'who are we? what are we doing?'," he said. "And now they've stood up to Russia, to be brave against her, and they're going to lose against Russia without even fighting."
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❗Joe Biden is working with allies around the world to find overland routes of exporting grain from Ukraine - White House
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😳 Elon Musk's transgender daughter has filed a request to change her name in accordance with her new gender identity, and because "I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form." ▪️ The petition for both a name…
💭Elon Musk’s ex-wife says ‘very proud’ of trans daughter coming out
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⚡US in direct contact with Russian authorities about Americans detained in Ukraine - State Department
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🔥 Miscalculations, errors blamed for massive New Mexico blaze
US Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate models and underestimated how dry conditions were in the Southwest, causing a planned burn to reduce the threat of wildfires to explode into the largest blaze in New Mexico’s recorded history.
The agency quietly posted an 80-page review that details the planning missteps and the conditions on the ground as crews ignited the prescribed fire in early April. So far, 31,000 wildfires have burned more than 5,000 square miles (12,950 square kilometers) in the United States.
President Joe Biden recently flew over the fire and stopped briefly in New Mexico to assure residents the federal government would take responsibility for its role in causing the blaze.
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US Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate models and underestimated how dry conditions were in the Southwest, causing a planned burn to reduce the threat of wildfires to explode into the largest blaze in New Mexico’s recorded history.
The agency quietly posted an 80-page review that details the planning missteps and the conditions on the ground as crews ignited the prescribed fire in early April. So far, 31,000 wildfires have burned more than 5,000 square miles (12,950 square kilometers) in the United States.
President Joe Biden recently flew over the fire and stopped briefly in New Mexico to assure residents the federal government would take responsibility for its role in causing the blaze.
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🚀 NASA fuels moon rocket for 1st time in countdown rehearsal
NASA fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time Monday and went ahead with a critical countdown test despite a fuel line leak. This was NASA’s fourth crack at the all-important dress rehearsal, the last major milestone before the moon rocket’s long-awaited launch debut.
The testing delays have pushed the actual launch — with an empty Orion capsule flying around the moon and back. The second SLS flight, planned for 2024, would send a crew around the moon and back. The third mission — no earlier than 2025 — would have astronauts actually landing on the moon. Astronauts last walked on the moon in 1972 during NASA’s Apollo program.
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NASA fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time Monday and went ahead with a critical countdown test despite a fuel line leak. This was NASA’s fourth crack at the all-important dress rehearsal, the last major milestone before the moon rocket’s long-awaited launch debut.
The testing delays have pushed the actual launch — with an empty Orion capsule flying around the moon and back. The second SLS flight, planned for 2024, would send a crew around the moon and back. The third mission — no earlier than 2025 — would have astronauts actually landing on the moon. Astronauts last walked on the moon in 1972 during NASA’s Apollo program.
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💧 Yellowstone Park aims for quick reopening after floods
Most of Yellowstone National Park should reopen within the next two weeks — much faster than originally expected after record floods pounded the region last week and knocked out major roads, federal officials said.
Park officials said Sunday they’ll use $50 million in federal highway money to speed up road and bridge repairs. There’s still no timetable for repairs to routes between the park and areas of Montana where the recovery is expected to stretch for months.
The scope of the damage is still being tallied by Yellowstone officials, but based on other national park disasters, it could take years and carry a steep price tag to rebuild in an environmentally sensitive landscape, with a huge underground plumbing system.
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Most of Yellowstone National Park should reopen within the next two weeks — much faster than originally expected after record floods pounded the region last week and knocked out major roads, federal officials said.
Park officials said Sunday they’ll use $50 million in federal highway money to speed up road and bridge repairs. There’s still no timetable for repairs to routes between the park and areas of Montana where the recovery is expected to stretch for months.
The scope of the damage is still being tallied by Yellowstone officials, but based on other national park disasters, it could take years and carry a steep price tag to rebuild in an environmentally sensitive landscape, with a huge underground plumbing system.
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🚫 Facebook* and US sign deal to end discriminatory housing ads
Facebook* will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday.
According to the release, it was the Justice Department’s first case challenging algorithmic discrimination under the Fair Housing Act.
Facebook* also will develop a new system over the next half-year to address racial and other disparities caused by its use of personalization algorithms in its delivery system for housing ads, it said. Meta* also must pay a penalty of just over $115,000.
*Meta, Facebook, and Instagram are banned in Russia over extremist activities.
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Facebook* will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday.
According to the release, it was the Justice Department’s first case challenging algorithmic discrimination under the Fair Housing Act.
Facebook* also will develop a new system over the next half-year to address racial and other disparities caused by its use of personalization algorithms in its delivery system for housing ads, it said. Meta* also must pay a penalty of just over $115,000.
*Meta, Facebook, and Instagram are banned in Russia over extremist activities.
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🏊♂️ US pools close, go without lifeguards amid labor shortage
A national lifeguard shortage exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted communities such as Indianapolis to cut back on pools and hours. In other spots around the United States, swimming areas are going without attendants.
The American Lifeguard Association estimates the shortage impacts one-third of US pools. Bernard J. Fisher II, director of health and safety at the association, expects that figure to grow to half of all pools by August, when many teenage lifeguards return to school.
When a local pool is not open, young people may go swimming in places without lifeguards, Fisher said. That can result in more drownings, which disproportionately affect people of color. In the US, Black people under 29 are 1.5 times more likely to drown compared with white Americans of the same age, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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A national lifeguard shortage exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted communities such as Indianapolis to cut back on pools and hours. In other spots around the United States, swimming areas are going without attendants.
The American Lifeguard Association estimates the shortage impacts one-third of US pools. Bernard J. Fisher II, director of health and safety at the association, expects that figure to grow to half of all pools by August, when many teenage lifeguards return to school.
When a local pool is not open, young people may go swimming in places without lifeguards, Fisher said. That can result in more drownings, which disproportionately affect people of color. In the US, Black people under 29 are 1.5 times more likely to drown compared with white Americans of the same age, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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💰 Bill Cosby sexually assaulted teen in 1975, civil jury rules; must pay her $500K
A California jury has found that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted Judy Huth at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was a teenager. Huth, now 64, was awarded $500,000 after four bizarre days of deliberations. Although Cosby's been accused of sexual misconduct by 60 women, this was the first civil case to reach trial.
Cosby's lawyers called Huth's story "a complete and utter fabrication" and questioned why she stayed at the mansion for hours after the alleged assault. They also took a shot at her credibility as Huth initially got the year of the attack wrong.
It's almost one year to the day since the man formerly hailed as 'America's Dad' was freed from prison when his sexual assault conviction was overturned.
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A California jury has found that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted Judy Huth at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was a teenager. Huth, now 64, was awarded $500,000 after four bizarre days of deliberations. Although Cosby's been accused of sexual misconduct by 60 women, this was the first civil case to reach trial.
Cosby's lawyers called Huth's story "a complete and utter fabrication" and questioned why she stayed at the mansion for hours after the alleged assault. They also took a shot at her credibility as Huth initially got the year of the attack wrong.
It's almost one year to the day since the man formerly hailed as 'America's Dad' was freed from prison when his sexual assault conviction was overturned.
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