⚡️⚡️If 'Ukrainian trace' is found in Dugina's death, it'll point at Kiev's policy of state terrorism, Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says

⚡️ Japan PM tests positive for Covid-19, symptoms mild, office says

🏆 The Russian team won first place and set a new world record at the Masters of Armored Vehicles international competition in Ostrogozhsk, Voronezh region. Second place was taken by Belarus, and third place was shared between China and Uzbekistan

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📌The Russian MoD’s latest statements on the Ukraine crisis:

▪️Russian forces destroyed an ammo depot containing missiles for US-made HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems and Western-made anti-aircraft systems near Mayorskoye, Odessa region, using high-precision, long-range Kalibr missiles;

▪️The Russian Air Force destroyed a Ukrainian fuel depot with more than 100 tons of diesel fuel for military equipment near Gulyai Pole, Zaporozhye region;

▪️Russian forces eliminated a temporary deployment point of the Right Sector nationalist group near Tsukurino, DPR as well as two US M777 howitzers near Knyazevka, Kherson region;

▪️Russian forces destroyed more than 100 Ukrainian servicemen in the Nikolaev and Kherson regions;

▪️Russian air defenses shot down nine Ukrainian drones near Staromlynovka and Gorlovka, DPR

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📹 Residents of Donetsk fear for their lives due to constant Ukrainian shelling

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Indiana governor, Eric Holcomb, tweeted that he has arrived in Taiwan

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📹 A resident of Severodonetsk has talked about how she stepped on a butterfly mine that was placed by Ukrainian troops, and it blew off her heel

WATCH: Russian Kalibr missiles destroy warehouse with ammo for US-made HIMARS and Western anti-aircraft systems in Odessa region

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According to a Rasmussen Reports poll, 53 % of Americans agree with former Trump advisor Roger Stone describing the FBI as "Joe Biden's personal Gestapo." People were asked what they thought of the FBI’s August 8 raid on Trump’s Florida mansion

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📹 A woman from Lisichansk recalls how Ukrainian forces shelled her house as well as the water source so that people couldn’t use it

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📹 A Donbass resident and her seven-year-old son were hit by a shell that struck nearby. The boy almost lost his arm due to the Ukrainian shelling

😏 Two women staged a protest at a photoshoot with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as part of an Open Day. Acting like they wanted to take a photo with the chancellor, the girls then bared their breasts and scattered fake banknotes in front of him

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📹 The Russian MoD has published footage showing combat operations of Russian Uragan multiple rocket launchers during the special military op in Ukraine

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⚡️ UK, France, Germany and US call for 'restraint' around Zaporozhye NPP

📉 Wayfair lays off 5 percent of its global workforce

Wayfair saw a spike in sales at the beginning of the pandemic as customers stayed home and took an interest in renovating their space and shopping online but today announced it’s laying off 870 employees. 

The online furniture and home decor retailer indicated that the “workforce reduction” affects 5 percent of its global workforce and 10 percent of its corporate team. The company saw a nearly 15 percent decrease in net revenue compared to its earnings in 2021.

E-commerce company Shopify laid off 1,000 employees in July. Last week, Peloton announced that it would lay off 800 employees (after firing 2,800 employees in February) and begin shutting the doors of its brick-and-mortar showrooms in 2023. Tech companies like Snap, SoundCloud, Robinhood, and even Netflix laid off employees recently.

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🥬 Wendy’s pulls lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreak

The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating them there reported falling ill.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is trying to determine whether romaine lettuce is the source of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 37 people and whether romaine used at Wendy’s was also served or sold at other businesses.

Wendy’s says lettuce used in its salads is different and not affected by its decision to pull the lettuce from sandwiches. The company said it is cooperating with the CDC.

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‼️ Russia's Gatilov: No 'Practical Platform' to Hold Putin-Zelensky Meeting ➡️ LIVE UPDATES

There is no practical platform to hold a direct meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and as the conflict further continues, it will be more difficult to reach a diplomatic solution, Russian Permanent Representative in the UN Office in Geneva Gennady Gatilov said on Sunday.

There "was not any practical platform for having this meeting," Gatilov told the Financial Times newspaper.

The diplomat praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for "trying his best" to facilitate the diplomatic settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, but said that "now, I do not see any possibility for diplomatic contacts. And the more the conflict goes on, the more difficult it will be to have a diplomatic solution," as quoted by the newspaper.

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🇮🇱 Israeli spyware firm chief steps down amid NSO restructuring

NSO Group, the Israeli offensive cyber firm known for its infamous Pegasus spyware, is laying off about 100 workers and replacing its CEO, a company spokesperson confirmed on Sunday. The company has been connected to a number of scandals resulting from alleged misuse by customers of its flagship Pegasus phone surveillance software.

The company has also been hurt by an Israeli decision late last year to tighten its supervision of cyber exports. That decision, made in the wake of criticism that Israel's oversight of the digital surveillance industry was too lax, has reduced the number of countries that can purchase Israeli cyber software from over 100 to 37. They also faces lawsuits from Apple and Facebook accusing the Israeli firm of breaking into their products.

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🧑‍🏫 Student loan payment pause: Biden to make decision this week

US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Sunday that Americans can expect a decision from the Biden administration on student loans in the "next week or so" as a pause on federal student loan payments is set to expire on Aug. 31.

With some 10 days to go, Americans have been left guessing whether President Joe Biden will extend the current moratorium or, perhaps, forgive some of their debt. Democratic lawmakers and advocates have been urging Biden to broadly cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt per borrower.

The Education Department has already made strides to forgive student loan debt, which is estimated to be at $1.7 trillion spread across 45 million Americans.

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