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Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee members are tightlipped on what to expect in this week’s hearings
Members of the Committee attend the public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Members of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot were tightlipped about what to expect […]
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‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ nabs $143.3 million in domestic opening, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ adds $50 million
DeWanda Wise and Laura Dern star in Universal’s “Jurassic World: Dominion.” Universa “Jurassic World: Dominion” roared to the top of the domestic box office over the weekend, generating more than $143 million in ticket sales during its debut. Internationally, the film has secured around $245.8 million since opening earlier this month, bringing its global tally […]
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Ukraine’s teen drone hero is ‘happy that we destroyed someone’
Andriy Pokrasa, 15, lands his drone on his hand during an interview with The Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 11, 2022. Andriy is being hailed in Ukraine for stealthy aerial reconnaissance work he has done with his dad in the ongoing war with Russia. They used their drone to help the country’s military […]
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Walmart launched a lot of apparel and home brands. Now, that strategy will be put to the test
Scoop is one of Walmart’s exclusive fashion brands. It has also struck deals with national brands like BCBG Paris. Melissa Repko | CNBC SPRINGDALE, Arkansas — Dressed-up mannequins. Eye-catching displays of sleek furniture and colorful swimsuits. And store signs that promote exclusive brands and nationally recognized ones. Walmart’s redesigned SuperCenter, located just 16 miles from […]
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Ukraine says it still controls Sievierodonetsk plant sheltering hundreds of civilians
Smoke rises after a military strike on a compound of Sievierodonetsk’s Azot Chemical Plant, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the town of Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine June 10, 2022. Oleksandr Ratushniak | Reuters Bitter fighting raged in Sievierodonetsk, but the region’s governor said Ukraine remained in control of an industrial area and chemical plant […]
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Ukraine grain exports via Poland and Romania face bottlenecks, says deputy foreign minister
A driver unloads a truck at a grain store during barley harvesting in the village of Zhovtneve, Ukraine, July 14, 2016. Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters Ukraine has established two routes through Poland and Romania to export grain and avert a global food crisis although bottlenecks have slowed the supply chain, Kyiv’s deputy foreign minister said […]
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Ukraine’s leader says his troops keep defying predictions
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces are defying expectations by preventing Russian troops from overrunning eastern Ukraine, where the fighting has been fiercest for weeks. In his nightly video address, Zelenskyy said he was proud of the Ukrainian defenders managing […]
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The world will face ‘a severe food crisis and famine,’ Zelenskyy says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses participants at Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue summit virtually via a video link on June 11, 2022. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that the world will face a “severe food crisis,” with Russia’s war on his country dragging on, as he virtually addressed the […]
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‘Stop smearing’ China: Chinese defense minister accuses U.S. of creating ‘conflict and confrontation’
An F-16V jet fighter taxies on the runway in January for an emergency takeoff as part of a Taiwanese military drill in Chiayi, Taiwan, as China increased overflights by PLA fighter jets over the self-governed island in 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — China’s defense minister accused the U.S. of “smearing” Beijing […]
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China’s defense minister says country’s nuclear arsenal ‘for self defense’
China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghe speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 12, 2022. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images China has made “impressive progress” in developing new nuclear weapons, but will only use them for self-defense, and never use them first, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe told delegates at the […]
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