NEW YORK (AP) — When Alexei Navalny was arrested in January 2021, tens of thousands of Russians filled the streets in protest, demanding that the top Kremlin critic be released and chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin. Thousands were arrested. Since then, Putin has unleashed the harshest crackdown since the era of the Soviet Union:…
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Q: I have read the tragic situation of police officer Jeffrey Smith who committed suicide after Jan. 6, 2021. He was on duty that fateful day. His wife brought a claim that she was entitlement to benefits because he died “in the line of duty.” Is she correct? If so, what does she get? S.B.,…
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers, the company announced Wednesday — and if regulators agree it could mean a chance to finally start vaccinating the littlest kids by summer. Moderna said in the coming weeks it would ask regulators in the U.S. and Europe to authorize two small-dose shots…
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — With Europe facing its most precarious future since World War II, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies in Brussels and Warsaw this week as the leaders try to prevent Russia’s war on Ukraine from spiraling into an even greater catastrophe. Biden embarks Wednesday on…
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson returned to the Senate for a third day of hearings Wednesday as Republicans try to paint her as soft on crime and Democrats herald the historic nature of her nomination to become the first Black woman on the high…
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The new league year is only a week old, but that doesn’t mean it has been quiet at Halas Hall with the official start of free agency. Readers want to know what exactly is Ryan Poles’ approach to build the Chicago Bears roster and if more could have been acquired in the Khalil Mack trade.…
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Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan criticized the referees for missing calls in Tuesday’s 126-98 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks — his first game of the season without a free-throw attempt. Baiting opponents into fouls is one of DeRozan’s craftiest skills. He ranks fifth in the league with 20 attempts per game. After going three quarters…
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Q: Boston is peaking. If New York stops the vaccination mandates (well, they have for fans, just not for Kyrie Irving) then the Nets seem to be up there, too. Miami is deep, just don’t think they can compete with shrunken rosters to Boston and Brooklyn. — Martin. A: And that is an element that…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now HUNTINGTON BEACH — It’s been an emotional few weeks for Huntington Beach’s softball team, especially senior Rachael Arnold. The catcher’s boyfriend Joshua Page, 18, and his brother Jeremy, 17, were killed in a car accident earlier this month in Huntington Beach, not far…
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With an effective, frenetic effort, Terance Mann helped keep his side close enough that it seemed, for a fleeting moment, as though they might avoid the first four-game losing streak in his NBA career. But in the end Tuesday, Denver’s Nikola Jokic and the shooters surrounding him were too hot, carving up the Clippers up…
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