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In this photo provided by the Odesa Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a damaged residential building is seen Friday in Odesa, Ukraine, following Russian missile attacks. Ukrainian authorities said Russian missile attacks on residential buildings in the port city of Odesa have killed more than a dozen people.

Russian missiles kill at least 21 in Ukraine's Odesa region

A Russian airstrike on residential areas killed at least 21 people early Friday near the Ukrainian port of Odesa, authorities reported, a day after the withdrawal of Moscow's forces from an island in the Black Sea had seemed to ease the threat to the city.
FILE - Lights illuminate a coal mine at twilight, Jan. 13, 2022, in Kemmerer, Wyo. With the nearby coal-fired Naughton Powerplant being decommissioned in 2025, the fate of the coal mine and its workers is uncertain. More than 500 days into his presidency, Joe Biden's hope for saving the Earth from the most devastating effects of climate change may not be dead. But it's not far from it after a Supreme Court ruling not only limited the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate pollution by power plants, but also suggests the court is poised to block other efforts to limit the climate-wrecking fumes emitted by oil, gas and coal. (AP Photo/Natalie Behring, File)

Court leaves dwindling paths for Biden's climate mission

More than 500 days into his presidency, Joe Biden's hope for saving the Earth from the devastating effects of climate change may not be dead
FILE - Soldiers from the European Task force Takuba march during the annual Bastille Day parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, Wednesday July 14, 2021. A European military task force fighting extremists in Mali has formally withdrawn from the West African country amid tensions with its ruling military junta. The French military spearheaded the Takuba task force, and announced Friday, July 1, 2022 that it officially ended its work. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)

European force battling extremists withdraws from Mali

A European military task force fighting extremists in Mali has formally withdrawn from the West African country amid tensions with its ruling military junta
Zabiullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Taliban government, speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Thursday held the first major gathering of Islamic clerics and tribal elders since they seized power in August, with over 3,000 coming to the capital for the event. Women were not allowed to attend. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Taliban supreme leader prays for Afghanistan's quake victims

The Taliban's supreme leader has offered prayers for Afghanistan's earthquake victims during a speech to Islamic clerics in Kabul
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint news conference with Indonesian President Joko Widodo after their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 30, 2022. It has not been an easy week for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He took his first foreign trip since the invasion of Ukraine to shore up relations with troublesome Central Asian allies. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
Putin's week: Facing NATO expansion, West's unity on Ukraine
It hasn't been an easy week for Russian President Vladimir Putin
FILE - Palestinian riot police and security officers in plainclothes clash with demonstrators following a rally protesting the death of Palestinian Authority outspoken critic Nizar Banat, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, June 26, 2021. Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip systematically torture critics in detention, what could amount to crimes against humanity, an international rights group said Friday, July 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)
Rights group: Palestinians torture detainees with impunity
An international rights group says Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip systematically torture critics in detention, a practice that could amount to crimes against humanity
The first Black woman confirmed for the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn as the court’s 116th justice at midday Thursday, just as the man she is replacing, Justice Stephen Breyer, retires.
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
The 51-year-old Jackson is the court's 116th justice and she took the place Thursday of the justice she once worked for. Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement took effect at noon.
President Joe Biden speaks Thursday during a news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid.
Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion access
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect access to abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The Supreme Court is seen Thursday in Washington.
Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions
In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation's main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
Today in History: July 1, Medicare program takes effect
Today in History Today is Friday, July 1, the 182nd day of 2022. There are 183 days left in the year.
A holiday cookout for 10 people will cost about 17% more than last year, led by a spike in the price of ground beef, which is up 36%, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Holiday cookout cost for 10 people: $69.68, up 17% from last year. Here's why.
Your holiday cookout Monday will cost about 17% more overall than last year, agriculture interests say, and there are many reasons for the increase.
Voters cast ballots Tuesday at the Westgate Elementary School gymnasium in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25. But votes cast early and by mail are still being counted in a razor-thin $75 million referendum for full-day kindergarten and school building upgrades.
As ballot count continues, District 25 referendum 'yes' votes in the lead for the first time
As the early and mail-in ballot count continues to trickle in, the "yes" votes in the Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 referendum now have the lead for the first time.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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