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Russia's forces turn their focus on Ukraine's northeast in what may be an ambitious new push 02/22/2024 09:17am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are probing Ukrainian defenses for weak points in the country’s northeast, an official said Thursday, an area where analysts believe the Kremlin seeks to build on its recent success in taking a key city by mounting an ambitious four-pronged offensive to break MLS Commissioner Don Garber says league is 'very prepared' to deal with referee lockout 02/21/2024 09:33pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi's first full season in Major League Soccer started with replacement officials Wednesday when Inter Miami played host to Real Salt Lake, and Commissioner Don Garber said the league is not sure what will happen next. The Professional Soccer Referees Associat Congress' top China critics arrive in Taiwan for a visit that's sure to draw scrutiny from Beijing 02/21/2024 08:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of Congress' staunchest critics of China are visiting Taiwan in a show of support that is certain to draw scrutiny from Beijing, which views such interactions as a challenge to its claim of sovereignty over the island. The delegation is led by Rep. Mike Gallagher, the Republ California lawmakers say reparations bills, which exclude widespread payments, are a starting point 02/21/2024 07:23pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Black lawmakers in California on Wednesday introduced a package of reparations legislation, calling it a starting point to atone for the state’s legacy of discrimination. The California Legislative Black Caucus introduced the package of more than a dozen proposals month 7 Stocks That Outperform in a Recession 02/21/2024 07:00pm • Elevated interest rates, lingering inflation and an inverted Treasury yield curve have some investors concerned a recession may be coming. When the economy tanks, even most high-quality stocks get dragged down with it. During the past two U.S. recessions in 2008 and 2020, however, there were still a Election officials in the US face daunting challenges in 2024. And Congress isn't coming to help 02/21/2024 02:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — With election season already underway, some state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has yet to allocate federal money they have come to rely on to help cover the costs of securing their systems from attacks, updating equipment and training staff. Electio EU agrees on new sanctions against Russia days before the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine 02/21/2024 09:42am • BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries on Wednesday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia to target individuals and businesses suspected of assisting Moscow in its war against Ukraine, including Chinese companies. The decision coincides with the second anniversary of Russia's full- Man arrested after setting off homemade firework near Southern California shopping center 02/21/2024 12:40am • TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — A man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly setting off a homemade firework near a Southern California shopping center, police said. Reports of an explosion at The Village at Tustin Legacy prompted authorities to evacuate several businesses, including Chipotle, said Eric David Rays and infielder Amed Rosario agree to $1.5 million, 1-year contract 02/20/2024 11:13pm • The Tampa Bay Rays and veteran infielder Amed Rosario have agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract. Rosario can make an additional $500,000 in incentive. The 28-year-old can play shortstop, second base and in the outfield. He spent last season with Cleveland and the Los Angeles Dodgers, batting Biden wants people to know most of the money he's seeking for Ukraine would be spent in the US 02/20/2024 09:51pm • MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — At a bustling construction site outside of Dallas, there are hopes that Congress can finally pass nearly $95 billion in foreign aid including funding for Ukraine — because factory jobs in the United States depend on that money. Aerospace and defense company General Dynamic FuboTV files lawsuit over ESPN, Fox, Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery sports-streaming venture 02/20/2024 08:39pm • Streaming service FuboTV has filed an antitrust lawsuit against ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Hulu, which are planning to launch a sports-streaming venture in the fall. The lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District of New York. FuboTV, which focuses primarily on live sports, is seeking Governor says carjackers ‘will spend a long time in jail’ as lawmakers advance harsher punishment 02/20/2024 07:51pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In the moments before Linda Frickey was dragged to her death during a fatal carjacking, the 73-year-old had been sitting in her parked vehicle in New Orleans when she was surrounded by four teenagers. The teens, who ranged in age from 15 to 17 during the time of the crime i Ukraine's Zelenskyy says foreign aid delays are making life 'very difficult' on the front line 02/20/2024 04:10pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Delays in weapons deliveries from Western allies to Ukraine are opening a door for Russian battlefield advances, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, making the fight “very difficult” along parts of the front line where the Kremlin’s forces captured a strategic Navalny's mother appeals to Putin to release her son's body so she can bury him with dignity 02/20/2024 04:04pm • The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appealed Tuesday to President Vladimir Putin to intervene and turn her son's body over to her so she can bury him with dignity. Lyudmila Navalnaya, who has been trying to get his body since Saturday, appeared in a video outside the Arctic penal White House promises 'major sanctions' on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny's death 02/20/2024 03:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Tuesday it is preparing additional “major sanctions” on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death last week in an Arctic penal colony. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the sanctions, on the eve of the two-year anniversary