Rachel Treisman
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National
How to help Uvalde families following yesterday's elementary school shooting
The community is looking for blood donations, legal assistance and funds for victims' families.
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Business
Male Afghan TV anchors cover faces in solidarity with women after a Taliban order
Male anchors in Afghanistan are wearing masks on air in solidarity with their female colleagues. This is the latest Taliban order to threaten the freedoms and careers of Afghan women.
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National
Last call: New York City bids an official farewell to its last public pay phone
Officials gathered in Times Square for the removal of what they called New York City's last public pay phone, which is headed to a local museum. But a number of other pay phones are still standing.
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National
A California police department offered gas money for unwanted guns. It ran out
Sacramento police had to cut Saturday's event short because of the "overwhelming response." Meanwhile, a buyback event in Brooklyn gave iPads to people who dropped off certain types of firearms.
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World
A Russian soldier is sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine's first war crimes trial
Vadim Shishimarin, 21, had pleaded guilty last week to shooting an unarmed Ukrainian man in late February. On Monday, a panel of judges in Kyiv sentenced him to life in prison.
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National
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr paid off art school graduates' student loans
Spiegel and Kerr, who have been married since 2017, gave the commencement speech and got honorary degrees from Otis College of Art and Design. Then they surprised graduates with a gift of their own.
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National
Relatives honor Ruth Whitfield, 86, as a devoted mom, wife and grandmother
Whitfield's children and grandchildren share treasured memories and calls to action at the event with their legal team, led by prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
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National
GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, Liz Cheney says
In the wake of the Buffalo supermarket shooting, Cheney is calling on Republican leaders to "renounce and reject" white supremacist views and those who hold them.
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Business
Among the many losses of the war in Ukraine: nearly 5 million jobs
The International Labour Organization says employment losses could increase to seven million if hostilities continue, but that rapid recovery would be possible if fighting were to stop immediately.
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Business
German industrial giant Siemens is leaving Russia after nearly 170 years
The company first arrived in Russia in 1851 to deliver devices for a major telegraph line. It primarily does maintenance work on high-speed trains these days — though it's now winding down operations.