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Today's Headlines: Russia’s Occupation of Nuclear Plant Gives Moscow a New Way to Intimidate

A Frontline Shadow Economy: Ukrainian Units Trade Tanks and Artillery
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

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Russia's Occupation of Nuclear Plant Gives Moscow a New Way to Intimidate

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Russia's Occupation of Nuclear Plant Gives Moscow a New Way to Intimidate

By David E. Sanger

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia appears to be using the facility to scare Ukraine's leaders and warn the West to stay out of the conflict.

A Frontline Shadow Economy: Ukrainian Units Trade Tanks and Artillery

A Frontline Shadow Economy: Ukrainian Units Trade Tanks and Artillery

By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Natalia Yermak and Tyler Hicks

Most of the bartering involves items captured from Russian troops, which are exchanged for urgently needed supplies. "Let's just call it a simplification of bureaucracy," one soldier said.

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Reformist Soviet Leader, Is Dead at 91

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Reformist Soviet Leader, Is Dead at 91

By Marilyn Berger

Adopting principles of glasnost and perestroika, he weighed the legacy of seven decades of Communist rule and set a new course, presiding over the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the U.S.S.R.

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U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Again in 'Historic' Setback

Health

U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Again in 'Historic' Setback

By Roni Caryn Rabin

The decline during the pandemic is the sharpest in nearly 100 years, hitting American Indian and Native Alaskan communities particularly hard.

Why Many Americans Turned on Anthony Fauci

Opinion | Guest Essay

Why Many Americans Turned on Anthony Fauci

By Ari Schulman

A science worth following must lead.

Today's Videos

Biden Says He Is 'Determined' to Ban Assault Weapons

Video Video: Biden Says He Is 'Determined' to Ban Assault Weapons

By The New York Times

During a trip to Pennsylvania, President Biden promoted the passage of a bipartisan gun bill intended to prevent dangerous people from accessing firearms, and he vowed to ban assault weapons in the United States.

Pastor Arrested While Watering Neighbor's Yard, Footage Shows

Video Video: Pastor Arrested While Watering Neighbor's Yard, Footage Shows

By The New York Times

Police body camera footage shows the arrest of Michael Jennings, a Black pastor in Alabama who claims that he was wrongly arrested while watering his neighbor's flowers.

Deadly Storms Cause Widespread Power Outages Across the Midwest

Video Video: Deadly Storms Cause Widespread Power Outages Across the Midwest

By The Associated Press

Severe thunderstorms in northwest Ohio and southern Michigan knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of customers throughout the region.

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