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It was a pivotal moment for Ukraine on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched on as two F-16 fighter jets roared overhead. Flanked by another two of the U.S.-made combat aircraft at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Zelenskyy announced that the country's air force had already started operations using the warplanes against Russia.

Ukraine finally sends F-16s into the battle against Russia — but they might not be a game-changer

Business Insider

It is not the first time that the Rostov-on-Don sub, which Ukraine says cost Russia $300 million, has been targeted in the conflict.

Ukraine says it sank a $300 million Russian submarine in what could be another big blow to Putin's Black Sea Fleet

NBC News

Russia launched waves of drone and missile strikes across Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, while accusing the U.S. of involvement in Kyiv's incursion into Russia and repeating warnings it could review its nuclear doctrine in response. In the last 24 hours, more than 90 missile and drone attacks rained down across...

Russia hits out at U.S. after pummeling Ukraine with second night of strikes

Business Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly formulating a response to the ongoing Ukrainian incursion in the Kursk region, according to statements made by Russian Ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov. The incursion, which represents the most significant breach of Russian territory by a foreign power since World War II, has placed Putin in a challenging position as his forces struggle to respond effectively.

Putin Plans Retaliation as Russia Struggles to Counter Ukraine's Bold Kursk Offensive

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports as Ukraine’s forces advance farther into Russia following their surprise incursion last week.

See the latest footage from Russia as Ukraine advances

Chicago, IL

A person was taken to the hospital after a United flight was diverted because of severe turbulence Wednesday, the airline said. United Flight 1196, a Boeing 737-900, departed from Cancun, Mexico, and was headed for Chicago, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Passengers described the moment the aircraft encountered turbulence.

'It was very scary': Passengers describe turbulence on United flight from Cancun

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The FBI said Thomas Crooks, the man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, looked at multiple possible targets, including both Trump and Biden campaign events. New photos of the shooter's rifle and backpack were also released. NBC News' Julia Ainsley reports.

FBI discloses new details about man who tried to assassinate Trump

CBS News

There are new developments on the Russia-Ukraine border Friday as both sides exchange heavy fire. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee has more.

Russia, Ukraine exchanging strikes across border

The Ukrainian military has unveiled a new, long-range rocket drone designed to neutralize targets deep inside Russia. Called “Palianytsia,” the weapon combines the features of drones and missiles, including having a micro-turbojet engine that generates 43 kilograms (95 pounds) of thrust. It is also reportedly armed with a...

Ukraine Unveils ‘Palianytsia’ Rocket Drone for Strikes Deep Into Russia

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Tempe, AZ

A 60-year-old Arizona Wells Fargo employee scanned into her office on a Friday in what appeared to be an ordinary work day. Then, four days later, she was found dead in her cubicle. Denise Prudhomme, 60, was found dead on Aug. 20 inside her office in Tempe, police said. She...

Officials probe death of Wells Fargo employee found dead in her cubicle 4 days after last scanning into work

Eight groups that advocate for military personnel and families are calling on the Pentagon to address what they say are unsanitary and dangerous living conditions on U.S. bases worldwide, including mold, bad air, contaminated water, lead paint, and roaches and other pests. The effort, led by an organization called Hots&Cots,...

Photos from U.S. military bases show mold, mice, roaches and brown water in living quarters and dining areas

The Independent

 Ukraine’s top diplomat has called on the European Union to pressure the US into allowing them to use Western long-range missiles to strike deeper into Russian territory. The request comes ahead of crunch talks between senior Kyiv and Washington officials later this week.Dmytro Kuleba, the Ukrainian foreign minister, speaking in Brussels on Thursday, where he is attending an informal meeting of the bloc’s 27 foreign ministers, urged the EU to “play a role in persuading the US” to green-light the deeper strikes.Ukraine needs “support to finally lift restrictions on long-range strikes on all legitimate military targets in Russia”, Mr...

Let us strike deep inside Russia where it will hurt them, Ukraine pleads with West

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Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

The Hill

Ukraine hit Moscow on Wednesday in what Russia described as one of its largest drone attacks in the war, though Russia claimed all of the explosive unmanned vehicles were shot down. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that overnight into Wednesday, its forces destroyed a total of 45 drones launched into Russia. Eleven of those…

Ukraine hits Moscow in major drone attack, Russia says

WashingtonExaminer

ZELENSKY: ‘REMOVE THE BARRIERS’: While Ukraine is fighting off a massive Russian effort to take the strategic crossroads of Pokrovsk on its eastern front in Donetsk, its counterattack in the Kursk region of Russia continues to gain ground against a largely ineffective Russian force comprised mostly of green conscripts, who are quick to flee or […]

US refusal to support Ukraine’s ‘take-the-war-to Russia’ strategy widens rift between Biden and Zelensky

The White House condemned Russia on Monday after Moscow battered much of Ukraine with scores of missiles and drones that officials say killed four people, injured more than a dozen and damaged energy facilities. (Aug. 27) AP.

White House Condemns Russia Deadly Missile Attack on Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said Ukraine has captured the key town of Sudzha in the Russian Kursk region, providing his forces with an important foothold as troops continue to surge across Russia. Ukraine’s commander in chief, Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported the capture of Sudzha during a Thursday...

Zelensky says Ukraine has captured key Russian town

Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia on Friday, also launching a significant air attack on a Russian airfield hundreds of kilometres behind the front lines. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze.

Ukraine presses on with offensive, hits Russian airbase

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk tells Fareed that Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia reflects a strategy of asymmetric warfare.

On GPS: Russia will face ‘more surprises’ from Ukraine

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Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing at least 3

Russia unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage throughout Ukraine on Monday that appeared to target energy infrastructure. At least three people were reported killed. The...

Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing at least 3

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