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Russian strikes person knocked retired h2o and powerfulness successful Ukraine.
- The details: About two-thirds of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, is without vigor and astir 50% of homes don’t person electricity, as of aboriginal today. Fifteen regions are having h2o proviso problems.
- Why it matters: Temperatures are dipping beneath freezing successful parts of the country, and millions are expected to leave their homes successful hunt of warmth and safety.
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Police released a enactment near by the Virginia Walmart shooter.
- What happened? A gunman, a 31-year-old supervisor astatine the store helium attacked successful Chesapeake, fatally changeable six radical connected Tuesday earlier taking his ain life, constabulary said.
- The latest: The note, near connected the shooter’s phone, hinted astatine what was to come. He had purchased the weapon helium utilized the greeting of the attack, officials said today.
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China is warring 1 of its biggest coronavirus outbreaks of the pandemic.
- What we know: A grounds 31,656 infections were reported yesterday. Major cities including Beijing and Guangzhou person ordered residents successful immoderate areas to enactment home.
- Why is this happening? China’s strict “zero covid” strategy means astir of its 1.4 cardinal radical person ne'er been exposed to the virus, leaving them with nary earthy immunity.
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Elon Musk said helium plans to bring backmost each banned Twitter accounts.
- When? The reversal would begin adjacent week, according to the platform’s caller owner. Users are banned for things similar convulsive threats, harassment, maltreatment and misinformation.
- Why it matters: This would beryllium “existentially dangerous,” 1 adept said, and assistance bring connected a “free-for-all hellscape.” But it’s not wide whether Musk has the applicable capableness to bash this close now.
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It’s Black Friday, but contiguous volition look antithetic than it utilized to.
The U.S. men’s shot squad plays England astatine the World Cup today.
A British Paralympian volition go the archetypal astronaut with a disability.
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