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Ukrainian soldiers fire a shell from an M777 howitzer near the front line in the eastern Donetsk region on June 6. (photo: Reuters)
James Risen and Ken Klippenstein | The CIA Thought Putin Would Quickly Conquer Ukraine. Why Did They Get It So Wrong?
James Risen and Ken Klippenstein, The Intercept
Excerpt: "High-tech surveillance may have blinded the U.S. to how corruption has weakened the Russian military."
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Three Senior Islamic State Militants Killed in US Strikes in Syria
Guardian UK
Excerpt: "A rare US helicopter raid on a government-held village in Syria's north-east killed a senior Islamic State militant hiding out there and a separate US airstrike later on Thursday killed two others, the US military says."
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Biden to Pardon All Federal Offenses of Simple Marijuana Possession
Toluse Olorunnipa and Yasmeen Abutaleb, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "President Biden announced major steps toward decriminalizing marijuana possession Thursday, offering mass pardons for anyone convicted of a federal crime for simply possessing the drug, and urging governors to do the same."
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Biden Warns World Would Face 'Armageddon' if Putin Uses a Tactical Nuclear Weapon in Ukraine
Julian Borger, Guardian UK
Borger writes: "Joe Biden has warned the world could face 'Armageddon' if Vladimir Putin uses a tactical nuclear weapon to try to win the war in Ukraine."
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Mississippi's Latest Move in Its Anti-Abortion Agenda? A Tax Break for Corporate Donations
Shalina Chatlani, MPB
Chatlani writes: "A new Mississippi law called The Pregnancy Resource Act gives corporations a break on their taxes if they donate to pregnancy resource centers."
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Some Democrats Push to Punish Saudi Arabia After OPEC+ Move to Cut Oil Production
Deirdre Walsh, NPR
Walsh writes: "Some Democrats in Congress are furious about OPEC+'s decision to cut production by 2 million barrels of oil per day starting next month, and are calling to reexamine ties with key oil producers, and even withdraw U.S. military support from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates."
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'Reckless' Coal Companies Moving Forward With New Mines and Plants, Report Finds
Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Rosane writes: "The International Energy Agency has said that no new fossil fuel infrastructure - including new coal mines and plants - can be built after 2021 if the world is to limit global warming to the Paris agreement reach goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels."
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