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DARE: State of the Union Will Not Take Place Tuesday, Pelosi Aide Says

News DigestJanuary 28, 2019

Following the government reopening, Pelosi aid says the president's State of the Union will not take place Tuesday. Iowa House denies press credentials... More

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20-year-old Olesya Krivtsova has fled Russia after she was accused of “justifying terrorism” and “discrediting the Russian armed forces,” placed under house arrest, and forbidden from using the phone or internet following an Instagram post about #Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/world/europe/russia-ukraine-social-media-crackdown.html

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