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February 18, 2022

 

Morning Wire 

Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day. 

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia announced massive drills of its nuclear forces Friday amid soaring East-West tensions, as the U.S. issued some of its starkest, most detailed...Read More

Former President Donald Trump, who repeatedly called Black Lives Matter protesters "thugs" and...Read More

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun...Read More

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Editor Selections

BEIJING (AP) — The gold medalist said she felt empty. The silver medalist pledged never to skate...Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — To plead the Fifth, or not to plead the Fifth? That is the question Donald Trump may...Read More

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to formally shift to an "endemic"...Read More

Cross Section

WASHINGTON (AP) — When relatives of American oil executives jailed in Venezuela met virtually with a...Read More

If knowledge is power, knowing the intimate secrets of one's DNA could be a powerful weapon. That...Read More

BEIJING (AP) — Rocks and ice, meet mobile devices and big data. The 500-year-old sport of curling...Read More

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