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In a devastating blow to what John Lewis called “the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy,” a right-wing, illegitimate SCOTUS finally gutted the Voting Rights Act they’ve long been chipping away at, ensuring communities of color will increasingly be denied “a voice in their own destiny.” ByContinue Reading

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A team of specialist divers have pulled one man from a flooded cave in central Laos on Friday, as four more people remained trapped, with two others still missing. The seven Lao nationals entered the cave in Xaisomboun province to prospect for gold, but their exit was blocked after heavyContinue Reading

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Ukraine’s Third Army Corps, one of the country’s most prominent formations, commanded by General Andrii Biletsky, plans to replace roughly 30% of its infantry with ground robotic systems by the end of 2026, his advisor Vladyslav Sobolevskyi told the Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa, Ukrinform reports. The plan, ifContinue Reading

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Russian drones struck three foreign-flagged merchant ships transiting Ukraine’s Black Sea maritime corridor on the evening and overnight of 29 May. The strike ignited fires and injured two crew members on a Vanuatu-flagged vessel, Vice Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksii Kuleba reported. The ship was towed for repairs after the strike. The attackContinue Reading