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#Iraq20Years reflections by soldiers who fought there tinyurl.com/mt67yfda @QuilLawrence the war in photos tinyurl.com/2yzwkjtf
and the sounds and voices of the invasion @npratc
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heart, head, voice - Wade had it all. First met him covering Columbine - before 'school shooting' and 'mass shootings' were routine nightmares. Will miss him dearly. RIP brother Wade
Here's a lovely tribute to Wade from his longtime @npr colleague Debbie Elliot: npr.org/2023/06/08/116783745…
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Breaking news: Jury in civil trial finds that Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, awards $5 million in damages. wapo.st/42m6sFC
ALT Graphic reads: Jury in civil trial finds Trump sexually abused, defamed E Jean Carroll. She was awarded $5 million in damages.
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"If we had more time, these guys would last longer."
Foreign military trainers say they may only get 3 to 5 days to train Ukrainian conscripts before they are sent to front. US Army boot camp = 10 weeks. Pressure to send soldiers to front is intense @NPR
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King Charles III postpones a trip to France as strikes and protest hobble the country npr.org/2023/03/24/116578136…
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"They destroy everything they touch" says 20-year old Ukrainian survivor of a Russian missile strike against 9-story apartment buildings in Zaporizhzhia
"Why do they aim at civilians?"
Report for @AC360 with @andersoncooper
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An explosion in Fallujah, Iraq left three dead, a dozen wounded, and for high-ranking officials... a dilemma. Find out why the truth was kept from survivors, families, and the American public, on Taking Cover - a new series from NPR’s Investigations Unit. n.pr/3yTE5Bm
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Thanks for allowing me to be one of the people sharing a reflection of Iraq 20 years after the invation, @NPR - honored to be heard alongside these powerful voices. buff.ly/3TuMULp
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Arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin by International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes including deporting Ukrainian children bbc.in/40enDaz
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Spokesperson for 🇷🇺 foreign affairs ministry Zakharova said: "Russia bears no obligations on the decisions of ICC Rome Statute"
All war criminals think they are above any courts or justice systems. But I am sure that Putin and his people will get their Nuremberg - or the Hague.
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Smoke billows from Russian security building after fire in Rostov bbc.in/3JH4WXI
Cue additional street upheaval, encore. Risky move could spark no confidence vote and more
France's Macron to force through pension reform with no vote bbc.in/3yJxxVW
