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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s relentless bombardment of Ukraine edged closer to central Kyiv on Tuesday, with a series of strikes hitting a residential neighborhood as the leaders of three European Union countries planned a bold visit to Ukraine’s embattled capital in a show of support.
As the war’s horror mounts, Biden’s choices are about to get more excruciating | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden’s choices and challenges on Ukraine were already extremely tough. As the war’s horror mounts, they are about to get even more excruciating.
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Live updates: Ukraine says Russian warships fire missiles
LVIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian government official says Russian warships fired missiles and artillery at the Ukrainian sea coast to the south of Odesa around midnight.
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Russia-Ukraine updates: US sanctions Russian military shipbuilder, diamond miner
Updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Ukraine war may lead to rethinking of US defense of Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and his push to upend the broader security order in Europe may lead to a historic shift in American thinking about defense of the continent.
apnews.comSchumer's Senate shocker: Bills are passing (seriously)
The 50-50 chamber's notched bipartisan accomplishments on many different fronts. But as one Republican put it, "I don’t think the age of Aquarius has broken out."
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China says it does not want to be impacted by Russia sanctions
Foreign minister says Beijing is ‘not party’ to Russia-Ukraine war as pressure grows on it to withdraw Moscow support.
Russian bombardment of Kyiv kills four, curfew called
Russian air strikes and shelling hit Kyiv on Tuesday killing at least four people, authorities said, as invading forces tightened their grip on the Ukrainian capital and the mayor announced a 35-hour curfew starting at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT).
Manchin ‘very reluctant’ on electric cars in ominous sign for Biden’s climate fight
Centrist Democrat, who holds key swing vote in US Senate, has poured scorn on the idea of phasing out gasoline and diesel cars Senator Joe Manchin, Democrat of West Virginia. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Rex/Shutterstock Faced with rising gasoline prices, many Americans are now...
Zelensky rallies Russians ‘not afraid’ to protest Putin’s invasion | Washington Examiner
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New Secret Service report details growing incel terrorism threat
Since 2014, attacks inspired by the "incel movement" and spanning the U.S. and Canada have left dozens dead.
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Biden to announce $800M in new aid for Ukraine; Russian forces take 500 hostages in Mariupol hospital, official says: March 15 recap
President Joe Biden on Wednesday is expected to announce an additional $800 million in military aid for Ukraine. Tuesday's recap.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events from day 20
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 20th day, we take a look at the main developments.
Biden to travel to Europe next week for NATO summit on war in Ukraine: LIVE UPDATES
President Biden is scheduled to travel to Europe next week for a NATO summit about the war in Ukraine, the White House says.
www.foxnews.comWill Biden’s handling of the Ukraine crisis prove popular with US voters?
Democrats tout president’s role in responding to Russian aggression – and bid to highlight contrast with Putin-friendly Donald Trump Joe Biden in Maryland in February. Recent surveys have shown an uptick in support for Biden though his overall ratings are still mired in the low 40s. Photograph...
Putin purges Russian intelligence as military elite suffer devastating losses | Washington Examiner
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Ukraine war: Zelensky urges Russian troops to surrender
The Ukrainian president says Russians who give themselves up will be treated "as people, decently".
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Prosecutors seek longer, stricter jail term for Kremlin critic Navalny
Russian prosecutors asked a court on Tuesday to sentence jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to an additional 13 years on fraud and contempt of court charges and to move him to a maximum security prison, Navalny's spokeswoman said.
Russia assault stalls, US official says; UN warns war is threatening global food supply: March 14 recap
The UN says Russia’s war against Ukraine is threatening the global food supply and putting the world’s poorest countries at risk. Monday's recap.
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Congress looks for Putin pressure points
Lawmakers in both parties are looking for new pressure points to use against Russian President Vladimir Putin amid frustration over the heavy toll from the war in Ukraine. U.S. and internation…
thehill.comProsecutors defend Steve Bannon probe but acknowledge mistake
At issue are efforts to track the calls and emails of lawyer Robert Costello.
Czech, Polish, and Slovenian prime ministers to visit Zelensky in Kyiv war zone | Washington Examiner
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POLITICO Playbook: Zelenskyy’s must-see TV
And the 50-50 Senate is actually working.
www.politico.comReporters blocked by Ukrainian military from site of Russian attack near Polish border | Washington Examiner
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White House under pressure from Congress and Zelensky to find ways to deliver Soviet-made weapons to Ukraine | CNN Politics
Nearly three weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration is still assessing the most effective way to get military aid into the country without triggering a wider war.
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The Memo: Zelensky virtual address raises pressure on Biden
A moment of enormous political drama is assured on Wednesday, when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will give a virtual address to Congress. The speech was announced Monday by Speaker Na…
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Will there be a Ukraine peace deal? Kremlin says not giving predictions
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it was too early to make predictions about the possible results of talks between Russia and Ukraine.
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Blaming gas prices on Biden is 'frankly un-American,' Democrat Rep. says
Washington State Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier said during a podcast appearance Monday that blaming anyone but Russian President Vladimir Putin for rising gas prices is 'denying reality' and 'frankly un-American.'
Ukraine-Russia war live updates: Kyiv under fire; E.U. leaders to visit capital
While the West rallied around Kyiv, the United States warned China against offering military or financial aid to Moscow.
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MSNBC considered bringing back Keith Olbermann to replace Rachel Maddow: Report
MSNBC considered bringing back former political commentator Keith Olbermann to replace Rachel Maddow on the news network, according to a report.
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Biden urges private companies to help narrow gender pay gap
President Joe Biden marked Equal Pay Day by spotlighting new steps aimed at closing the gender pay gap for federal workers and contractors.
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Biden plans first Europe visit since Ukraine invasion as refugees surpass 3 million
U.S. President Joe Biden will make his first visit to Europe since the invasion of Ukraine to discuss the crisis with NATO allies next week, the White House said on Tuesday as the refugee tally hit 3 million amid more Russian air strikes.
www.reuters.comCovid, Russia and crime: GOP presidential hopefuls take swipes at Trump’s record
Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis and Tom Cotton have all poked at Trump's record recently as they establish their own national brands.
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At least 4 killed as Russian artillery hits apartment buildings in Kyiv
At least four people were killed in the latest attack on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure even as more talks got underway between the two sides in a war now in its 20th day.
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White House will unveil new data-sharing initiative with companies to address supply chain crunch | CNN Politics
The Biden White House, trying to expand its limited supply of inflation-fighting tools, will on Tuesday unveil a new one.
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'Pretty brutal': Hiring woes plague Biden effort to contain wildfires
The Forest Service has long struggled with staffing shortages, but the challenges have intensified amid a hyper-competitive labor market and cost-of-living concerns.
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In private speech, Romney warns of "extraordinary challenge" to preserve American democracy
His stark message came at a fundraiser for Congresswoman Liz Cheney Monday night.
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Biden finds hands tied on Ukraine
The Biden administration has found its hands tied as it seeks to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine without becoming embroiled in the conflict.
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Ukraine's Mariupol says around 300 evacuees have reached Zaporizhzhia city
About 300 civilians from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol have reached the city of Zaporizhzhia after leaving in the first successful evacuation of residents on Monday, Mariupol city council said on Tuesday.
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Can states limit abortion and gender-affirming treatments outside their borders?
Building on SB 8 in Texas, some Republican lawmakers are trying a new strategy: pushing bills that would attempt to limit what residents can and can't do even beyond state lines.
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Turkish foreign minister to visit Russia, Ukraine for peace talks, Erdogan says
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he was sending his foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, to Moscow and Kyiv this week as part of Turkey's mediation efforts to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine.
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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Thousands evacuated from Sumy
Russia-Ukraine news from March 15: Red Cross evacuates several thousand civilians from Sumy, northeastern Ukraine.
March 15, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Russian forces inch toward the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, with intensified fighting to the northeast and east of the city. Follow here for live news updates.
Elizabeth Warren’s anti-crypto crusade splits the left
The lack of consensus among Democrats means it's unlikely Congress will act anytime soon to pass major legislation on the direction of regulation of the new market.
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India court upholds Karnataka state’s ban on hijab in class
By upholding ban in BJP-ruled state, court could set precedent for the rest of the country with 200 million Muslims.
Biden and Harris announce steps to close gender, racial wage gaps
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced moves to close gender and racial wage gaps, and boost pay equity for new federal workers and employees of federal contractors.
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Car bomb hits convoy of southern military commander in Yemen
A car bomb struck the convoy of a Yemeni southern military commander in Abyan province, killing two soldiers and seriously injuring two others on Tuesday, a military official said.
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Activists briefly seize London mansion linked to Russian oligarch
Protesters waving the Ukrainian flag take over the property, saying they want it to house those fleeing the Ukraine war.
AP-NORC poll: Many Black Americans doubtful on police reform
Few Americans believe there has been significant progress over the last 50 years in achieving equal treatment for Black people in dealings with police and the criminal justice system.
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IRS probe targets oligarchs to ID sanctioned properties
IRS investigators assigned to a task force targeting Russian oligarchs are using a variety of techniques to identify and freeze sanctioned property, with capabilities that include untangling bundle…
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U.S. carrier displays air power over Yellow Sea as North Korea may be set to test long-range missile
The USS Abraham Lincoln aicraft carrier led military exercises in the Yellow Sea, and air defence artillery at Osan air base intensified drills, U.S. forces in Asia said on Tuesday amid signs of an imminent North Korean long-range missile test.
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War in Ukraine disrupts key supply chains - and lives
It can be hard to measure the ways that Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted the global supply of parts and raw materials needed to complete a variety of products – from cars to computer chips.
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Suspect arrested in shootings of five homeless men in NYC and D.C.
The suspect, identified as 30-year-old D.C. resident Gerald Brevard, was arrested after five shootings — two of them fatal — in a nine-day span.
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Former Marine colonel condemns Biden's 'woke' focus in military amid Ukraine war: 'This is insane'
Retired Marine Col. Mitchell Swan, a Republican candidate for Georgia's 10th Congressional District, released a video ad Tuesday opposing President Biden's “woke” focus in the military amid Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
3 journalists, including Fox News cameraperson, killed in Ukraine
Three journalists, including a Fox News cameraman, have died covering the war in Ukraine.
Biden states will decide who controls the Senate | CNN Politics
The one silver lining for Democrats on an otherwise stormy political horizon may be the map of states with competitive Senate races this fall.
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US warns China against coming to Russia’s aid in Ukraine
After talks between US and Chinese officials, Washington says Beijing will face ‘consequences’ if it backs Moscow.
Ukraine war: Fears Russian aggression could spill into Poland
The influx of refugees and Russian security threats leaves Poland feeling vulnerable.
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GOP White House hopefuls get Supreme Court spotlight
The Supreme Court fight is lending a spotlight to a group of Republicans viewed as harboring White House ambitions, injecting the potential for GOP jockeying into the judicial nomination.
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Opinion | Why Putin’s Restaurant of Lies Isn’t Finding Many Customers in America
America’s good taste keeps it from falling for Russian propaganda.
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From Gaza to Ukraine and back: war haunts Palestinian students
Samar Aita lived through three wars in the Gaza Strip before moving to Ukraine four years ago, never imagining her computer engineering studies would be interrupted by a conflict far from home.
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Zelenskyy predicts victory in Ukraine, offers Russian soldiers 'a chance to survive'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted victory over Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces in Ukraine Tuesday and offered Russian troops a “chance to survive” by surrendering.
Mississippi governor signs law limiting discussion of race in schools
The bill signed by Gov. Tate Reeves takes effect immediately. Superintendent of Education Carey Wright has said critical race theory is not taught in state schools.
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Shares in China fall amid strongest COVID-19 lockdown yet
A second consecutive day of losses comes while China faces a surging number of COVID-19 cases across the country.
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Threat assessment experts highlight danger posed by 'involuntarily celibate' men | CNN Politics
On a Friday evening in November 2018, 40-year-old Scott Beierle signed up for a hot yoga class in Tallahassee, Florida, and told the receptionist he would wait outside.
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EXPLAINER: How plausible is Chinese military aid for Russia?
The U.S. says Russia has asked China to provide military equipment to assist with its war in Ukraine and that China has responded affirmatively.
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Ukraine war: West made terrible mistake after Crimea - PM
Boris Johnson says the West allowed President Putin to "get away" with annexing the peninsula in 2014.
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U.N. chief warns war is hurting poor countries
Many nations depend on Russia and Ukraine for food.
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Russia-Ukraine war exposes fissures between Obama, Biden officials with oil-rich country leaders
Biden looks to secure oil production with the Middle East as the U.S. and Europe introduce Russian-oil boycotts amid its invasion in Ukraine.
Tiananmen Square protester killed in his New York law office
NEW YORK (AP) — A dissident legal scholar who was jailed for two years in China after participating in the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement was killed Monday in his law firm’s office in New York, where he had settled after seeking asylum in the U.S., police said.
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Hijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in Indian state
Muslim students in a southern Indian state have found themselves at the center of a debate over hijab bans in schools.
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Gibbons rises as Ohio’s Senate GOP primary nears end
Ohio investment banker Mike Gibbons has shot to the top of the polls in the state’s Senate GOP field in recent weeks ahead of what is expected to be a bloody final sprint to the May 3 primary…
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UN says women pay highest price in conflict, now in Ukraine
The head of the U.N. women’s agency says women and girls pay the highest price in all crises and conflicts from Myanmar and Afghanistan to the Sahel and Haiti.
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Ukraine war recalls trauma for survivors of Aleppo siege
BEIRUT (AP) — When Afraa Hashem thinks back about living through the siege of Aleppo, she remembers how inventive everyone was.
apnews.comMarch 15, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Russian forces inch toward the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, with intensified fighting to the northeast and east of the city. Follow here for live news updates.
Russia-Ukraine war exposes fissures between Obama, Biden officials with oil-rich country leaders
Biden looks to secure oil production with the Middle East as the U.S. and Europe introduce Russian-oil boycotts amid its invasion in Ukraine.
State Supreme Court rules in favor of releasing of police disciplinary records
The case was spurred by an event in February 2019, when a complaint against Elizabeth Police Director James Cosgrove was filed, alleging he used racist and sexist language when referring to employees.
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Navy launches training exercise in Arctic Circle as global tensions rise
The U.S. Navy launched ICEX 2022, a training exercise in Arctic Circle, as global tensions increase amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
11-year-old boy escapes Ukraine by himself, safely reunites with siblings in Slovakia
Eleven-year-old Hassan Al-Khalaf fled Ukraine by himself and has successfully crossed into Slovakia and reunited with siblings.
Jury awards $100M-plus to victims of Seattle crane collapse
A jury awarded more than $100 million Monday to some of the victims of a tower crane collapse that killed four people in Seattle in 2019
Iran's foreign minister in Moscow, hopes for Russian support for nuclear deal -ISNA
Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in Moscow on Tuesday and expressed hopes his visit would lead to Russian support for a "good, stable and strong nuclear deal," Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency reported.
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Puerto Rico exits bankruptcy after grueling debt negotiation
Puerto Rico’s government is formally exiting bankruptcy after completing the largest public debt restructuring in U.S. history after announcing nearly seven years ago that it was unable to pay its more than $70 billion debt
Shot 9 times at New Zealand mosque, survivor walks for peace
The lingering injuries from being shot nine times did not stop Temel Atacocugu from completing a two-week walk and bike ride for peace on the third anniversary of a gunman’s slaughter of 51 Muslim worshippers.
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Dolly Parton to Rock Hall of Fame: Thanks but no thanks
Dolly Parton has announced she is pulling out of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying she hasn’t “earned that right.”
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Bid underway to refloat cargo ship aground in Chesapeake Bay
The U.S. Coast Guard said efforts are underway to refloat a 1,000-foot container vessel that ran aground in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay
Inside the fight for a new abortion clinic in one California city
As soon as he learned abortion provider Planned Parenthood wanted to open a new clinic in the central California city of Visalia, resident Rod Greenfield wrote to all five city council members and urged them to deny the permit.
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UK-Iranian Zaghari-Ratcliffe has had British passport returned -UK lawmaker
British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has had her British passport returned, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq said on Tuesday.
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Asian woman stomped on and punched more than 125 times after being called racial slur, police say | CNN
A New York woman was punched more than 125 times in the head and face and stomped on seven times by a man who had allegedly called her an “Asian b*tch,” the Yonkers Police Department said in a news release Monday.
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Wisconsin Democrats vie for edge in crowded Senate race
Democrats in the crowded primary race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin are trying to distinguish themselves through traditional campaign tactics, like million-dollar television ad buys and policy papers
Jamie Lee Curtis celebrates trans daughter in wake of Texas' anti-trans directive
"These laws are discriminatory, unjust, and anti-American," Curtis wrote.
Families brace for possible end of universal free school meals
The program, initially introduced in March 2020 as the pandemic began, was not included in the $1.5 trillion spending bill passed by the Senate last week.
2 killed, 18 injured in gas explosion at Mexican resort
Authorities in Mexico say a gas tank has exploded at a beachside restaurant on Mexico's Caribbean coast, killing two employees and injuring 18 people
White House says 1st cuts to COVID efforts will hit Americans next week as funding stalls in Congress
The White House detailed which programs are at-risk of cuts in a letter to Congress on Tuesday.
South Korea reports record deaths amid omicron surge
South Korea had its deadliest day yet of the pandemic on Tuesday, with 293 deaths reported in the latest 24 hours
Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption
Anti-virus controls have forced auto and electronics makers to shut factories in China and are raising risks of wider disruptions if the curbs spread to Chinese ports that are among the world’s busiest.
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China: Businesses shut as officials widen Covid lockdowns
Toyota, Volkswagen and Apple supplier Foxconn are among firms halting their operations.
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In China, 37 million people are in Covid lockdown. Here's what we know | CNN
Tens of millions of people are living under lockdown in China, as the country battles its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the early days of the pandemic.
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