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She is one of thousan Life is harsh and dangerous in Russian-run parts of Ukraine, activists and former residents say 02/21/2026 12:03pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Even now, safely in her new home of Estonia, Inna Vnukova says she can’t purge the terrifying memory of living under Russian occupation in eastern Ukraine early in the war and her family’s harrowing escape. They hid in a damp basement for days in their village of Kudria New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women 02/21/2026 12:00pm • EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — In the 1970s, the U.S. agency that provides health care to Native Americans sterilized thousands of women without their full and informed consent, depriving them of the opportunity to start or grow families. 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Sure, the Americans fin Ukraine strikes a key industrial site deep inside Russia 02/21/2026 11:50am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces struck an industrial site deep inside Russia on Saturday, which Ukraine and unofficial Russian news channels say was a key state-owned missile factory. The attack in Russia’s Udmurt Republic left 11 people wounded, three of whom were hospitalized, according Global leaders and businesses pore over fallout of more US tariff swoons 02/21/2026 11:46am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Governments and companies around the world scrambled Saturday to determine the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down some of the Trump administration sweeping global tariffs. The latest twist in the U.S. tariff roller coaster ride, launched when Preside At least 5 killed in a string of avalanches in western Austria 02/21/2026 11:45am • VIENNA, Austria (AP) — At least five people have been killed in a string of avalanches in western Austria, authorities said Saturday. The government office of the Tyrol region said intense snowfall over the last week led to accumulations of up to 1.5 meters (5 feet). 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Crosby skated in practice, which was closed to reporters to maintain a shroud of secrecy around the status of the 3 Suicide bombing kills 2 Pakistani soldiers, including lieutenant colonel in restive northwest 02/21/2026 11:36am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a security convoy in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, the Pakistani military said. It said the attack took place in Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakht FIFA's Infantino to face no IOC action on Olympic neutrality rules over Trump peace board 02/21/2026 11:35am • MILAN (AP) — The International Olympic Committee will take no action against its member Gianni Infantino for a possible breach of political neutrality rules over aligning FIFA with U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. The IOC said Saturday the matter is closed and FIFA's development wo