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A woman looks at the ruins of her garage and summer kitchen in Horlivka, Ukraine, on Monday. (Reuters)

Ukrainian forces advance on Russians, deny ‘counteroffensive’ has begun

Soldiers made gains outside Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Ivanivske and in Paraskoviivka, all near Bakhmut, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said.

By Samantha Schmidt, Isobel Koshiw and Mary Ilyushina

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F-16 flyby found Cessna pilot slumped over before plane crashed

Experts said flight data suggests the pilot of the private plane had fallen unconscious, likely because of a loss of pressurization, and that the plane was flying on autopilot until it ran out of fuel.

By Ian Duncan, Dan Lamothe, Emily Davies, Michael Laris and Lori Aratani

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Adina Azarian and her daughter, Aria. (Family photo)

He kissed his family goodbye. Their private plane never made it home.

By Emily Davies

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How to take a year-long road trip with reliable 70-degree weather

A researcher for the University of Alaska at Fairbanks devised a hypothetical year-long road trip that would follow the best odds of ideal weather.

By Matthew Cappucci

Why charges in the Trump documents case would be nothing to celebrate

Opinion by Eugene Robinson

Mystery surrounds Pence’s doomed presidential candidacy

Opinion by Paul Waldman

Sunday’s sonic boom was the sound of a system that’s working

Opinion by the Editorial Board

Apple’s new goggles are clunky and creepy. Good.

Opinion by Molly Roberts

The U.S. needs to keep Poland close. But it must tread carefully.

Opinion by Henry Olsen

Implement the global minimum tax and don’t undermine it

Opinion by David Kamin and Rebecca Kysar

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Trump lawyers ask Justice Dept. not to charge him in classified documents case

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Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for Moscow, dies in prison at 79

By Michael S. Rosenwald, Emily Langer and Adam Bernstein

FBI had reviewed, closed inquiry into claims at center of Hill fight

By Perry Stein, Jacqueline Alemany and Devlin Barrett

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How cities are pumping water underground to stop sinking

Some cities are putting water back into the ground to try to stabilize sinking ground.

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Claim of ancient burials shakes up human evolution story, sparks debate

Controversial evidence suggests that our relative Homo naledi was capable of complex behavior despite its much smaller brain.

By Mark Johnson

Chris Licht pledges to regain trust of CNN staff after scathing article

Coco Gauff doesn’t want the ‘cowardly’ way out at French Open. She wants Iga Swiatek.

By Chuck Culpepper

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