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Drone attack shocks Moscow after new missile strike on Kyiv

Drones damaged two residential buildings in a dramatic strike on the Russian capital after yet another barrage of missiles on Ukraine’s capital killed one person and injured more than 12.

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Home-School Nation

These Christian home-schoolers were taught that public schools are evil. Then they enrolled their kids.

A Virginia couple grew up in, and were expected to advance, the most ideologically committed faction of the modern home-schooling movement, led by deeply conservative Christians. Ultimately, they walked away.

By Peter Jamison

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Debt ceiling deal faces first hurdle in Republican-led House

The deal struck by President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) would raise the debt ceiling for two years — past the 2024 elections — while trimming spending.

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The cheapskate’s guide to digital entertainment

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