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    Embattled Kharkiv residents face regular power outages as Russia grinds down energy infrastructure

    Russia is exploiting enduring air defense shortages in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, to pummel its energy infrastructure, terrorize its residents and those in its rural surroundings. Nearly 200,000 city dwellers are without power, while 50% of the region suffers from outages in the wake of Moscow’s intensified air campaign starting in late March, according to officials. (AP video shot by: Vasilisa Stepanenko)

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    Venezuela opposition backs Gonzalez as presidential candidate

    CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela's major opposition coalition will back Edmundo Gonzalez for president in July's election, its leadership said on Friday, after intense internal negotiations to determine who could take on President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition has struggled to define a candidate for the July 28 contest since the South American nation's top court upheld a ban on office for the winner of the opposition primary, Maria Corina Machado. The ban and several recent arrests of activists a

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    US Senate has agreement on FISA reauthorization, will vote on Friday night, Schumer says

    The U.S. Senate has reached an agreement to approve the reauthorization of a controversial surveillance program and plans to vote on it on Friday night, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. If the Senate votes to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which the House approved last week, it would secure what supporters call a key element of the United States' foreign intelligence-gathering operation. "It's an important part of our national security toolkit and helps law en

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    Trump jury selected as man sets himself on fire outside

    WARNING: This story contains disturbing details | With jury selection complete, opening arguments in Donald Trump's hush money trial are set to begin Monday. But just as the work week was about to wrap up, a man set himself on fire outside the courthouse.

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    Breaking down the capital gains tax changes

    The federal government unveiled billions in spending in its 2024 budget, and to help pay for it all, it’s proposing changes to how capital gains are taxed. CBC’s Nisha Patel breaks down how it works and who will be affected.

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    Killer whale calf rescue on hold after orca feeds on seal meat

    A second planned rescue effort for a killer whale calf stranded in a Vancouver Island lagoon has been put on hold after she ate seal meat tossed to her by First Nations members. The First Nation and Fisheries Department say the feeding means they may be able to lure her out of the lagoon and gives them time to plan a capture. (April 19, 2024)

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    Newsroom Ready: Killer whale calf rescue on hold after orca feeds on seal meat

    A second planned rescue effort for a killer whale calf stranded in a Vancouver Island lagoon has been put on hold after she ate seal meat tossed to her by First Nations members. The First Nation and Fisheries Department say the feeding means they may be able to lure her out of the lagoon and gives them time to plan a capture. (April 19, 2024)

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