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The United States has allocated a new $3 billion military aid package to UkraineVarious funds worth $2.8 billion will be provided directly from the Pentagon’s reservesThe US authorities are allocating another package of military assistance to Ukraine in excess of $ 3 billion. White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said this at a regular briefing on Friday.“Today, the United States will demonstrate its continued unwavering support for Ukraine’s ability to defend itself by announcing a new tranche of military aid for Ukraine in excess of $3 billion,” Jean-Pierre said.According to her, various funds worth $2.8 billion will be provided directly...

SACRAMENTO -- A controversial measure that would provide $3 billion in state bond money to pay for human embryonic stem cell research holds a narrow margin of support among voters, according to a new Field Poll. Proposition 71, designed to get around the Bush administration's funding limits on such research, would authorize the state to sell bonds to provide annual payments of about $300 million to scientists and companies doing stem cell research. The poll found that 46 percent of likely voters support the idea with 39 percent opposed and 15 percent undecided. The margin of error was 4.3 percentage...