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YIV, Ukraine (AP) – A Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Tuesday, in which at least three people were killed and many others injured, was described by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “brutal.” According to authorities, a barrage of multiple rockets struck apartment buildings and a medical facility in the center of the northeastern city a day after direct peace talks made no progress on ending the 3-year war. Zelenskyy said one of the rockets fired at Sumy pierced the wall of an apartment building but failed to detonate.

As we age, our balance, stability and coordination can decline. One way to counteract this is to build strength with functional workouts. Functional exercises mimic everyday actions and strengthen the muscles we use regularly, which can help us move well for longer. And when we keep our bodies strong and agile, we are less prone to injury and chronic health conditions. But this doesn’t mean spending hours in the gym or doing complicated workouts.

Experts have issued a warning about a potential “mega tsunami” that could sweep away entire communities with its massive waves. Alaska, Hawaii and the West Coast of the mainland US face an ongoing threat due to how close they are to disaster zones — and the West Coast just received a renewed warning. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that an earthquake could erupt along the Cascadia subduction zone, a fault that stretches from Northern Vancouver Island to Cape Mendocino, California. Researchers from Virginia Tech found that a potential powerful earthquake combined...

Lawmakers from both parties fell asleep during an all-night hearing as Republicans successfully moved Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill to cut taxes and secure the border through its initial House committee. The House Ways and Means Committee held a 17-hour long hearing to discuss the merits of the “big, beautiful” bill that will extend the Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, secure the border, rein in wasteful spending, and more. Although Republicans successfully advanced the bill out of committee, it did leave a toll on some lawmakers. Videos have emerged of Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) falling asleep.

Three illegal migrants were charged in Arlington, Texas, in connection to a deadly drunk-driving crash on Saturday night that killed a 22-year-old man. The Arlington Police Department said the incident occurred when the 25-year-old Cesar Ramirez Castro swerved onto the shoulder of I-20 and slammed his truck into a parked vehicle that then collided with a concrete barrier to set it on fire. Police discovered the body of a 22-year-old man inside the vehicle after the fire was extinguished. Per Fox News: Police charged Ramirez Castro with one count of intoxication manslaughter and one count of collision involving death. Two...

Foreigners now make up at least one in three people considered long-term unemployed in Germany after soaring by over 40 per cent since 2018. Despite longstanding claims that migrants are necessary to fill job positions, figures from Germany’s Federal Employment Agency (BA) have found that 33 per cent of long-term unemployed — those remaining jobless for over a year — people in the country last year did not hold German citizenship.

You know you should develop a regular exercise routine, but you lack motivation. Promises to yourself are quickly broken, and you never establish enough of the workout habit to experience any rewards. Exercising as you age is important. It’s not only good for physical health to help prevent falls or enable you to do basic tasks — exercise is also superb for the mind. “If you want to be cognitively active, it is so important to be physically active,” explained Dr. Amy Eyler, a professor of public health at Washington University in St. Louis. “There is a such a strong...

These easy dinners will help keep you full and satisfied throughout the night, thanks to their protein-rich nutritious ingredients. With at least 15 grams of protein per serving, these recipes will help you reap the benefits of the nutrient, including promoting muscle growth and supporting the immune system. Recipes like our High-Protein Taco Skillet Pasta and Chicken-Potpie Twice-Baked Potatoes can be made in three steps or less, so you can make a delicious meal with ease.

Three corporations own 19,000 homes in the metro Atlanta area. “A recent study by Georgia State University researchers found that three corporations own more than 19,000 homes in Atlanta’s five metro counties,” WSB-TV in Atlanta reports. The study found that “Invitation Homes, Premium Partners (which operates Progress Residential), and Amherst Holdings (which operates Mainstreet Renewal) own around 11 percent of all single-family homes for rent in the state.” “In smaller neighborhoods, sometimes that’s upwards of 50 percent,” GSU professor Taylor Shelton said. “Just a decade ago or so ago, none of these companies even existed.”

President Biden has expressed growing frustrations behind closed doors over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his refusal to scale back Israel’s military ambitions in Gaza, according to a NBC News report. Biden, in private conversations, has said Netanyahu is “giving him hell” as the White House seeks to broker a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas and negotiate a longer-term plan for peace in the Gaza Strip, NBC News reported Monday, citing five people “directly familiar” with the president’s comments. Biden reportedly said Netanyahu is impossible to work with and called the Israeli leader an “&&&—-” on at...

As Tropical Storm Hilary continues to slam Southern California, three tropical storms are churning in the Atlantic Ocean as the world prepares for an above-average hurricane season. Three tropical storms — Franklin, Emily and Gert — have developed in the Atlantic Ocean in less than 24 hours as the Southwest continues to be slammed by Hilary, according to the National Hurricane Center. Franklin is expected turn northward Tuesday to bring heavy rainfall to Puerto Rico and Hispaniola through the middle of the week and could also bring tropical storm conditions to the Dominion Republic and Haiti starting Tuesday, where tropical...

Gloria Johnson (D), a member of the “Tennessee Three,” has launched an exploratory committee for a potential 2024 Senate run. The 61-year-old state lawmaker filed exploratory paperwork, a step potential candidates typically take before launching a campaign, last week. Johnson is expected to challenge Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R) for her Senate seat, as Johnson has been a longtime critic of Blackburn and other GOP leaders in her home state. Blackburn, who spent the last sixteen years as a House Representative for Tennessee, defeated former Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) in 2018 to be elected to the state’s Senate seat.

Nashville Democrat Justin Jones, a member of the so-called “Tennessee Three,” won back his state House seat Thursday after Republican lawmakers expelled him for his participation in a pro-gun control protest in the Capitol. Jones, 27, defeated Republican candidate Laura Nelson. Along with Jones, fellow Democrat Justin Pearson, 28, was also vying to reclaim his House seat in Memphis against independent candidate Jeff Johnston after also being expelled in April. The young Black lawmakers were reinstated by local officials after being booted from the GOP-dominated Statehouse, but only on an interim basis. They needed to clear a special election in...

President Biden has formally invited three Tennessee lawmakers who disrupted legislative proceedings with a pro-gun control protest last month to the White House — but has no plans to meet with victims of the school shooting that prompted the demonstration, his top spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president will meet Monday with state Reps. Justin Jones (D-Nashville), Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) and Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville), a little more than two weeks after Jones and Pearson were briefly expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives over their March 30 demonstration. The White House flack said the...

Democrat state representatives switching parties and one special election over the last month gave Republicans three new supermajorities in state legislatures, bringing the total to 25 nationwide. This week, North Carolina state Rep. Trisha Cotham announced her departure from the Democrat party and effectively changed her party affiliation to the Republican Party, ultimately giving the Republicans in the Tar Heel State a veto-proof supermajority in both the House and Senate. Republicans in Raleigh now have a supermajority in both the House and Senate chambers to serve as a check on Governor Cooper with the power to override vetoes. #ncpol https://t.co/lyAWpWbDOI...

Uprisings in China against the failed "Zero COVID" strategy pushed Dr. Anthony Fauci’s retirement from the headlines, but the two events are interconnected. Despite never having been elected to anything, the 81-year-old Fauci has imposed his iron will on Americans for nearly three years. After a half century on the taxpayer dole, he has become highest-paid employee in the federal government, overseeing the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and its $6 billion budget. The incoming House Republican majority would be wise to shed light on Fauci’s efforts to undermine the practice of medicine during the pandemic. Here are...

TheHill.com STATE WATCH These three Democrat-led states are pushing ahead on gun control BY MONIQUE BEALS - 05/29/22 5:57 PM ET SHARE TWEET ... MORE Democratic Govs. Gavin Newsom (Calif.), Kathy Hochul (N.Y) and Phil Murphy (N.J.). AP photos/Eric Risberg-Mary Altaffer-Wayne Parry Three Democratic-led states — California, New York and New Jersey — have pressed forward with gun reform legislation in the wake of the deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two adults dead. The state action comes as Democrats in Congress eye votes on measures including a federal red-flag law and expanded background checks, however...

As many as three donors to Hillary Clinton’s past presidential campaigns are members of the jury in the trial of former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann in Washington, D.C., who faces the sole charge of lying to the FBI. Prosecutors working with Special Counsel John H. Durham content that Sussmann concealed his work for the campaign when passing along information to the FBI about an alleged link between then-candidate Donald Trump and Russia, via Alfa Bank.

The White House said Wednesday that the COVID-19 vaccine regime for kids younger than 4 years old will likely be three doses when it’s approved — and vowed to make millions more hard-to-find Pfizer anti-viral pills available in coming months.Two clinical trials of the Pfizer vaccine on children ages 6 months to 2 years old, and ages 2 to 4 are underway, but the older group hasn’t yet met standards, White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said at a press conference.“Dose and regimen for children 6 months to 24 months worked well, but it turned out the other...

The Ministry of Public Health of Tucumán, Argentina released a report that a three-year-old girl died last December 16 and the justice system has intervened and will investigate the cause of her death.“On Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 12:00 hours, a 3-year-old patient, in cardiorespiratory arrest, enters the Emergency Service of the Hospital of the Child Jesus. Advanced resuscitation maneuvers are carried out and, when [she] does not respond, [her] death is declared,” the Tucumán Ministry of Health said in a statement.The 3-year-old child, Ámbar Suárez, received one dose of the Sinopharm, China’s COVID-19 vaccine. The police and justice system...