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A white woman named Audrey Lorber was arrested in Russia with 19 grams of THC and was released in two months far less time than the nine years that Brittney Griner a black woman received after being arrested with only 0.7 grams of THC.
Is the Meme About Brittney Griner and Audrey Lorber True?
  • 11 August 2022
According to the meme, a white American named Audrey Lorber received far less jail time...
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Is the Meme About Brittney Griner and Audrey Lorber True?
FILE - Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine celebrate after winning the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest at Palaolimpico arena, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, May 14, 2022. Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in Britain, organizers announced Monday, July 25, 2022 saying it is too risky to hold it in the designated host country, Ukraine. The U.K. said the 2023 pop extravaganza would be a celebration of Ukrainian culture and creativity. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
UK to Host 2023 Eurovision After Ukraine Ruled Too Risky
  • 25 July 2022
Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in Britain, organizers announced, after concluding it...
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UK to Host 2023 Eurovision After Ukraine Ruled Too Risky
Young volunteers clear debris from a building destroyed by a Russian rocket while enjoying a techno performance by a DJ in the village of Yahidne, Chernihiv Region, Ukraine, Sunday, July 24, 2022. In a village in northern Ukraine, devastated by Russian occupation only months ago, a techno party in a bombed-out building has brought together more than 200 young people who have found a novel way to help rebuild their country. (AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna)
Young Ukrainians Use Techno Parties to Rebuild Villages
  • 25 July 2022
In a bombed-out building, more than 200 young people have found a novel way to...
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Young Ukrainians Use Techno Parties to Rebuild Villages
In this image made from video provided by Ukrainian State Emergency Service, firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a shopping center burned after a rocket attack in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Ukrainian State Emergency Service via AP)
Officials: Russian Missile Strike Hits Crowded Shopping Mall
  • 27 June 2022
Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike on a...
  • AP News
Officials: Russian Missile Strike Hits Crowded Shopping Mall
From front center clockwise, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US President Joe Biden, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and France's President Emmanuel Macron have taken seat at a round table as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the G7 leaders via video link during their working session at Castle Elmau in Kruen, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Monday, June 27, 2022. The Group of Seven leading economic powers are meeting in Germany for their annual gathering Sunday through Tuesday. (Tobias Schwarz/Pool Photo via AP)
G-7 Leaders Confer with Zelenskyy, Prep New Aid for Ukraine
  • 27 June 2022
Leading economic powers conferred by video link with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they underscored...
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G-7 Leaders Confer with Zelenskyy, Prep New Aid for Ukraine
A video said to have been shot at night in Ukraine purportedly showed a Russian missile following a boomerang pattern due to a malfunction, ending with an explosion in the same location where it was launched.
Did Video Show Russian Missile ‘Boomerang’ in Ukraine, Striking Troops Who Launched It?
  • 24 June 2022
We looked for the origins of a viral video that supposedly showed a Russian missile...
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Did Video Show Russian Missile ‘Boomerang’ in Ukraine, Striking Troops Who Launched It?
FILE - Kalush Orchestra of Ukraine pose for photographers after winning the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest at Palaolimpico arena, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, May 15, 2022. The organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest said Friday, June 17, 2022, that it will start talks with the BBC on possibly holding next year's event in the U.K. after concluding that it can't be held in Ukraine.. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Eurovision 2023 Won’t Be Held in Ukraine; UK May Step in
  • 17 June 2022
The organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest said that it will start talks with the...
  • AP News
Eurovision 2023 Won’t Be Held in Ukraine; UK May Step in
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, speaks with European Commissioner for Environment and Oceans Virginijus Sinkevicius during a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. Ukraine's request to join the European Union may advance Friday with a recommendation from the EU's executive arm that the war-torn country deserves to become a candidate for membership in the 27-nation bloc. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
As Russia Presses Assault, Ukraine Given Possible Path to EU
  • 17 June 2022
The executive arm of the European Union recommended that Ukraine be granted candidate status to...
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As Russia Presses Assault, Ukraine Given Possible Path to EU
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, left, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, second left, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, French President Emmanuel Macron second right, and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis meet for a working session in Mariyinsky Palace, in Kyiv, Thursday, June 16, 2022. The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania arrived in Kyiv on Thursday in a show of collective European support for the Ukrainian people as they resist Russia's invasion, marking the highest-profile visit to Ukraine's capital since Russia invaded its neighbor. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
Leaders Pledge Arms and EU Path for Ukraine in Kyiv Visit
  • 16 June 2022
The leaders of four European Union nations visited Ukraine, vowing to back Kyiv's bid to...
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Leaders Pledge Arms and EU Path for Ukraine in Kyiv Visit
This photo taken April 6, 2022, in Hartselle, Ala., shows U.S. Marine veteran Andy Tai Huynh, who decided to fight with Ukraine in the war against Russia. Huyhn and another veteran from Alabama haven't been heard from in days according to relatives and are considering missing. (Jeronimo Nisa/The Decatur Daily via AP)
2 US Veterans from Alabama Reported Missing in Ukraine
  • 16 June 2022
Two U.S. veterans from Alabama who were in Ukraine assisting in the war against Russia...
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2 US Veterans from Alabama Reported Missing in Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier stands in position during heavy fighting on the front line in Severodonetsk, the Luhansk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Oleksandr Ratushniak)
Putin Compares Self to Monarch, Foreign Fighters Face Death
  • 9 June 2022
The proceedings against the three captured fighters were denounced by Ukraine and the West as...
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Putin Compares Self to Monarch, Foreign Fighters Face Death
A Ukrainian soldier is in position during heavy fighting on the front line in Severodonetsk, the Luhansk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Oleksandr Ratushniak)
Key City’s Fate in Balance As Fighting Rages in East Ukraine
  • 9 June 2022
Russian forces pounded an eastern Ukrainian city and the two sides waged pitched street battles...
  • AP News
Key City’s Fate in Balance As Fighting Rages in East Ukraine
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