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Rebel Wagner Forces, Threatening March to Moscow, Abruptly Stand Down

Rebel Wagner Forces, Threatening March to Moscow, Abruptly Stand Down

By Paul Sonne

The mercenary group had seized the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, the center of Moscow's military operations in Ukraine, posing a grave threat to President Vladimir Putin's government.

He Tried to Save a Friend. They Charged Him With Murder.

He Tried to Save a Friend. They Charged Him With Murder.

By Eli Saslow and Erin Schaff

They bought $30 worth of fentanyl before making it into rehab. One overdosed. The other was charged in his death.

How a Year Without Roe Shifted American Views on Abortion

How a Year Without Roe Shifted American Views on Abortion

By Kate Zernike

New and extensive polling shows public opinion increasingly supports legal abortion, with potential political consequences for 2024.

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Pride's Last Chance in a Tennessee City

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Last year, drag shows at the Franklin, Tenn., Pride celebration turned into a national scandal. We followed a teenage member of Franklin Pride's board during this year's embattled process of throwing a small-town Pride festival.

Putin Addresses Nation Over Rebellion

Video Video: Putin Addresses Nation Over Rebellion

By Russian Pool

In a five-minute address to the Russian nation, President Vladimir V. Putin called the armed rebellion by the head of the Wagner paramilitary group "a betrayal of our people."

Prigozhin Flaunts Control of Critical Military Headquarters in Video

Video Video: Prigozhin Flaunts Control of Critical Military Headquarters in Video

By Concord Press Service

In a video posted early Saturday morning, the leader of the Wagner paramilitary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed to have seized power in Rostov-on-Don, a key Russian military district in the Ukraine war effort.

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