US widens indictment of Russians in 'WhisperGate' conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian and NATO systems
BALTIMORE (AP) — US widens indictment of Russians in 'WhisperGate' conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian and NATO systems.
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Ex-GOP Official Hits Donald Trump With A Cold, Harsh Truth On CNN
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Russia's Kadyrov accuses Musk of 'remotely disabling' his Cybertruck
Ramzan Kadyrov, the powerful leader of Russia's Chechen Republic, accused Elon Musk on Thursday of disabling a Tesla Cybertruck that he claimed to have received from the billionaire last month.Kadyrov said he received the vehicle from Musk, a claim that the Tesla owner called a lie on his social media platform X. "Now, recently, Musk remotely disabled the Cybertruck," said Kadyrov in a post on his Telegram account.
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Trump says he’s met pilots better than Tom Cruise when grilled on aliens at Area 51
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The Russian pensioners sent to their deaths on the front line
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Families of Americans detained in China share their pain and urge US to get them home
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