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Here’s the latest for Friday, March 18: Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest; Ecuador earthquake kills at least 4; Facing arrest warrant, Russia’s Putin visits annexed Crimea; Anxious dog finds a happy home in Australian prison.
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Despite the relentless barrage of Russian shelling, about 2,000 civilians have remained in the frontline town of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region. (March 18)
A strong earthquake shook the coastal area of Ecuador on Saturday, causing at least four deaths and people declared trapped, who are being sought by relief agencies, in addition to minor damage, according to preliminary reports from the authorities.
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Today in History for March 18th
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion for women’s rights whose death ahead of the 2020 election allowed the Supreme Court to become more conservative, was remembered as a “visionary” and a “national treasure” Friday at the high court. (17 March)
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New Jersey’s attorney general has released hours of police body cam video footage in the fatal officer shooting of a Paterson man. The state attorney general says Najee Seabrooks died March 3 after he lunged at police officers with a knife. (March 17)
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites into space
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has made what might be her final court appearance before beginning a 11-year prison sentence. That’s unless a federal judge grants her request to remain free while her lawyers appeal her conviction for mastermind…
Here’s the latest for Friday, March 17: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin; Biden wants tougher penalties for executives of failed banks; Elizabeth Holmes seeks to stay out of prison; The Irish and Irish at heart celebrate
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Farmworkers are leading a 45-mile march from one of the poorest communities in Florida to one of the richest. It’s an effort to pressure retailers to leverage their purchasing power for better worker pay and working conditions. (March 17) (AP video: Da…