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Ukrainian forces have gained ground along the border of the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Russian milbloggers reportedly said it’s only because rain and fog grounded Russian aircraft. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged the rain but said his forces remained strong. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Russian milbloggers reportedly chalked up Ukrainian advancements to rain and heavy fog in key areas of their counteroffensive.The pundits said that poor weather conditions on Sunday grounded Russian aircraft, impeding efforts to strike areas where Ukrainian forces…

The Ohio Ballot Board voted Tuesday to alter language on the state’s August ballot ruled misleading by the state Supreme Court.The ballot language in question specifically pertained to a controversial move raising the vote threshold required to amend the state constitution.The ballot now defines the Republican-backed proposal as “elevating the standards to qualify for an initiated constitutional amendment and to pass a constitutional amendment.”A state panel in Ohio voted on Tuesday to tweak language describing an upcoming statewide ballot proposal, while stopping short of making additional changes advanced by the opposition campaign, Democrats and voting rights advocates.The Ohio Ballot Board’s…

Steve Huffman took charge of Reddit in 2015 as the returning hero, successfully smoothing over a user revolt that threatened the company he co-founded. Protests this year suggest goodwill is wearing thin. More than 7,000 forums on the online message board, known as subreddits, have closed access to the public, making large parts of the Reddit site invisible. Moderators are unhappy about the company’s plan to charge developers for access to its application programming interface (API). This gives third-party apps access to Reddit data.The change is described as a way to charge companies that use Reddit data to train artificial…

© Reuters. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a meeting with Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria MANAGUA (Reuters) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Nicaragua on Tuesday, according to state media, marking his second stop on a three-nation Latin American tour. Nicaragua’s Foreign Minister Denis Moncada received Raisi at the airport, state media said, adding the Iranian leader traveled with his wife and a delegation made up of ministers and officials. Raisi had earlier visited Venezuela, where he pledged to increase bilateral trade to $20 billion, from…

Now is a good time for risk-averse investors to consider getting back into stocks. That’s because the CBOE Volatility Index VIX, -2.66% recently dropped to its lowest level in more than three years. This suggests that U.S. stock market volatility is likely to remain low for at least a few more months. Yet this isn’t how many on Wall Street view the VIX’s low. They instead interpret the VIX in a contrarian way, believing its low level indicates dangerous complacency — the calm before the storm. But stock market history does not support this interpretation: Periods of low volatility are…

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CNN  —  A total of 15 US service members have been evacuated for treatment after a helicopter accident in Syria on Sunday, including some who are in serious condition, according to a US defense official familiar with the incident. The service members were taken to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, the official said, a major military hospital that for years has treated US troops injured in combat. Seven other service members were also injured in the accident and treated at the scene, the official said, and some have already returned to duty. All of the troops who sustained injuries…

Good morning. Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to the first federal criminal charges brought against a former US president.Trump was arraigned on a 37-count indictment tied to his handling of classified documents. He was arrested upon arrival at a Miami federal court before departing roughly two hours later. The former president has accused prosecutors of conducting a “witch hunt” in bringing the case over his alleged failure to return sensitive national security records after leaving office. Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by attorney-general Merrick Garland to oversee investigations into the former president, was present in the courtroom, according…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People carry vegetables at a wholesale market in Ahmedabad, India, June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets are set for an explosive open on Wednesday after a below-consensus reading of headline U.S. inflation lit the touchpaper for a rally across all risky assets on Tuesday, although investors will be mindful of the steep rise in U.S. bond yields. The fall in U.S. inflation to a two-year low has convinced investors the Federal Reserve will pause raising…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, speaks at the Delta Summit, Malta’s official Blockchain and Digital Innovation event promoting cryptocurrency, in St Julian’s, Malta October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi/File Photo (Reuters) -Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has not sold either bitcoin or , its native token, the company’s CEO Changpeng Zhao tweeted on Tuesday. Last week, Binance was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which listed 13 charges against the company, Zhao and the operator of its purportedly independent U.S. exchange. The lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase (NASDAQ:) Global have increased fears the crypto market’s ordeal…