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10 things you need to know today: July 29, 2023

1 Congress breaks for August recess without path to avoid shutdown Lawmakers left Congress for their August recess at the end of this week without a clear path forward to avoid a looming government shutdown. Both the House and Senate had entered recess by Saturday, and are not due back in the nation’s Capitol until…

7 killed in Ukraine’s Kherson region, including a 23-day-old girl

Seven people — including a 23-day-old baby girl — were killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on Sunday, the country’s Internal Affairs Ministry said. Artillery shelling in the village of Shiroka Balka, on the banks of the Dnieper River killed a family — a husband, wife, 12-year-old boy and 23-day-old girl —…

Tanya Chutkan, the hardline judge overseeing Trump’s election case

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted — again. This time, he is facing federal charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which eventually boiled over into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.  While Trump’s prior federal case, related to his alleged mishandling of classified…

Russian attacks on grain exports challenge Ukraine, and the world

Perseverance Europe Russian attacks on grain exports challenge Ukraine, and the world | View caption Hide caption Russia has launched near-nightly attacks on Ukrainian export facilities since it withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Tons of grain have burned and prices have surged, reviving concerns for worsening global food security. Beside a wrecked loading…

10 things you need to know today: August 6, 2023

1 Shelling kills at least 3 across Ukraine during overnight airstrikes Overnight shelling throughout Ukraine killed at least three people on Sunday, officials said. Two of these people were killed and four more injured following a Russian airstrike in the Kharkiv region. One of the attacks, via a Russian-led guided bomb, had landed on a…

Trump pleads not guilty to charges he tried to overturn 2020 election

First Look Trump pleads not guilty to charges he tried to overturn 2020 election Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in court Thursday to four felony charges that he tried to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss. The magistrate judge set the next hearing on this case for August 28. | View caption Hide…