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March 25, 2022 at 10:29 am

War Crimes Watch: Russia’s onslaught on Ukrainian hospitals VIEW

Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian medical facilities, striking at hospitals, ambulances, medics, patients and even newborns — with at least 34 assaults independently documented...

March 5, 2022 at 9:07 pm

Fleeing sanctions, oligarchs seek safe ports for superyachts

President Joe Biden has warned Kremlin-aligned oligarchs that the U.S. and its European allies are coming for their superyachts.

February 25, 2022 at 3:04 pm

US sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of rich VIEW

Experts say the sanctions on oligarchs announced by President Joe Biden this week in response to the invasion of Ukraine may do little to dim...

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January 2, 2022 at 9:13 pm

Ashli Babbitt a martyr? Her past tells a more complex story VIEW

Former President Donald Trump and his supporters have sought to portray the woman who was shot by a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol...

Crews continue to clean the oil in the Wetlands Talbert Marsh after an oil spill in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Huntington Beach, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) NYAG915 NYAG915

October 5, 2021 at 10:08 pm

Ship anchored near oil pipeline made unusual movements VIEW

Federal investigators say a ship’s anchor may have hooked, dragged and torn a massive underwater pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude...

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September 9, 2021 at 3:55 pm

Oil-soaked birds found near oil spill at refinery after Ida VIEW

Louisiana wildlife officials say they have documented more than 100 oil-soaked birds after crude oil spilled from a refinery flooded during Hurricane Ida

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September 7, 2021 at 11:35 am

After Ida oil spill, divers put containment dome on pipeline VIEW

The company overseeing the response to a large oil spill spurred by Hurricane Ida says a containment dome has been placed over a broken undersea...

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September 5, 2021 at 4:01 pm

Divers identify broken pipeline as source of Gulf oil spill

Divers at the site of an ongoing oil spill that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida have identified the apparent source as...

September 4, 2021 at 12:24 pm

Cleanup boats on scene of large Gulf oil spill following Ida

The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida

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September 2, 2021 at 4:35 pm

Feds responding to reports of oil, chemical spills after Ida

Federal and state agencies say they are responding to reports of oil and chemical spills resulting from Hurricane Ida following the publication of aerial photos...

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