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    'American Sniper’ Chris Kyle’s Children Speak About Their Hero Dad’s Death for First Time: 'I’ve Grown So Much' (Exclusive)

    Devastated by their father's tragic murder in 2013 when they were 6 and 8, McKenna and Colton Kyle are coming into their own and carrying on their dad's legacy.

  • NATO's Stoltenberg: U.S. help for Ukraine is not too late

    The U.S. House of Representatives approval — after months of wrangling — of a nearly $61 billion military aid package for Ukraine has not come too late, but the delay has had real consequences, NATO's chief said on Sunday. "The Ukrainians are now four months being outgunned," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told MSNBC."The Russians have had much more ammunition. And Ukraine has been forced to ration their ammunition," Stoltenberg said. "But it's not too late. The Ukrainians have...

  • Ukraine uses long-range ATACMS against Russia for the first time

    The U.S. provided Ukraine with powerful long-range ballistic missiles for the first time earlier this month, and its military has already used them twice in the last week against Russian forces, according to three U.S. officials. The first strike was about 100 miles inside Crimea’s border on the morning of April 17, targeting a Russian military airfield, according to the officials. The Ukrainian military used the U.S.-provided Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, for the second time...

  • First stage of world’s largest election under way in India

    The second round will be held on April 26, and turnout is expected to increase over the course of the voting. Authorities said the voting was largely peaceful on Friday. Media reports said that some supporters of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress party clashed in Chhindwara, a city in central India, during the voting.

  • KFC Owner’s Sales Fall for First Time Since 2020

    Sales at restaurant chain owner Yum! Brands Inc. fell for the first time since the depths of the pandemic in 2020, providing more evidence that one of the most resilient parts of the consumer economy is weakening.

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    China’s newest aircraft carrier heads to sea for first time

    China’s newest, largest and most-advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, took a big step to joining the world’s largest naval fleet on Wednesday as it set out from Shanghai for its first sea trials. The naval assessment is expected to take place in the East China Sea, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) from the Jiangnan Shipyard where the carrier has been under construction for more than six years, according to Shanghai’s Maritime Safety Administration. “The sea trials will primarily test the...

  • Ukraine’s trust in NATO allies dented by arms delivery failures

    RZESZOW, Poland >> Ukraine’s trust in its NATO allies has “taken a dent” because of delays and failures in the delivery of arms for the war against Russia’s invasion, NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg said.

  • Men’s volleyball makes Final Four for the first time in program history

    The men’s volleyball team qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament Final Four for the first time in program history on Saturday, April 20. This season’s United Volleyball Conference tournament and NCAA appearance are NYU’s first since 2017, and only the second in program history. “I am so unbelievably proud of this team and everything This story Men’s volleyball makes Final Four for the first time in program history appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Kevin McCloud’s advice for first-time buyers in the UK is ‘move to Germany’

    McCloud has said his advice to young Brits looking to buy their first home is “move to another country where the housing market is healthy,”

  • Pence predicts Putin will target a NATO country if he’s successful in Ukraine

    Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday called on House lawmakers to help push forward further funding for Ukraine, predicting Russian President Vladimir Putin will target a NATO nation should Russia win its war with Kyiv. "I have no doubt in my mind having met Vladimir Putin that if Putin were allowed to overrun Ukraine,

  • My first time doing tai chi: ‘It feels like my brain is solving a Rubik’s Cube’

    In her fortnightly review of fitness and wellbeing activities, comedian Jennifer Wong finds that mastering the Chinese martial art is a matter of mind over navelGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFor the first 15 minutes of my tai chi class, we remain entirely in one spot to warm up. From afar, it probably looks as though we’re standing with our arms by our side and then – in slow motion – lifting them in front of us to 90 degrees. But if you were to look inside my brain, you would see...

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    Japanese yen weakens to 160 against the U.S. dollar for the first time since 1990

    The Japanese yen weakened to 160 against the U.S. dollar in Monday morning