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Ukrainian firefighters respond to a blaze after a Russian drone strike in the town of Bilozerske in Donetsk on August 10.

Russian troops pierce Ukraine’s patchy defenses in Donetsk, days before Trump-Putin summit

By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Christian Edwards, Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Small groups of Russian troops have pierced parts of Ukraine’s defenses in its eastern Donetsk region, according to local officials and monitoring groups, adding to Kyiv’s complications as Russia attempts to encircle the key strategic city of Pokrovsk. Russian forces are making

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Sports on TV for Wednesday, August 13

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, August 13 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:45 a.m. (Thursday) FS1 — AFL: Brisbane at Penrith AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 5 a.m. (Thursday) FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at Carlton GOLF 7 p.m. GOLF — USGA: The U.S. Amateur, Round of 64, The

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WNBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 21 11 .656 — Atlanta 20 11 .645 ½ Indiana 18 15 .545 3½ Washington 14 17 .452 6½ Chicago 8 23 .258 12½ Connecticut 5 26 .161 15½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 27 5 .844 — Phoenix 19 12 .613

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Responsible Grid is a New York-based start-up company that wants to use batteries to reduce stress on the energy grid and put money back in the pockets of state residents.

A company is using batteries to reduce stress on power grid. Here’s how the Responsible Grid pilot program works.

By Vanessa Murdock Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A New York-based start-up company wants to use batteries to reduce stress on the energy grid and put money back in the pockets of state residents. The pilot program, courtesy of Standard Potential in Tarrytown, is called Responsible Grid.

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Logan Marshall-Green

Yes, the ‘Alien’ timeline is confusing. Before you dig into the franchise’s first TV series, here’s some clarity

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — In space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “Alien” universe. While Ridley Scott’s 1979 haunted-house-in-the-cosmos horror story “Alien” may have kicked things off — and reinvented science fiction as we know

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Dashan Gallion

‘I lost absolutely everything’: After historic flood, families on Milwaukee’s northwest side begin long recovery process

By A.J. Bayatpour Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — While they know their next several days will be spent removing ruined belongings, Khalia Carter and her family said they were grateful Monday afternoon. After a record-breaking flood event dropped as much as 14 inches of rain on Milwaukee’s northwest side, the

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Syria, US and Jordan say they will work toward a lasting truce in wake of Syrian sectarian clashes

By BASSEM MROUE and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian, U.S. and Jordanian officials said Tuesday they would work together toward a permanent ceasefire in a southern Syrian region wracked by deadly sectarian clashes last month that threatened the country’s fragile transition in the wake of its yearslong civil war. The announcement came

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The operation to removed an abandoned submarine was carried out safely and efficiently.

Abandoned 96-foot rusty, yellow submarine removed from waters off Florida Keys, officials say

By Mauricio Maldonado Click here for updates on this story     FLORIDA KEYS, Florida (WFOR) — A 96-foot rust-covered yellow derelict submarine was removed from the waters off the Florida Keys, near Marathon, in one of the most unusual and challenging projects in the county’s derelict vessel removal program, Monroe County officials said. The Florida Fish

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