First black woman on US Supreme Court: 'We've made it'

Newly confirmed US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on her remarkable journey.

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Amazon and labor organizers file objections to Alabama union vote.

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Gretchen Whitmer: Partial verdict in Michigan governor kidnap case

Jurors acquitted two of the defendants and failed to reach a verdict on two others.

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Ukraine war: Russia's Nobel winning editor Muratov doused with paint

It is believed the attack is linked to Dmitry Muratov's stance on the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Israel: Two killed, several wounded in Tel Aviv shooting

The shootings, in the heart of Tel Aviv, are the latest in a wave of attacks in Israel.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson: US Senate votes to confirm judge to top court

The historic vote means Judge Jackson will be the first black female justice to serve on the court.

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Activision converts nearly 1,100 temporary employees to full-time status.

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Video appears to show Ukrainian soldiers shooting Russian prisoners of war

The BBC has confirmed the location west of Kyiv and found satellite images showing bodies on the ground

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Soldiers fighting for Ukraine appear to shoot Russian prisoners of war outside a village west of Kyiv in a video posted online.

The footage was originally shared on social media app Telegram. The New York Times said it had verified the video and the BBC said it had confirmed the location north of the town of Dmytrivka and found satellite images showing bodies on the ground.

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Shock result in particle experiment could spark physics revolution

Scientists find a sub-atomic particle's mass is at odds with one a theory underpinning modern physics.

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Moshe Kantor: UK sanctions Russian billionaire over ties to Putin

Kantor is one of eight Russian oligarchs targeted in the latest round of UK government sanctions

The Russian billionaire Moshe Kantor, who was sanctioned by the UK government on Wednesday, has long cultivated deep ties with British politicians and establishment figures, including Tony Blair and Prince Charles.

With an estimated net worth of £3.48bn, Kantor is the largest shareholder in the fertiliser company Acron, which the Foreign Office said had vital strategic significance for the Russian government.

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