Russia says talks on annexed Ukrainian land 'non-negotiable'
MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Thursday ruled out giving back Ukrainian regions it claims to have annexed as part of a future peace deal, setting out a major red line as Russian and US officials met in Istanbul for a new round of talks aimed at normalising relations.

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ACLU attorneys filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging the Border Patrol's January raid in Kern County indiscriminately targeted Latino laborers and that the immigrants detained were coerced into signing voluntary deportation agreements.

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The buyouts and the Feb. 14 firing of probationary employees has cost the National Park Service at least 1,700 permanent staff members this month, roughly 9% of its workforce.

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Milky Way on the HorizonMilky Way on the Horizon

The Milky Way appears beyond Earth's horizon in this celestial photograph captured on Jan. 29, 2025, by NASA astronaut Don Pettit using a camera with low light and long duration settings pointed out a window on the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft. The International Space Station was orbiting 265 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile...

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Immigrant rights groups raise alarms over plan to make all immigrants who do not have legal status, including children, provide personal information and fingerprints.

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Secret client list of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to be released

US Attorney General Pam Bondi has confirmed plans to release fresh information this week about people associated with Jeffrey Epstein.

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