Author: Felipe Dana
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After Russian forces pull back, a shattered town breathes
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TROSTYANETS, Ukraine • The bodies of two Russian soldiers lie abandoned in the woods. Ukrainian forces piled atop a tank flash victory signs. Dazed people line up amid charred buildings to reach for aid. These are the sights in a Ukrainian town that has seized back control from Russian forces, at least for now. Arriving…
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Olympic officer shot in head after wrong turn into Rio slum
RIO DE JANEIRO — A police officer was shot in the head after he and two others working security at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics got lost near a slum and encountered gunfire. The officers from Brazil’s national security force were using a GPS device to navigate unfamiliar streets Wednesday afternoon when they took a…