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At least two people were killed and eight injured when a residential building was hit in Kryvyi Rih. Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s energy operator, said emergency shutdowns were taking place in all regions of Ukraine as a result of the strikes.
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Attacks were reported in cities across Ukraine on Friday, leading to power and water outages. Kyiv officials said the capital had experienced “one of the biggest missile attacks since the beginning” of Russia’s invasion.
Follow more live updates here: wapo.st/3FVxaw0
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“Nobody’s safe”: Lawyers take precautions after Georgia attorney’s killing
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Whether it’s planning for bad weather or shoveling snow from your sidewalk, your health risks change during the winter. Here’s some advice to help you cope with winter weather, like charging portable batteries or creating an emergency kit for your car.
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Perspective: The first Pussy Riot retrospective reveals the Russian artists at their defiant best
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Two people were treated for minor injuries due to glass splinters from the shattered aquarium, according to the fire service.
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Shortly before 6 a.m. local time, 264,000 gallons of water “burst abruptly” from the AquaDom tourist attraction at the Radisson Blu hotel in the Mitte district of Berlin, the city’s fire service said.
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A giant aquarium exploded at a Berlin hotel, releasing 1,500 tropical fish into the lobby and flooding the downtown area with debris and hundreds of thousands of gallons of seawater in a scene that the city’s mayor likened to a “veritable tsunami.” wapo.st/3HHc3P5
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After delays, Rocket Lab is set for launch from NASA’s Wallops spaceport
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“Wiped out”: War in Ukraine has decimated a once feared Russian brigade
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While long viewed as a fringe sport, bodybuilding attracts thousands of athletes in the U.S. and abroad.
Judges and insiders say the Manions have effectively built an old-fashioned patronage system to reward favored athletes, coaches, sponsors and others.
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Manion didn't respond to The Post’s requests for comments.
Brian H. Simmons, a lawyer representing him, the NPC and the IFBB Pro League, the professional bodybuilding arm that Manion also owns, said his clients “emphatically deny any and all wrongdoing.” wapo.st/3HHgZ6J
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Such a change requires a vote by the board, according to the laws governing nonprofits in Ohio, where the NPC was incorporated.
Eight board members told The Post that they didn’t know the organization had been privatized at the time.
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Former board members say they stopped receiving audits and financial reports. Elections and term limits went by the wayside, according to internal NPC documents.
Manion dissolved the nonprofit in 2018 and turned the NPC into a private, for-profit company. wapo.st/3HHgZ6J
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Manion’s rise is a story of an audacious takeover that began in the late 1970s when he was tapped to lead the newly created National Physique Committee of the AAU, or NPC.
Gradually, oversight of the nonprofit eroded.
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Manion went from an elected president of a small nonprofit to the leader of a company that now dominates a multimillion-dollar industry.
And he has turned the organization into a family dynasty. wapo.st/3HHgZ6J
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Many of those who worked alongside Jim Manion have turned against him and accused him of fostering an atmosphere of intimidation and compromising the sport with conflicts of interest and self-dealing.
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Exclusive: For decades, the man who built the world’s premier amateur bodybuilding federation subverted the group’s nonprofit mission by establishing a parallel for-profit company that took over the sport for his own benefit, a Post investigation found. wapo.st/3HHgZ6J
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The president is planning to deliver remarks centered on new benefits available to veterans who have been exposed to toxic chemicals
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Many journalists that had written about billionaire Elon Musk were suspended without any provided reason. “They told us that they’re not going to retaliate against journalists,” Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass) wrote after her staff met with Twitter officials.
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After the pandemic accelerated vacancy rates in the city’s central business district, D.C. leaders are looking to fill over 20 million sq. ft. of unused office space by enticing developers through property tax relief for new office-to-residential projects.
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Analysis: Internal documents show how a small group of executives molded online discourse. Under Musk, that’s more of a problem than ever.
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On ’s “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post’s , and contributing correspondent about divisions within the Republican party and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates.
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Today, President Biden will hold a town hall meeting at a National Guard facility in Delaware to highlight benefits available to military veterans exposed to toxic chemicals.
Follow along for live updates:
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Wary of China, Japan unveils sweeping new national security strategy
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Analysis: Argentina, beset by domestic woes, sees salvation in Qatar
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Friday briefing: Missile strikes across Ukraine; Atatiana Jefferson; journalists suspended from Twitter; ‘Avatar’ sequel; and more
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NEW: Internal Russian military documents reveal destruction of once-feared 200th MR Brigade.
- hundreds killed/wounded
- commander vomiting, bouts of memory loss after vehicle obliterated
- "refuseniks" abandoning positions.
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Ten people, including five children, died in an overnight blaze in a seven-storey apartment building near the French city of Lyon, officials said Friday, making it one of the deadliest fires in France in years.
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“Massive” missile attacks reported across Ukraine, residential building hit
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Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 16 as rescue efforts continue
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Our reporter, Drew Harwell, whose most recent stories covered the ban of a jet-tracking account and the rise of conspiracy theories on Twitter, discovered he was unable to log into his account or tweet around 7:30 p.m. Thursday
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A federal judge in Texas has put a halt to the Biden administration’s attempt to end the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program, which has been criticized by rights groups for needlessly endangering asylum seekers.
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Federal authorities argue Sam Bankman-Fried orchestrated a massive fraud, despite the former crypto CEO's insistence he was just in over his head. The two versions of events comes down to whether Bankman-Fried knowingly sent FTX customer funds to Alameda.
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Senate funds federal government through Dec. 23, averting a shutdown as negotiators work on a larger spending deal, which could cover federal agencies through next year and provide new emergency aid, including to Ukraine, if the two parties move quickly.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) proposed a $230 million expansion in the Virginia’s behavioral health system, but reform advocates questioned how the state will attract hundreds of health-care providers during a historic workforce shortage.
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