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Biden says US closer to ‘independence’ from COVID

President Joe Biden marks US Independence Day with upbeat message on pandemic, but warns new variants pose risks. President Joe Biden celebrated US Independence Day with an upbeat assessment of a country he said is roaring back to post-pandemic life, even if COVID-19 has yet to be fully “vanquished”. Speaking …

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Celebrities and the cult of Russia’s President Putin

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With legislative elections in months, famous figures sanctioned by the Kremlin are coming out in force. In 2003, Yulia Volkova, one half of the Russian pop duo TATU, performed Not Gonna Get Us, a famous song about two schoolgirls in love, at the MTV Music Awards in California. Footage of …

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