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COVID Truthers’ New Martyr Is a Gorilla Mom Named Martha

This might be the most surprising—and bogus—animal-rights freakout ever.

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Ex-U.S. Commandos Are Training Civilians to Crush Putin Army

Former U.S. special forces commandos are on the ground in Ukraine teaching guerrilla war tactics to civilians ready to repel invading forces from Russia.

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