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    Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/ReutersA day after the European Union’s top diplomat warned that over 100,000 Russian troops have now gathered on Ukraine’s border and in annexed Crimea, new satellite images show the mighty stockpile of military equipment that the Kremlin has deployed to back them up.On Monday, the EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said a massive Russian army has gathered on the Ukraine border, adding: “It’s the highest military deployment of Russian army in Ukrainian borders ever... When you deploy a lot of troops, a spark can jump here or there.”Top Kremlin Mouthpiece Warns of ‘Inevitable’ War With U.S. Over Another Ukraine Land GrabOn Tuesday, the satellite images published by the Wall Street Journal showed the extent of the Russian force that’s causing so much concern. The photos, taken between March 27 and April 16 by commercial satellite company Maxar Technologies, show that Russia is gathering fighter jets, attack helicopters, and even building a new military hospital.Experts say the range and number of fighter jets gathered are a cause for sharp concern. Philip Breedlove, a retired U.S. Air Force general who was the top NATO military commander when Russian forces annexed Crimea in 2014, told the Journal: “They have appropriately deployed the various elements of airpower that would be needed to establish air superiority over the battlefield and directly support the ground troops.”Dan Jablonsky, the chief executive of Maxar Technologies, said the company decided to make its images public so that the world knows more about what Russia is planning on the Ukraine border. “I think it removes some of the uncertainty and doubt about what is really happening in a fairly critical region of the world,” said Jablonsky.Putin Reignites Ukraine Conflict as Rift With Biden Blows UpU.S. officials are also showing increasing concern about what could happen in the region. The U.S. estimate of the number of Russian troops in Crimea or near Ukraine stands at 80,000, according to the Journal—double the number of troops deployed to the region just one month ago. However, the officials said they would expect to see bigger ammunition stockpiles and more military hospitals if a large-scale invasion was imminent.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told the Journal: “In a few weeks from now they will be close to sufficient combat readiness to pursue a military escalation. By our estimations, their combined military force will reach over 120,000 troops by then... We don’t know whether Putin will decide to attack, but he will certainly be ready to do so.”Last week, during a call between President Joe Biden and Putin, the White House said the U.S. president “emphasised the United States’ unwavering commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

  • George Floyd death: Five key moments from the Derek Chauvin trial

    As the jury deliberates a verdict, here are the key elements of a trial that has gripped the US.

  • Fans marvel at new 'Shang-Chi' trailer: 'I never really had an Asian hero to admire'

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  • Missouri Ethics Committee report confirms Roeber allegations. Now he must be expelled

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  • 'This was accountability, but it's not yet justice': Reactions to Chauvin guilty verdict

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  • Ohtani throws 4 shutout innings, Trout, Pujols homer for LA

    Shohei Ohtani pitched four rollercoaster scoreless innings, Mike Trout and Albert Pujols homered and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 6-2 on Tuesday night. Kurt Suzuki also went deep for the Angels, who have won six of their nine home games. Ohtani took the mound for the first time since April 4 after dealing with a blister issue on the middle finger of his throwing hand.

  • Biden Says He’s Praying for ‘Right Verdict’ in Chauvin Trial, Claims ‘Evidence Is Overwhelming’

    Joe Biden said Tuesday that he’s “praying” the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial is “the right verdict,” and suggested that the evidence of Chauvin’s guilt is “overwhelming.” “I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict. The evidence is overwhelming in my view,” he told reporters. Chauvin is charged with second and third-degree murder, as well as manslaughter. Biden did not specify which charge he believes Chauvin is guilty of. On Monday, Biden reportedly called Floyd’s family after the jury entered the deliberation room. He said to reporters on Tuesday, “I can only imagine the pressure and anxiety they’re feeling, and so I waited until the jury was sequestered and I called.” “They’re a good family,” Biden continued. Biden’s call coincided with the day closing arguments were delivered in court. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that the call occurred. At Tuesday’s White House press briefing, Psaki mentioned that Biden’s “I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict” comments in the Oval Office were not meant to influence the jury. “I don’t think he would see it as weighing in on the verdict…,” Psaki said. George Floyd’s brother, Philonise, said about Biden’s phone call, “He was just calling. He knows how it is to lose a family member. And he knows that the process of what we’re going through so he was just letting us know that he was praying for us, and hoping that everything would come out to be OK.” Biden is the second major elected official to comment on the Chauvin trial proceedings this week. Biden’s call to the Floyd family and words to reporters come after Maxine Waters’s inflammatory speech at a protest near Brooklyn Center, Minn. Waters urged protestors to “get more confrontational” and “stay in the streets” if the jury acquitted Chauvin. The defense attorney in the trial argued that Waters comments were prejudicial to the jury and constituted grounds for a mistrial. The judge subsequently denied the defense’s motion for a mistrial. Waters visited Brooklyn Center after Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by a police officer. Biden has pleaded for calm in the aftermath of Wright’s death. Officials are reportedly preparing for unrest and potential violence pending the verdict of the trial.

  • Brazil warns Biden not to trust Bolsonaro as he demands cash in exchange for climate action

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  • Joe Biden says George Floyd's death was a 'stain on the soul of our nation'

    Joe Biden said George Floyd's death showed systemic racism was a "stain on the soul of the nation" but the conviction of Derek Chauvin meant "nobody is above the law". In an address from the White House Mr Biden called on Americans to unite, and appealed for protesters not to become violent. He said: "This is the time for this country to come together, to unite as Americans. There are those who will seek to exploit the raw emotions in the moment - agitators and extremists who have no interest in social justice. We can't let them succeed." The US president said the verdict could be "a giant step forward in the march toward justice in America" but such verdicts were "much too rare". He said: "This can be a moment of significant change. It was a murder in the full light of day and it ripped the blinders off for all the world to see the systemic racism. "This systemic racism is a stain on our nation's soul, and a knee on the neck of justice for black Americans... profound fear and trauma, that pain and exhaustion black Americans experience every day."

  • Boris Johnson scraps plans for televised White House-style briefings from £2.6m studio

    Boris Johnson’s plans to hold White House-style press briefings have been abandoned, despite the Government spending £2.6million on a new Downing Street conference facility. In another major No 10 upheaval, it was confirmed on Tuesday that the Prime Minister had decided to axe the daily televised press conferences. The No 9 briefing room, which has only recently been renovated, will now be used by the Prime Minister, ministers and officials to hold press conferences. Allegra Stratton, the Prime Minister’s press secretary, will now become his spokesman for the COP26 United Nations climate summit, which is taking place in November. She will move across the road to work in No 9, where Mr Sharma and the Government’s COP26 team are based. On Tuesday night Ms Stratton, a former broadcast journalist who previously worked for Chancellor Rishi Sunak, said she was “delighted” to be taking on the new role, adding that it was a “unique opportunity to deliver a cleaner, greener world". “I’m looking forward to working with the Prime Minister and Alok Sharma [the UK’s COP26 President] to ensure it is a success,” she said. But others suggested Ms Stratton, pictured below, had effectively been sidelined.

  • ‘No family in history got this far’: George Floyd’s family reacts as Chauvin led out of court in handcuffs

    Chauvin showed no emotion as he was convicted on all three murder charges

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  • ‘Ted Lasso,’ starring KC’s Jason Sudeikis, gets Season 2 debut date and a new trailer

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  • Carolina Panthers have some NFL draft habits that are likely to change next week

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  • Don Lemon discusses racism in America on Times panel before popping out for Chauvin verdict

    Don Lemon talked about his book on race, "This is the Fire," in a Times Festival of Books panel that was cut short by the Chauvin verdict announcement.

  • Asian American CNN producer zip-tied by Minnesota police and asked if she can speak English, lawyer says

    Carolyn Sung spent more than two hours in jail before her lawyers were able to get her released

  • Trump says he is ‘beyond seriously’ considering 2024 presidential run, misses ‘helping people’

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  • NASA’s helicopter flight on Mars made history. Here’s how Kansas City’s Garmin helped

    “You get kind of a thrill when you see somebody use one out in the wild,” said one Garmin engineer. “But for NASA to pick one up and shoot it into space and put it on Mars, that’s a little bit bigger thrill.”