Dam Collapse Sparks Flooding Across Southern Ukraine
A major dam on the Dnieper at Kakhovka failed, flooding villages in Kherson and areas under both Ukrainian and Russian control. The disaster prompted evacuations for tens of thousands, with competing blame from Kyiv and Moscow and warnings of water and crop risks. The event sparked international concern as wheat prices rose and the war's broader dynamics shifted.
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Kakhovka
Dnieper
Moscow
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Europe
U.N
Antonio Guterres
Tetyana
Sergei Shoigu
Nigel Gould-Davies
Russia
Eurasia
International Institute For Strategic Studies
David Helms
Helms
Africa
Middle East
Asia
House conservatives block GOP bills over debt ceiling fallout
House Freedom Caucus conservatives staged a revolt over Speaker McCarthy’s debt ceiling handling. They blocked a procedural rule vote, signaling internal tensions within the majority and demanding a meeting with McCarthy to negotiate House operations while continuing to press grievances beyond the debt package.
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Washington
Kevin McCarthy
House Freedom Caucus
McCarthy
Joe Biden
Matt Gaetz
R-Fla
Calif
Patrick McHenry
R-N.c
Tom Emmer
R-Minn
San
Senate
Biden
Dan Bishop
Bishop
Princeton City Council reelected incumbents and top vote getter
David E. Graham who is also mayor, James V. Hill, and Dewey W. Russell were re elected to the Princeton City Council. Graham led with 247 votes, Hill had 207, and Russell 202 as Candace Vassallo Wilson and Dan Crutchfield trailed. Clerk James Clay noted good turnout and paper ballots caused a slower tally. Canvassing next week will certify unofficial results. Municipal elections remain non partisan.
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David E. Graham
Princeton
James V. Kenneth Clay
Graham Hill
Dewey W. Russell
Hill
Russell
Candace Vassallo-Wilson
Joseph
Dan” Crutchfield
Parents face charges in child rat bite case at Falls Mills
In Tazewell County, Stevenson and Coleman were charged after deputies and CPS investigated injuries on a 15 month old and other concerns. Officials said rat bites, not cat bites, caused the injuries. The children are in relative care with no contact to the parents as prosecutors proceed. Both suspects remain jailed without bond. new court dates set.
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Falls Mills
Stevenson
Brian Hieatt
Sister Street
Cedar Bluff
Sheriff’s Office
Coleman
Southwest Virginia
Tazewell
Ketron
Commonwealth’s
J. Chris Plaster
Tazewell County Sheriffs Office
Child Protective Services
Greg Jordan
Giordan
Bottonline.com
June Chill Lingers With Patchy Frost Risks foreseen
In Bluefield and Pocahontas County a 60 percent chance of rain is forecast with daytime highs in the 60s and nights dipping to the 40s. Patchy frost possible Thursday morning in Pocahontas, though Bluefield will stay milder than normal. Historic lows for June include 31 in 1917 and 37 in 1972. Owens at cowens botton.
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Pocahontas County
Perry
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
PSC schedules public hearings for ENEC rate cases
The Public Service Commission sets four public comment hearings in Huntington Princeton Charleston and Wheeling plus evidentiary sessions for ENEC cases 21-0339-E-ENEC 22-0393-E-ENEC and 23-0377-E-ENEC. Current ENEC rates stay in effect pending further orders.
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ENEC
Commission
Huntington
Princeton
Charleston
Wheeling
PSC
Psc.state
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
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