Airstrike strikes Mariupol maternity hospital in Ukraine
A Russian airstrike hit a maternity hospital in Mariupol drawing international condemnation as 17 people were reported injured. The strike damaged the building fronts, shattered windows, and forced evacuations while officials described it as a war crime. Ukraine's Zelenskyy urged tougher sanctions as the WHO logged 18 attacks on health facilities since the conflict began.
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Mariupol
Ukraine
Moscow
Russia
Volodymir Nikulin
Zhytomyr
Kyiv
Serhii Sukhomlyn
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Russian Federation
Zelenskyy
Johnson
Vladimir Putin
World Health Organization
U.S
Antony J. Blinken
Dmytro Kuleba
State Department
Putin
Kharkiv
Mykolaiv
Evgeniy Maloletka
House approves 13.6B Ukraine aid in broad spending bill
The House moved a massive government bill approving 13.6 billion dollars in aid to Ukraine and allies, after dropping 15.6 billion for COVID response. The package links defense boosts with domestic priorities while Senate action looms. Also notes Biden executive order on cryptocurrency oversight and reports on the first pig heart transplant patient’s death in Maryland.
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House
Ukraine
Washington
U.S
Russia
Senate
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
Joe Biden
Federal Reserve
Treasury
Janet Yellen
Biden
White House
Treasury Department
Maryland Hospital
David Bennett
University of Maryland Medical Center
Bennett
Hagerstown
Maryland
KU wind power share tops Big 12 and nation in 2021
Green Power Partnership data show the University of Kansas met 84.7 percent of its electricity with renewable energy in 2021, the highest among Big 12 schools and ahead of peers such as Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Iowa State. KU CFOs say the 20 year deal with Energy to buy 31 MW from Soldier Creek Wind Farm supports this shift along with campus efficiency efforts.
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Green Power Partnership
David Day
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
University of Iowa
Stanford University
Penn State
University of Missouri
University of Illinois
Topeka
Washburn University
Journal-World
Energy
Soldier Creek
NextEra Energy Resources
Nemaha County
Kansas
Edwards
Johnson County
Ponderosa
Beaver County
Ohlo
Lawrence
Day
EPA
County considers appeals and budget impact of value changes
County Appraiser Steven Miles told commissioners homeowners have until June to appeal new property valuations, signaling a heavy appeal season as the county integrates values into upcoming budget talks. The panel also approved Bert Nash Health Center’s switch to its own health plan effective June 1 with partial county funding and renewed Baldwin City’s Neighborhood Revitalization Program for five years with a broader revitalization area.
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Steven Miles
Miles
Sarah Plinsky
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Douglas County
Bert Nash
Baldwin City
Casey Simoneau
Glenn Rodden
Simoneau
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