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The council announced the hefty estimate in a statement on Friday, according to the Kyiv Post, saying that preliminary estimates indicate that “at least $10 billion will be needed to restore the infrastructure of Mariupol, which suffered from the attacks of the Russian occupiers.” Russian military officials had said on Wednesday that they will halt fighting in Mariupol, one of Ukraine’s most war-ravaged cities, to allow thousands of civilians to flee....

On Wednesday, the Colorado congresswoman gave a joint press conference with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, where they both criticized the Biden administration. Over the past few months, hundreds of thousands of migrants have tried to cross into the United States, prompting comparisons with the “no tolerance” policy of Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump. Boebert, whose censure resolution is backed by 23 other GOP lawmakers, told reporters that she blamed the Biden administration for rolling back measures put in place by Trump....

The Georgia freshman shared a tweet by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) expressing concern about the possibility that the 6-3 conservative majority court might uphold a Mississippi law that seeks to ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. At stake is the precedent set by the historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion throughout the United States and the 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed Roe....

Biden confirmed on Monday that al-Zawahiri, who had led Al-Qaeda since Osama bin Laden’s 2011 death at the hands of U.S. Navy SEALs, was killed over the weekend in a U.S. drone strike. The president, who is currently in isolation due to the recurrence of a positive COVID-19 test, said during a speech from the White House balcony that al-Zawahiri had been instrumental in planning the attack of September 11, 2001, and the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 and maintained that “justice has been delivered” with his death....

Each of Greene’s attempts has been in protest of Democratic legislation and comments introduced in the lower congressional chamber. Each of her attempts has also disrupted congressional work by forcing House members to return to the floor to vote on the matter. “I rise today to inform Democrats the radical path you’re taking will cause you to lose in 2022,” Greene said before asking the chamber to adjourn on Wednesday, according to Washington Post congressional reporter Paul Kane....

Greene told her Twitter followers on Monday that the winner of a gun valued at $2,860 would be announced on Tuesday, while noting that over 118,000 people had entered to win the weapon. Greene’s tweet and the giveaway were blasted by Twitter users before the winner was announced. Some called for Greene’s resignation or described her as a “disgrace,” while others expressed fears that the gun would be used in a deadly mass shooting....

Green, a retired U.S. Army flight surgeon, a graduate of West Point, and former member of the Tennessee state Senate, was once an Army secretary nominee in former President Donald Trump’s administration. However, he ended up withdrawing his nomination from consideration for the role in 2017 after coming under fire for past comments about members of the LGBTQ community, particularly transgender people. Speaking at an event in 2016 for a Tea Party group, Green said: “If you poll the psychiatrists, they’re going to tell you transgender is a disease....

The Star Wars star is a vocal anti-Trump celebrity who regularly uses his massive platform to criticize the Republicans. The 69-year-old has today shared his disgust at the Senate Majority Leader’s behavior during a debate over the government’s COVID response. “McConnell’s gleeful laugh when McGrath talks about his failures on COVID is… what pure evil looks like. #Chilling.” Hamill tweeted Tuesday. McConnell debated Democratic challenger Amy McGrath, a former U....

“Understand what I’m saying when I say this. He’s hurting the game,” Jackson said. “And what I mean by that is that I go into these high school gyms, I watch these kids, and the first thing they do is they run to the 3-point line. You are not Steph Curry. Work on the other aspects of the game.” MORE: Curry’s career-defining moments | Moves that make Curry unguardable...

Senator Mark Kelly, who is running as the incumbent, now leads Republican nominee Blake Masters 51.4 percent to 46.4 percent, reported CNN and The New York Times. Secretary of State Katie Hobbs also extended her lead over Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake 50.3 percent to 49.7 percent. Both Lake and Masters have been endorsed for office by former President Donald Trump. In the latest ballot drop, 62,000 votes had been counted out of the 1....

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt easily won the race. With most of the results in, he had more votes than his nearest two competitors—U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler and scandal-ridden former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens—combined. McCloskey, meanwhile, trailed in fifth place with just 3 percent of the vote. In November, Schmitt will be opposed by beer heiress Trudy Busch Valentine, who defeated Marine veteran Lucas Kunce and nine others in the Democratic primary....

McGwire and Sosa both broke Roger Maris’ single-season record of 61 homers that season. McGwire finished with 70 homers, and Sosa had 66. McGwire’s record-breaking 70-homer season featured some memorable moments along the way. MORE: 10 single-season MLB feats we’ll never see again McGwire started fast McGwire had 58 home runs in 1997 as part of a season he split between Oakland and St. Louis. McGwire’s first full season with the Cardinals started fast....

Meadows spoke to Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Monday after Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, a member of the committee, said on Sunday that the panel was willing to recommend criminal charges against those who do not cooperate with the probe. Meadows is one of four former aides to former President Donald Trump who have been issued with subpoenas by the select committee and were required to meet a deadline of midnight on October 7 to submit documents relating to riots of January 6....

Sanchez said his new situation became clear the weekend between his trade from Philadelphia and his flight to Denver. “That weekend, I was home, and it was just a moment to take some time to myself and think about what I wanted to do and how to navigate this opportunity. I think that was the toughest part,” Sanchez said. IYER: Broncos already better at QB “How do you motivate guys who are already there when you haven’t (been)?...

Despite the rest of the room looking straight out of Architectural Digest, there was one distracting feature—a bottle of Sweet Baby Ray’s casually used as a bookend. The strange choice of décor led to a slew of memes surrounding its intent. Zuckerberg announced virtually that the parent company of Facebook would be changing its name to Meta in a bid to rebrand. The Facebook founder said during the event that the name Facebook is no longer representative of the parent company as a whole....

“It’s no secret,” says New York City schools chief Joel Klein. “All you have to do is ask kids in these areas and they’ll tell you: school is not their thing. They don’t want to be identified as being good at it. Studying is not something they want to be seen doing,” he says. So Klein is setting out to sell school achievement to schoolchildren—much in the same way that kids are sold soda, breakfast cereal or pop music....

Arnold’s email address was shared on social media - leading to supporters venting their anger in numbers. Erik ten Hag decided to move for the Austria international after growing frustrations with United’s failure to land other forward targets, including Darwin Nunez, Antony and Benjamin Sesko. Arnautovic was a surprise inclusion amongst the wide array of Man United transfer links this summer, given the level of his career trajectory, having played for West Ham and Stoke City in previous Premier League stints....

Available in UK supermarkets, such as Sainsbury’s and Superdrug, the rest of the world will get a whiff of Lynx Africa & Marmite starting next month. On Wednesday, Lynx tweeted about their latest deodorant, which is also available as a shower gel and body spray. The online advertisement teases that interested buyers will either love or hate “the weirdness.” According to Gizmodo, the combination of Lynx Africa and the dark brown food paste will smell like “aromatic notes of lavandin, white moss, and green herbs, along with woody profiles of creamy sandalwood and cedarwood....

The Seahawks running back is currently touring the award show circuit, attending the ESPY Awards on Wednesday and the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards on Thursday, where he was slimed on national television. MORE: ESPYs fashion | Drake’s monologue | Stuart Scott’s speech Now, this shouldn’t be considered anything unusual. Being slimed is a time-honored Nickelodeon tradition. The issue is that Lynch was at the ESPYs last night and did his best to look as inconspicuous as possible despite being on national television....

That’s great, except for one problem: The Seahawks still control Lynch’s rights. So if Lynch officially files for and is granted reinstatement by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, the 30-year-old running back will become a member of the Seahawks’ roster, as if he never left. So there are a number of issues at play for Seattle, Oakland and Lynch if he is to become a Raider in 2017. MORE: How would Lynch fit with Raiders?...