Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says He Stands by Ceasefire Proposal to Russia

April 6 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskiy ⁠said on Monday that ⁠he stood by a proposal made to ​Russia for a ceasefire contingent on Moscow halting all attacks on ‌energy infrastructure. Zelenskiy said in ‌his nightly video address that the proposal had ⁠been ⁠conveyed to Moscow through the U.S. He also said work ​was …

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Pennsylvania County Jails Earn Millions of Dollars Detaining Immigrants for ICE

A group of Pennsylvania counties has billed the federal government more than $21 million in recent years to detain immigrants in their jails, a first-of-its-kind review by Spotlight PA has found. While these agreements predate the second Trump administration by years or even decades, they are receiving new attention as the president executes a mass …

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Endangered Salmon Returned to California’s Far North — Then the Money Dried Up

Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a strategy to save declining salmon — spotlighting a historic partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to reintroduce endangered winter-run Chinook to the vital, cold waters upstream of Lake Shasta in far northern California. Now, tribe officials say the state is ending its support, potentially causing salmon restoration …

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Traveling Exhibit Challenges Stereotypes About Muslim Giving

(RNS) — As politicians in Washington singled out Somali and Muslim immigrant communities in Minnesota last year, a familiar stereotype resurfaced: Muslims as outsiders and “takers.” And amid a high-profile investigation into a pandemic-related fraud scheme in the state, advocates say suspicion of Muslims rose and their contributions to Minnesota’s economy, culture and communities were …

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Iran War Jeopardizes U.S. Global Leadership, Warns Italian Minister

ROME, April 7 (Reuters) – The Iran war has ⁠put ⁠U.S. global leadership on the ⁠line, Italy’s Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said, expressing fear about ​the “madness” of nuclear escalation. Like some other NATO allies reluctant to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s ‌attacks on Iran, Italy last ‌week denied permission for U.S. military aircraft to …

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