Kyiv — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Sunday that Ukrainian strikes were causing “problems” for Russia. “As for strikes against critical infrastructure in general, and energy infrastructure in particular, of course these attacks on our infrastructure facilities create problems, that’s obvious,” Putin said in an interview with Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin. “Right now we’re …

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The battle of the Dan Sullivans is on. The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Republican candidate with the same name as GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan can challenge the sitting lawmaker in the state’s Senate primary in August. The high court upheld a ruling from a lower court judge that cleared the way for …

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France’s record heat last week has been linked to around 1,000 deaths of mostly elderly people. Heat danger is a problem being felt across Europe, which has the oldest population of any continent and is also the world’s fastest-warming continent. The continent also has more heat-related deaths per capita than anywhere else in the world, …

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6/29: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News High winds and temps continue to fuel major wildfire in Utah; JetBlue flight reports collision with drone while landing at JFK.

A blast from an explosive device has seriously injured three people at a residential building in Monaco, and the attacker fled to France, local authorities said. French and Ukrainian media reported that a Ukrainian magnate and his family were those injured. The unusual attack Monday night stunned the elite principality on the Mediterranean Coast. Monaco’s …

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This year’s Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C. — marking the nation’s 250th birthday — will include hours of military flyovers and a massive fireworks display that could stretch late into the night, with some of the tightest security in decades, officials said Monday. This Fourth will include “the largest display of fireworks our …

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Dangerous heat wave to hit parts of U.S. ahead of July 4 – CBS News Watch CBS News More than 100 record-high temperatures are expected through Saturday night in the eastern half of the country. Meteorologist Lonnie Quinn reports.

Wildfires in the American West turned deadly over the weekend, killing three elite federal firefighters. Thousands of others are deploying in response to nearly 100 fires, the largest one in Utah, where the governor says the Cottonwood Fire could be the most destructive in that state’s history. Jonah Kaplan reports and Rob Marciano has a …

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A scary situation for a CBS News Chicago reporter and photographer who were attacked near the Adler Planetarium during a shoot on Monday afternoon. The incident happened just before 4:30 p.m. on the 900 block of East Solidarity Drive. As our reporter and photographer were preparing to go on the air during the 4 p.m. …

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Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million for a never-finished sci-fi series. Supporters, including Keanu Reeves, had asked the court to show him leniency. Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film “47 Ronin,” was convicted in December …

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