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Wednesday June 1st, 2022 day edition

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"To that end, we are not encouraging or enabling Ukraine to strike beyond its borders," the official said.

"We do not seek to prolong the war just to inflict pain on Russia.".

As such, a decision was made to not provide a "longer range of munitions" and the administration "communicated that to the Ukrainians," according to the official.

Asked whether Ukrainian officials had offered explicit promises not to launch the new systems toward positions within Russia itself, the senior administration official said they had.

The official also emphasized that it was Russia that first attacked Ukraine.

"I think it's important to point out that it is Russia attacking inside Ukraine, not the other way around," the official said.

The events followed a political uprising in Kyiv that brought to power a government seeking closer ties with the West. »

Uvalde police, school district no longer cooperating with Texas probe of shooting: Sources

Authored by abcnews.go.com

The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Independent School District police force are no longer cooperating with the Texas Department of Public Safety's investigation into the massacre at Robb Elementary School and the state's review of the law enforcement response, multiple law enforcement sources tell ABC News.

The Uvalde police chief and a spokesperson for the Uvalde Independent School District did not immediately respond to requests for comment from ABC News.

Reached by ABC News, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety said, "The Uvalde Police Department and Uvalde CISD Police have been cooperating with investigators. »

Alexandria sees early success pairing police, mental health professionals

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A program pairing police with mental health professionals to better handle people in a mental crisis is finding early success in Alexandria, Virginia.

A program pairing police with mental health professionals to better handle people in a mental crisis is finding early success in Alexandria, Virginia, according to a report commissioned by the city.

Omni suggested better training for call-takers in order to determine behavioral health calls, and more teams to handle those calls. »

Missing Pet Tortoise Found In Attic 30 Years Later — Still Alive And Well

Authored by thedodo.com

That’s because one day in 1982, when Almeida’s mom was just 8 years old, Manuela had gone missing.

At the time, Manuela’s family assumed the tortoise had wandered away from home, never to be seen again — but they couldn’t have been more wrong.

Almeida’s grandfather had recently passed away, and her family gathered at her mom’s childhood home to sort through his possessions. »

Veteran Final Fantasy producer Shinji Hashimoto has retired

Authored by videogameschronicle.com
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Veteran Final Fantasy producer and former franchise brand manager Shinji Hashimoto has today announced his retirement.

Hashimoto joined Square Enix in 1995 and was a producer or executive producer on virtually every Final Fantasy instalment since 1997’s Final Fantasy 7.

As well as the release of a new Final Fantasy 16 trailer, the publisher has confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 announcements are on the way. »