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Monday December 19th, 2022 morning edition

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Russian oligarchs say Putin tricked them into supporting his war in Ukraine, per The New York Times.

When Putin announced the invasion, they were gathered before cameras "to tar everyone there," The Times reported.

In the weeks that followed, Russian businessmen were hit with heavy sanctions by Western countries.

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As the cracks in Russia's war on Ukraine deepen, Russian oligarchs sanctioned by the West are now saying Russian President Vladimir Putin tricked them into appearing to support his invasion of Ukraine, according to an extensive investigation published Saturday by The New York Times.

"Russian businesspeople, Russian officials, the Russian people — they saw a czar in him.

But Putin's war has increasingly become a point of pride for the Russian president, who seems to hope it will cement his glory in Russian history. »

Dog protects young girls for hours after getting lost in woods

Authored by cbsnews.com

Police and neighbors searched for the girls for four hours, until someone heard Artemis barking.

Mary Bourg said that when the search team got close, Artemis, "wasn't letting them by the girls.".

It was only after the girls were reunited with their parents that they learned Artemis was actually the one that got them lost. »

85-year-old convicted of disorderly conduct after feeding feral cats

Authored by washingtonpost.com
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Roberts received a warning from county officials to stop feeding cats in downtown Wetumpka by the courthouse dumpster in March.

They said that county officials had told her to stop feeding cats by the courthouse dumpsters and that she was trespassing, Shashy said.

The disorderly conduct charge came about when Roberts grew angry at being told she couldn’t give her car keys to Alston. »

Sony Plans on Building New Smartphone Image Sensor Plant in Japan

Authored by tech360.tv
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According to Nikkei , Sony is looking to build a new plant for smartphone image sensors in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture and would source chips from the planned fabrication facility operated by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) nearby.

It's this supply that Sony plans to tap into once its new plant kicks off full-scale production in 2025.

Sony looks to build a new plant for smartphone image sensors in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture, and would source chips from the planned fabrication facility operated by TSMC nearby. »