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Tuesday May 21st, 2024 evening edition

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Ukraine's president told Reuters that the West always gives it weapons a year after it needs them.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the West needs to be more involved in the war and shoot down Russian missiles.

Delays in US weapons deliveries have left Ukraine struggling to fight back, one expert said.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country's Western allies always give it weapons one year after it actually needs them.

"Every decision to which we, then later everyone together, comes to is late by around one year," Zelenskyy told Reuters on Monday. »

Drug overdose deaths in the US decreased in 2023, for the first time in five years

Authored by cnn.com

Fentanyl has been driving the latest wave of overdose deaths, with synthetic opioids involved in more than two-thirds of overdose deaths.

These highly potent narcotics continue to play an outsized role: they were involved in nearly 70% of overdose deaths in 2023.

However, there were about 1,500 fewer overdose deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids in 2023 than in 2022, the new data shows. »

Biden: What's happening in Gaza is not genocide

Authored by gmanetwork.com

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden strongly defended Israel on Monday, saying Israeli forces are not committing genocide in their military campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza in a rejection of criticism from pro-Palestinian protesters.

"What's happening in Gaza is not genocide.

Biden has faced protests at many of his events around the country from pro-Palestinian advocates who have labeled him "Genocide Joe" for his steadfast support for Israel. »

Moose kills Alaska man attempting to take photos of her newborn calves

Authored by apnews.com
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 70-year-old Alaska man who was attempting to take photos of two newborn moose calves was attacked and killed by their mother, authorities said Monday.

“As they were walking through the brush looking for the moose, that’s when the cow moose attacked Dale,” McDaniel said.

“Cow moose with calves are going to be some of the more aggressive moose you’re going to come in contact with.”. »

Rockstar Strives For “Perfection” With GTA VI, Aims For Polished Launch

Authored by twistedvoxel.com

Rockstar Games is striving for “perfection” with the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, GTA VI, as it aims to for a polished launch.

He said that the development team would naturally make sure there are as few bugs as possible before launch.

The aforementioned narrowing of GTA VI’s launch window was recently announced by Zelnick in Take-Two Interactive’s fourth quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 report. »