## Trump praises Russia’s military record in argument to stop funding Ukraine’s fight

Authored by apnews.com

Speaking in Savannah, Georgia, Trump mocked President Joe Biden’s frequent refrain that the U.S. would back the Ukrainian armed forces until Kyiv wins the war.

Trump insisted that the U.S. had “to get out,” though he did not specify how he would negotiate an ending to U.S. involvement in the war.

“Biden says, ‘We will not leave until we win,’” Trump said, lowering his voice to mimic the Democratic president.

Trump on Tuesday repeated his characterization of Zelenskyy as “the greatest salesman on Earth” for winning U.S. aid to help Ukraine.

Trump and Zelenskyy have a long history dating back to the former U.S. president’s time in the White House.

The then-president pressured Zelenskyy to open investigations of Biden and his son Hunter as well as a cybersecurity firm Trump falsely linked to Ukraine.

That call — and the hold placed by the White House on $400 million in military aid — led to Trump’s first impeachment. »

### Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction

Authored by theguardian.com

Williams was convicted of the 1998 killing of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former St Louis Post-Dispatch reporter.

In January, Wesley Bell, the Democratic prosecuting attorney in St Louis who has championed criminal justice reforms, filed a motion to overturn Williams’ conviction.

View image in fullscreen Officers patrol as protesters opposed to the execution of Marcellus Williams pray outside the state prison on 24 September 2024, in Bonne Terre, Missouri. »

### Ohio residents flock to Springfield’s Haitian restaurants: ‘They are family’

Authored by theguardian.com

Outside, cars with plates from Georgia, Wisconsin and Indiana – diners who’ve stopped off a nearby highway to show support for the Haitian community – fill the parking lot.

“I just stayed a little bit to help them, and then the next day I came because they are family.”.

And the outpouring of support aimed at countering Trump’s damaging comments hasn’t been limited to volunteering. »

### LAPD raid goes from bad to farce after gun allegedly sucked onto MRI machine

Authored by sfgate.com

FILE: An LAPD officer looks at a car at the unveiling of two new Ford Fusion hybrid pursuit-rated Police Responder cars at LAPD headquarters.

The MRI machine’s magnetic force then allegedly sucked his rifle across the room, pinning it against the machine.

An officer then allegedly pulled a sealed emergency release button that shut the MRI machine down, deactivating it, evaporating thousands of liters of helium gas and damaging the machine in the process. »

### God of War Ragnarok Mod Removes Controversial PSN Requirement — and Its Creator Has Vowed to Maintain It

Authored by ign.com

But because the mod removes the PSN overlay from the game and mimicks an offline mode in the process, it's being used to bypass the PSN / Steam account linking requirement.

In a post on Nexus Mods, iArtorias vowed to maintain their mod even if Sony updates God of War Ragnarok to combat it.

iArtorias' mod lets players bypass God of War Ragnarok’s PSN account linking requirement. »

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