Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep appears in the following:

News brief: Moskva sinks, impact of sanctions, Musk's Twitter bid

Friday, April 15, 2022

A damaged Russian warship sinks as it was being towed to a Black Sea port. Are the sanctions imposed on Russia working? Elon Musk launches a hostile $43 billion takeover attempt of Twitter.

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Russian warship is damaged but Ukraine and Russia offer different explanations

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Ukraine says a Russian warship in the Black Sea has been "seriously damaged" by a Ukrainian missile attack. Russia's Ministry of Defense tells a different story.

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Brooklyn subway shooting suspect will have a court hearing on terrorism charges

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Police in New York City say they're not sure why a man boarded a subway car during rush hour Tuesday morning and fired 33 times. Authorities have arrested Frank R. James but they don't know a motive.

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A video shows a Michigan officer on a Black man's back before he fatally shot him

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Police in Grand Rapids have released videos of an incident earlier this month when an unnamed officer shot a Black man in the back of his head following an apparent struggle for the officer's Taser.

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News brief: Brooklyn subway shooting, Grand Rapids shooting, Russian war crimes

Thursday, April 14, 2022

People in Grand Rapids, Mich., protest the killing of a Black man by police. The suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting is in custody. The U.S. is assisting Ukraine in its war crimes probe.

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Voters in Michigan's 7th Congressional District weigh in on issues ahead of midterms

Friday, April 08, 2022

Democrats aim to balance multiple crises ahead of November's midterm elections. Voters in Livingston County, Mich., share their concerns about inflation and their views of President Biden.

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Mexicans will vote on whether their president should be removed from office

Friday, April 08, 2022

Mexico's president has set a recall election for Sunday on his own term in office. He's expected to win what critics say is an act of political theater.

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News brief: mortgage rates, midterm election issues, union drive at Starbucks

Friday, April 08, 2022

Buying a home has become a lot more expensive. Democrats are trying to balance multiple global crises ahead of fall's midterm elections. The drive to unionize Starbucks stores is gaining ground.

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News brief: NATO meets on Ukraine, Judge Jackson vote, student loans

Thursday, April 07, 2022

Secretary of State Blinken meets with European foreign ministers. The Senate is to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Some student loan borrowers have gotten good news.

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Russian troops leaving Kyiv area as Moscow focuses more on eastern Ukraine

Thursday, March 31, 2022

The Russians are pulling some troops away from Ukraine's capital Kyiv. But what exactly does this mean? U.S. and Ukrainian officials suspect Moscow may just be pausing before another big offensive.

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News brief: Russia's military moves, Shanghai lockdown, LinkedIn fake profiles

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Russia is pulling some troops away from Ukraine's capital. Shanghai is going through a staggered COVID lockdown. A technology used to promote misinformation online enters the business world.

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News brief: Mariupol evacuees, COVID booster, J&J vs cancer patients

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Resident flee as the battle for the Ukrainian city of Mariupol goes on. If eligible, should you get a second COVID booster? J&J is using a controversial bankruptcy maneuver to delay some lawsuits.

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Negotiators from Russia and Ukraine meet face to face for the first time in weeks

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Russia and Ukraine say they're starting up peace talks — after many failed tries in various locales — in Istanbul. What do both sides want from the talks, and why is Turkey playing mediator?

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Does it make sense for older people to get another booster against COVID-19?

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

With the FDA poised to OK another booster for people 50 and older, questions remain: Is the evidence strong enough to warrant a fourth shot, does the timing make sense, and will there be much demand?

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News brief: Ukraine war talks, Biden defends Putin comment, Jan.6 panel

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Ukraine and Russia officials hold peace talks in Turkey. Biden says he was expressing "moral outrage" when saying Putin shouldn't stay in power. The Jan. 6 House panel takes new steps in the probe.

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In Poland, Biden will be a short drive from the Ukrainian border

Friday, March 25, 2022

President Biden is spending time in Poland to show support for allies on NATO's eastern flank nervous about Russia's invasion of Ukraine — and grappling with an influx of refugees from the war.

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News brief: Virginia Thomas' texts, life in Kyiv, Biden visits Poland

Friday, March 25, 2022

Texts reveal how conservative activist Ginni Thomas tried to influence the 2020 presidential election. Ukrainian troops push back Russian forces near Kyiv. After NATO's meeting, Biden heads to Poland.

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Former prosecutor says Donald Trump is 'guilty of numerous felony violations'

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Mark Pomerantz, a former prosecutor who resigned amid a criminal probe into Donald Trump's business practices, said he thinks the former president should be tried by a jury on felony charges.

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The state of the war: a month after Russia tried to claim an easy victory

Thursday, March 24, 2022

It's been one month since Russia invaded Ukraine. With refugees fleeing, we examine how Ukraine has changed — plus the efforts of the Ukrainian military and civilian resistance.

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Idaho abortion law

Thursday, March 24, 2022

A month into the Russian invasion, the situation worsens in Ukraine. Biden's Supreme Court nominee faces a final day of senators' questions. A new Idaho law is modeled after the abortion ban in Texas.

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