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Ukraine Marines recount deadly mission to free towns east of Dnieper River

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave KHERSON, Ukraine — On the morning of his first crossing of the Dnieper River — where his unit was being sent in a desperate effort to claw back occupied land from Russia — the 21-year-old Ukrainian marine woke up “ready to die.” With their counteroffensive stalled, Ukraine’s … Read more

Rome buses recount story of a Jewish boy who avoided Nazi deportation by riding tram. He’s now 92

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ROME — Residents and visitors in Italy’s capital can ride a city bus this month that recounts how a 12-year-old boy escaped Nazi deportation from Rome’s Jewish neighborhood 80 years ago thanks to sympathetic tram drivers. The traveling exhibit is a highlight of events commemorating the 80th anniversary of when German soldiers rounded up some … Read more