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Wednesday 06 April 2022 07:21 BST

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CLIMATE CHANGE-BLACKOUTS — Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S., as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms that cripple broad segments of the nation’s aging electrical grid, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data. By Matthew Brown, Camille Fassett, Patrick Whittle, Janet McConnaughey and Jasen Lo. SENT: 2,100 words, photos, video. An abridged version will be sent later in the day.

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — Police and other investigators walked the silent streets of ruined towns around Ukraine’s capital, documenting widespread killings of unarmed civilians and other alleged war crimes by Russian forces that could soon draw tougher Western sanctions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has kept up demands for war-crimes trials for Russian troops and their leaders, while warning they were regrouping for fresh assaults on Ukraine’s east and south. By Adam Schreck. SENT: 1,120 words, photos, videos. With RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-THE-LATEST.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR-BATTLE FOR KYIV — Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. The Russians were ill-prepared for Ukrainian resistance, proved incapable of adjusting to setbacks, failed to effectively combine air and land operations, misjudged Ukraine’s ability to defend its skies, and bungled basic military functions like planning and executing the movement of supplies. By National Security Writer Robert Burns. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR-DISINFORMATION-BUCHA — As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media is denouncing them as an elaborate hoax. That’s a narrative that journalists in Ukraine have shown to be false. By Amanda Seitz and Arijeta Lajka. SENT: 950 words, photos.

CAPITOL RIOT-CONTEMPT — The House will vote on whether to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress after their months-long refusal to comply with subpoenas from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. By Farnoush Amiri. SENT: 730 words, photos. UPCOMING: 900 words after House vote, timing uncertain.

SACRAMENTO-MASS SHOOTING — A wounded man arrested in connection with a Sacramento shooting that killed six people and injured a dozen more had been released from prison weeks earlier and was rejected for even earlier release after prosecutors argued he “clearly has little regard for human life,” documents show. Smiley Martin, 27, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a machine gun. Hours before Sunday’s attack, Martin had posted a live Facebook video of himself brandishing a handgun, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. By Adam Beam. SENT: 670 words, photos, video.

TEXAS-BORDER SECURITY — Former Trump administration officials are pressing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to declare an “invasion” along the U.S-Mexico border and give thousands of state troopers and National Guard members sweeping new authority to turn back migrants, essentially bestowing enforcement powers that have been a federal responsibility. By Acacia Coronado and Paul J. Weber. SENT: 990 words, photo.

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