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 | | | Horrors of war | | A pregnant woman and her baby died when Russia bombed a maternity hospital in Ukraine. It's Monday's news. | | |
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| A pregnant woman and her baby seen in pictures after Russia attacked a maternity hospital in Ukraine died. Five homeless men were shot in a string of attacks. And Dolly Parton's not going in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – yet. |
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Pregnant woman, baby die after bombing |
| A pregnant woman and her baby died after Russia bombed a maternity hospital in Ukraine where she was meant to give birth. In video and photos shot Wednesday by Associated Press journalists after the attack on the hospital in the besieged city of Mariupol, the woman was stroking her bloodied lower abdomen as rescuers rushed her through the rubble, her blanched face mirroring her shock at what had happened. It was among the most brutal moments in Russia's 19-day-old war on Ukraine. The woman was rushed to another hospital where doctors labored to keep her alive. Surgeon Timur Marin found the woman's pelvis crushed and hip detached. Medics delivered the baby via cesarean section, but it showed "no signs of life," the surgeon said. Then they focused on the mother, unsuccessfully performing CPR for more than half an hour before she, too, was pronounced dead. Even though the woman's name remains unknown, the images seen around the world epitomize the horror of an attack on humanity's most innocent. |
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| • | Almost all of Russia's assaults on Ukrainian cities remain stalled, and there were little or no advances made over the weekend, a senior U.S. Defense Department source said Monday. Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion remains strong, particularly around the cities of Kyiv and Cherniv, according to the official who was not authorized to speak publicly about intelligence assessments. | | • | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address Congress virtually Wednesday morning in an address open only to members of Congress, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday. "We look forward to the privilege of welcoming President Zelenskyy's address to the House and Senate and to convey our support to the people of Ukraine as they bravely defend democracy," Pelosi and Schumer wrote in a letter to colleagues. | |
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5 shot after 'cold-blooded killer' targeted homeless men |
| Officials in New York and Washington are looking for "a cold-blooded killer" who police say targeted people experiencing homelessness in a string of shootings, including two that were fatal. Since March 3, at least five homeless men have been shot in New York City and the District of Columbia, leaving at least one man in each city dead. "It is heartbreaking and tragic to know that in addition to all the dangers that unsheltered residents face, we now have a cold-blooded killer on the loose," Mayors Eric Adams of New York and Muriel Bowser of Washington said in a joint statement Sunday. Police in both cities are working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to investigate the shootings. |
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 | | Police in New York appealed to the public to help identify a man who shot two homeless people March 12, killing one of them as he slept on the street. | | KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images | |
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Selection Sunday snubs |
| The march to a title begins now, with the announcement of the matchups in the 2022 NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments. What about those who didn't make it? After a semifinal loss to Memphis in the American Athletic tournament, Southern Methodist University coach Tim Jankovich said he felt sick to his stomach at the idea of being left out of the NCAA Tournament field. "I've been in too many situations like this one where you're right there," said Jankovich, the Mustangs' seven-year coach who has experienced the dark side of the bubble with SMU and in his previous job as head coach at mid-major Illinois State. Unfortunately, the Mustangs were left on the outside looking in. A look at the seven most notable snubs for this year's NCAA Tournament, including SMU. |
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 | | SMU coach Tim Jankovich and his Mustangs were omitted from the tournament. | | Petre Thomas, USA TODAY Sports | |
No Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for Dolly Parton – yet |
| Dolly Parton's not going in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – at least not until she releases a proper rock 'n' roll album! In a social media statement Monday, the icon asked the hall to withdraw her name from the 2022 ballot, saying, "I don't feel that I have earned the right." In the post, she said she didn't want the votes to split because of her, so she would "respectfully bow out," adding, "I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again – if I'm ever worthy. This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock 'n' roll record at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do." I, for one, will be first in line for that album. Rock on, Dolly. |
 | | Dolly Parton takes the stage. | | Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean-USA TODAY NETWORK | |
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