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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad watch troops marching at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria, on Dec. 11, 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Assad’s downfall is a humbling blow to Russia. How will it affect Putin's prestige?
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,12/09/24-10:59AM , 116 Reads
Almost exactly seven years ago, President Vladimir Putin stood with Russian troops at their air base in Syria and proudly declared victory over “terrorists” in that country as part of the Kremlin’s military intervention to prop up the government of Bashar Assad amid a
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks during his meeting with Chairman of the German Christian Democratic Party (CDU) Friedrich Merz in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky).

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Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security for end to war in Ukraine
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Mon,12/09/24-7:46AM , 122 Reads
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he's open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee the country’s security as part of a broad effort to end the almost three-year war with Russia.
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The Nation's Weather
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Mon,12/09/24-3:30AM , 284 Reads
The Nation's Weather for Tuesday, December 10, 2024

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

Showers will spread across much of the eastern United States

tomorrow. More peristent rain and drizzle will stretch from

northern New York south to northern Georgia. In New England
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Montgomery leads Southern Miss against Tulane after 21-point outing
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Mon,12/09/24-2:42AM , 333 Reads
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-4) at Tulane Green Wave (4-6)

New Orleans; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss takes on Tulane after Cobie Montgomery scored 21 points in Southern Miss' 81-64 win against the Alabama State Hornets.
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