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How Russia can be defeated — and how Ukraine can win

When Vladimir Putin stood on a Red Square podium Monday, at the annual celebration of the Soviet victory in World War II over Nazi Germany, he looked weak and defensive. Putin didn’t use his speech, as many were expecting, to formally declare war on Ukraine.

‘Brock style’ earns Cats’ Sullivan a title

Blue Springs coach Bobbe Lowe calls it “Brock style.” That is what the veteran coach uses to refer to the wrestling style of Wildcats junior Brock Sullivan. The heavyweight is not someone who will push the pace or try to put up a lot of points.

‘The Innocents’ is a powerful horror film about supernaturally gifted children

The babes in the woods of Eskil Vogt’s “The Innocents” are some of the scariest kids you’ll see on movie screens this year. Bored over the summer holidays and living in a large Norwegian housing development, they while away the long summer hours inflicting a kind of casual cruelty on animals and other children, motivated by childish curiosity, subconscious trauma and newly discovered psychic abilities. With a careful economy of storytelling, Vogt lays out how and why these kids end up trapped in this destructive cycle.

Missouri House OKs hospital visitors

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s GOP-led House spent its last day of the session Friday passing language protecting patient visitor access at hospitals and farm owners’ rights.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Ruling allows trans youth parent investigations AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first contacted by child welfare officials following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

McCandless only candidate to file for far

Eleven Independence residents have now taken out candidate packets to potentially file for the special election to fill the late Karen DeLuccie’s atlarge seat on the City Council. As of Friday morning, one resident, Bridget McCandless, had filed for the election.

Citizens’ rights to privacy are open to attack

It should be no surprise to anyone that Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court decided in 1973, would be overturned after Justices Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Coney Barrett were appointed during the last administration. Clearly the votes were present to reverse Roe v. Wade, and therefore the leaked opinion authored by Justice Alito should come as no surprise to anyone.

What did I come in here for?

The house was quiet, which wasn’t unusual, although the dog was sitting under the table without Dad nearby, and that wasn’t normal. After checking all the rooms, the basement and backyard, my mind was flooded with all kinds of scenarios of what could have happened.