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WASHINGTON – Just what a vulnerable world economy didn’t need – a conflict that accelerates inflation, rattles markets and portends trouble for everyone from European consumers to indebted Chinese developers and families in Africa that face soaring food prices.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – With California entering the third year of severe drought, federal officials said Wednesday they won’t deliver any water to farmers in the state’s major agricultural region – a decision that will force many to plant fewer crops in the fertile soil that yields the bulk of the nation’s fruits, nuts and vegetables.

President Joe Biden has vowed the U.S. military would not engage Russian troops, instead opting for what the administration has called “swift and severe” economic sanctions in an attempt to deter the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.

BOSTON – The websites of Ukraine’s defense, foreign and interior ministries were unreachable or painfully slow to load Thursday morning after a punishing wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks as Russia struck at its neighbor, explosions shaking the capital of Kyiv and other major cities.

More than half of U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery, an upward trend that spiked during the pandemic with the increase in telemedicine, a report released Thursday shows.

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri General Assembly gave final approval for more than $4 billion in additional spending on Thursday, sending the first bill of the session to Gov. Mike Parson's desk.