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Wednesday 13 April 2022 01:44 EDT

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TOP STORIES

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-ARMS EXPRESS — Western weaponry pouring into Ukraine helped blunt Russia’s initial offensive and seems certain to play a central role in the approaching, potentially decisive battle for Ukraine’s contested Donbas region. Yet the Russian military is making little headway halting what has become a historic arms express. By National Security Writer Robert Burns. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.

SUBWAY SHOOTING — Police hunted late into the night for the gunman who opened fire on a subway train in Brooklyn, an attack that left 10 people wounded by gunfire and once again interrupted New York City’s long journey to post-pandemic normalcy. The search focused partly on a man who police say rented a van possibly connected to the violence. Investigators stressed they weren’t sure whether the man, Frank R. James, was responsible for the shooting. But authorities were examining social media videos in which the 62-year-old decried the United States as a racist place awash in violence and sometimes railed against the city’s mayor, Eric Adams. By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo. SENT: 550 words, photos, videos. With SUBWAY SHOOTING-ANXIETY — Anxieties resurface as gunfire erupts on NYC subway.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-1 MILLION — The first death occurred in February, and by April, New York City was in the throes of a full-blown crisis. From there, the round-number milestones kept piling up, each one marking an incredible amount of suffering wrought by the pandemic. Now, the death toll is about to hit 1 million. By Adam Geller and Carla K. Johnson. SENT: 2,410 words, photos, video. An abridged version of 990 words is also available. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-EMPTY SPACES-PHOTO ESSAY — Echoes of one million lost in the spaces they left behind.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — Russia vowed to continue its bloody offensive in Ukraine as the war neared its seventh week, as President Vladimir Putin insisted the campaign was going as planned despite a major withdrawal and significant losses. Thwarted in their push toward the capital, Kyiv, Russian troops focused on the eastern region of Donbas, where Ukraine said it was investigating a claim that a poisonous substance had been dropped on its troops. It was not clear what the substance might be, but Western officials warned that any use of chemical weapons by Russia would be a serious escalation of the already devastating war. By Yuras Karmanau and Adam Schreck. SENT: 1,290 words, photos, videos. With RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-THE LATEST.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR-HOME TO IRPIN — Heartened by Russia’s withdrawal from Ukraine’s capital region, residents of the town of Irpin have started coming home, at least to what’s left. The pounding sounds from a sixth-floor window and the risk of falling glass are not destruction, but rebuilding. Irpin saw desperate scenes of flight just weeks ago. The early returnees are among the 7 million Ukrainians displaced inside their country by the war. By Cara Anna. SENT: 660 words, photos. Also see MORE ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR below. For full coverage.

OBIT-GILBERT GOTTFRIED — Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. By Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 980 words, photos. With OBIT-GILBERT GOTTFRIED-REACTION — Marlee Matlin, George Takei mourn Gilbert Gottfried.

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