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Ukrainian officials to meet Trump envoys in Geneva over more Russia talks

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian delegation will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys in the run-up to another round of trilateral talks with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.

Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, is due to hold talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Thursday in Geneva, Zelenskyy told reporters.

A U.S. push for peace has already brought Russia and Ukraine to the table in Abu Dhabi and Geneva this year, but the talks have produced no breakthrough on key... Read More

As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability

For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office.

With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy rates across the country, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has begun screening children’s literacy skills starting at age 3 during pediatrician visits. The idea is to catch reading struggles early on and guide parents on how to help their kids.

“They are all doing developmental screenings, they’re all talking to parents repeatedly,” said Sara Bode, the... Read More

UK parliamentary speaker says he tipped off police over possible Mandelson flight risk

LONDON (AP) — The Speaker of the U.K.'s House of Commons said Wednesday he tipped off police that Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the U.S. who is facing accusations of leaking information to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was a possible flight risk.

Mandelson was arrested Monday at his north London home on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was released on bail early Tuesday morning after more than nine hours of questioning.

Lawyers for Mandelson, a former senior Cabinet minister, said the arrest was the result of a “baseless... Read More

NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for more repairs

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA moved its grounded Artemis moon rocket from the launch pad back to its hangar Wednesday for more repairs.

The slow-motion trek at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center was expected to take all day. The 322-foot (98-meter) Space Launch System rocket had spent a month at the pad ready for potential liftoff, but encountered a series of problems serious enough to require a return to the Vehicle Assembly Building, about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) away.

Managers ordered the rollback over the weekend after the rocket’s helium pressurization system... Read More

US stocks rise ahead of Nvidia's profit report

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting higher Wednesday ahead of Wall Street’s main event, which is coming after trading ends for the day when Nvidia reports how much profit it made during the end of 2025.

The S&P 500 rose 0.5% in early trading as moves calmed in the market from earlier in the week, when stocks swung sharply as investors tried to separate potential losers from winners in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 159 points, or 0.3%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.7% higher.

Nvidia’s... Read More

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Ukrainian officials to meet Trump envoys in Geneva over more Russia talks

As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability

UK parliamentary speaker says he tipped off police over possible Mandelson flight risk

NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for more repairs

US stocks rise ahead of Nvidia's profit report

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