St. Thomas University Action and Response Team released a statement that the university will maintain its current mask requirements through the end of the semester, satellite photos show what appear to be rows of freshly dug mass graves on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, Polaris Inc. announced that it donated nearly $120,000 to off-road, utility-training, and all-terrain vehicles organizations across the United States. Reporter Luana Karl has today’s News in :90.
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