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Russian drones close Kyiv bridges, Seattle U.S. attorney reinstated, Nike cuts outlook

Russian drone strikes force closures on three Kyiv bridges, a judge orders Seattle's fired court-appointed U.S. attorney reinstated, Nike lowers its sales outlook, Crew-13 makes the fastest U.S. trip to the space station, and the Braves eliminate the Phillies.

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Russian drone strikes force closures on Kyiv bridgesdeveloping

Russian drone attacks forced closures on three of Kyiv's road bridges over the Dnipro River, including the Southern Bridge, causing traffic gridlock in Ukraine's capital. A drone also hit a 25-story apartment building in southeast Kyiv, killing one person and wounding others; reported injury counts vary. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged allies to tighten sanctions and send more air defense.

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Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate fired Seattle U.S. attorneydeveloping

Chief U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian ordered the Trump administration to reinstate Roger Rogoff as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington. Rogoff was appointed by district court judges after the post went without a Senate-confirmed nominee, and was then fired by the president. The Justice Department says it will seek an immediate stay and appeal.

The ruling saysJudge Bastian wrote that the president "cannot unilaterally fire a United States attorney appointed by the district court," and that Congress did not give the president alone the power to fill the office. Rogoff's lawyers argued the firing bypassed the Senate's role.
The Justice Department says"We disagree with the decision and intend to seek an immediate stay and will appeal." It argued the president can remove U.S. attorneys and that Rogoff's position would make court-appointed prosecutors unremovable.
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Nike's sales fall 4% as it lowers its full-year outlookconfirmed

Nike reported first-quarter revenue of $11.2 billion, down 4% from a year earlier, with earnings of 48 cents a share, above analysts' estimates. It now expects full-year revenue to fall by a high-single-digit percentage, worse than its earlier outlook. Shares fell in after-hours trading.

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Crew-13 reaches the space station in record time for a U.S. spacecraftconfirmed

SpaceX's Crew Dragon carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canada's Joshua Kutryk and Russia's Sergey Teteryatnikov docked at the International Space Station about 7 hours and 55 minutes after launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA says it's the fastest launch-to-docking by a U.S. spacecraft in the station's history.

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