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Month: July 2021

Russia unveils new ‘Checkmate’ fighter jet

By Anna Chernova and Zahra Ullah, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin got a sneak peek of a new fifth-generation lightweight single-engine fighter jet at an air show just outside of Moscow on Tuesday. Russian aircraft makers unveiled a prototype of the stealth fighter dubbed “Checkmate” for the 68-year-old leader at the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and

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Senate Republicans poised to block vote on infrastructure bill Wednesday but negotiations will continue

By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Republicans are expected to block a vote Wednesday advancing a massive bipartisan infrastructure bill since they have not yet struck a deal with Democrats to draft the legislation. But lawmakers said that even with the expected failure of Wednesday’s vote, talks would continue to intensify over the

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