On #TheUpdate this Friday, Ukrainian authorities say that their troops repelled a Russian attack in the east, as Moscow struggles to gain ground in the region that is now the focus of the war even as it intensified its campaign there. Battered by their monthslong siege of the vital port city of Mariupol, Russian troops need time to regroup. 🇺🇦🇷🇺

Locally, the screaming people. Car tires screeching. An engine revving. These recollections are central to victim s' testimony at the ongoing trial of Richard Rojas, the man behind the wheel of a car that killed one and injured more than 20 others in Times Square in 2017. New York City public health officials say that they're investigating a potential case of monkeypox, a rare virus rarely seen outside of Africa that can cause flu-like symptoms. In Atlantic City, for people and groups planning to stay there, the resort's main union for casino workers is warning that "labor disputes" could occur if the casinos don't agree to new contracts by a May 31st deadline. And three might be a crowd for this throuple. A Utah cowboy and his two wives have opened up about the joys and hurdles if having a plural marriage. 🤵🏽👰🏽👰🏽

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