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Vladimir Putin presented a united front after an attempted mutiny. President Biden says the U.S. was not involved. Researchers say intermittent fasting could be as effective as calorie counting.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow on June 26.

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Without mentioning his name, Putin denounced Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner mercenary group boss, in — his first since the weekend rebellion took place. He reaffirmed a deal to

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