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Russia enacted a major security clampdown before Tuesday's annual commemorations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, curbing the use of drones and ride-sharing services in its largest cities even jet skis on the canals of St. Petersburg amid its 14-month war with Ukraine. At least 21 Russian cities cancelled May 9 military parades the staple of Victory Day celebrations across Russia for the first time in years, Russian media said. Regional officials blamed unspecified security concerns or vaguely referred to the current situation for the restrictions and cancellations. It wasn't clear whether their decisions were taken in coordination with the Kremlin. Last week, Russia which hasn't witnessed the carnage endured by Ukraine during the invasion was rattled by ambiguous official reports that two Ukrainian drones flew into the heart of Moscow under the cover of darkness and reached the Kremlin before being shot down. Media and local officials have blamed other ...
There is significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II, according to a new report by environmental investigation consultants. The report by Boston Chemical Data Corp. confirmed fears about contamination at Jana Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District in Florissant raised by a previous Army Corps of Engineers study. The new report is based on samples taken in August from the school, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Boston Chemical did not say who or what requested and funded the report. I was heartbroken, said Ashley Bernaugh, president of the Jana parent-teacher association who has a son at the school. It sounds so clich, but it takes your breath from you. The school sits in the flood plain of Coldwater Creek, which was contaminated by nuclear waste from weapons production during World War II. The waste was dumped at sites near the St. Louis Lambert International Airpor