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Russian forces launched a drone attack in broad daylight Tuesday on the center of Lviv, a historic city in western Ukraine that had been spared much of thefighting that has devastatedother parts of the country.

More than a dozen people were reported injured and the number of victims of the surprise attack was expected to rise, officials warned.

"There are already 13 injured people in hospitals in Lviv," Mayor Andriy Sadovyi posted online. "The number of victims is increasing."

Theregional governorwarned residents to take shelter.

"There has been a strike in the central part of Lviv. According to preliminary information, a UNESCO heritage site has been damaged," Maksym Kozytskyi posted online. "The threat remains high. Stay in shelters!!!"

Kozytskyi appeared to be referring to the historic 17th century St. Andrew's ​Church.

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"Russia is attacking a crowded ​city centre ​in broad daylight," Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Svyrydenko posted.

Officials at the Russian Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the news.

With a population of more than 700,000, Lviv is the biggest city in western Ukraine and just a little more than 40 miles from the Polish border.

Rescue efforts were underway in 11 other regions of Ukraine after Russia bombarded the country with more than 390 drone strikes and 34 missile attacks on other cities and key infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.

Among other things, apartment buildings were hit, civilian infrastructure was damaged and even a train was targeted, they said.

Dozens of people were injured, including children, they said. Several deaths were also reported.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's formerPresident Jair Bolsonarowas granted permission on Tuesday by a Brazilian justice to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison due to failing health. He will be monitored by local police at the upscale gated community where he lives in capital Brasilia.

The decision by Supreme Court JusticeAlexandre de Moraesfollows Bolsonaro's hospitalization since March 13 for pneumonia, one of several health problems the former leader has faced since he was stabbed by a man in 2018 before he was elected president.

De Moraes initially gave Bolsonaro 90 days of house imprisonment, which is extendable after another medical report.

"After that deadline, we will analyze once again whether the necessary requirements for keeping the humanitarian house arrest stand, including a medical examination if necessary," the judge said in his ruling.

De Moraes also said Bolsonaro, 71, cannot use cellphones or any other means of communication, including those owned by third parties, and is not allowed any visitors except for doctors and family members.

U.S. State Department official Darren Beattie had hisBrazilian visa revokedthe same day Bolsonaro was taken to the private DF Star hospital as he allegedly considered visiting the former president in prison. Brazil's foreign ministry argued the request on behalf of Beattie was an interference in internal affairs.

De Moraes, who oversaw the former president'scoup caseand is deemed by Bolsonaro's supporters as a foe, also said Bolsonaro will return either to prison or to a hospital if he does not comply with the rules of his house arrest.

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Historically, Brazil's Supreme Court only reverses house arrest if a detainee's health improves dramatically or if there's violation of the established rules, such as not making public statements, posting on social media or giving interviews to the media.

Bolsonaro has been treated in intensive care for a few days because of kidney problems and other issues. On Tuesday, the DF Star hospital said he was in a stable condition and did not offer an estimate on when he will be able to return home.

The family of the far-wing leader had been requesting that the court allow him home since his conviction in November. Bolsonaro wastransferred from the local federal police headquarters to a larger cellin January.

Brazil's Attorney General Paulo Gonet had paved the way on Monday for Bolsonaro to be put under house imprisonment instead ofreturning to prison.

Bolsonaro governed between 2019 and 2022. One of his sons, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, has saidhe will run for the presidency in October. Polls show he is in a dead heat with incumbentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Bolsonaro was also convicted on charges that include leading an armed criminal organization and attempting the violent abolition of the democratic rule of law. He has denied any wrongdoing.

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Margaret Josephs confirmed her exit from The Real Housewives of New Jersey in an Instagram video on March 24

NEED TO KNOW

• Josephs said she was on set for a "different project" and promised to be back on fans' TVs "very, very soon"

• Her exit comes amid continued speculation about when RHONJ will return for season 15

It's a wrap forMargaret JosephsonThe Real Housewives of New Jersey.

In an Instagramvideoposted on Tuesday, March 24, Josephs, 58, confirmed that she will not be returning to the Bravo series afterseason 14. She said while the news "might come as a little surprise" to fans, it's been a long time coming for her.

"I've been thinking about a lot of different things and I am moving on from theHousewives of New Jersey— sorry I don't look a little more glamorous for you," she said in the video, which she filmed while on a beach.

"I've been in the talks with the network andAndy [Cohen] since December, we've discussed it, and I think the timing is right," Josephs said. "A lot of things have changed in my life. I've been blessed to work on a different project, I'm on the set right now, and I realized I have to spend more time with my family, work on my designing and just take a break and move on."

She thanked Bravo, Cohen and the other teams involved inRHONJand also gave a shoutout to the cast. "The good and the bad, I really do love you all," she said.

Josephs promised that she will be back on fans' screens "very, very soon" thanks to the new project she's currently filming, an opportunity she said she's "very grateful for."

"This will not be the last you guys see of me on television — that's not a threat, it's a promise," she said.

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Her exit comes amid continued speculation about the fate ofRHONJafterthe season 14 reunion was canceledin June 2024.

Cohen has been open about his desire to change something upfor season 15 of the show, and when a fan suggested they "bring fresh faces in" likeThe Real Housewives of New York, he seemed to be on board.

"We're gonna figure something out," he said on his radio show in July 2024. "We're gonna figure something out. We are all on the same page about that."

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At BravoCon 2025 in November,Dolores Cataniawas asked when cameras would be picking back up for season 15 andshe said she's "afraid to ask" Cohen about that"because he looks pissed off that people are asking him."

"They wanna get it right, and I can almost appreciate that," she said. "But I don't want to be away much longer." Fans are "missing out on things" as more time goes by between filming, she noted.

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The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Monday appeared sympathetic to arguments by the Republican National Committee seeking tolimit the counting of mail-in ballotsthat arrive after Election Day, even if they were postmarked on or before.

Many justices voiced concerns about a Mississippi law being challenged by the RNC for allowing tabulation of absentee ballots that arrive as late as five days after polls close. "Both sides agree there needs to be a final decision by the voter and receipt [of the ballot] -- by somebody -- by Election Day," said Justice Neil Gorsuch. "I think the disagreement is receipt by whom."

For more than a century, Congress has established the Tuesday after the first Monday in November as the day for election of members of the House, Senate, and presidential electors, in specified years.

Republicans argue that the term "election" means both "ballot submission and receipt" by state election officials. Mississippi and several voter advocacy groups defending the state law insist "election" means when voters make their "choice" by marking and submitting their ballots to a mailbox, drop box, or polling place.

"I think if you were looking at the text in isolation -- day for the election -- your first instinct might be in-person voting on that day, is what that text literally meant," posited Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who sounded skeptical of the state law.

Twenty-nine states plus D.C. have measures providing a grace period for voters, including military service members overseas, who rely on the Postal Service or other commercial letter carriers,according tothe National Conference of State Legislatures.

Justice Samuel Alito suggested that allowing each state to set its own policy for late -arriving ballots has created challenges for administering a national election. "We don't have Election Day anymore. We have election month or we have election months," he said, skeptically.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett raised the potentially thorny prospect of states allowing voters to recall -- or, change -- their ballots once mailed. "Would that be illegal?" she asked Mississippi Solicitor General Scott Stewart. He said he was unaware of any instance of that happening.

The court's three liberal justices were largely united in support of states' ability to develop their own voting guidelines, pushing back on claims by lawyers for the RNC and Trump administration, which has advocated for "getting rid of mail-in ballots" altogether.

"The Constitution vests the issue of elections in states, unless superseded by Congress," said Justice Sonia Sotomayor. "If there is a policy he people who should decide this issue is not the courts."

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson noted that, despite decades of precedent of states counting some timely-cast but late-arriving ballots, Congress has never sought to override the laws. "The idea of votes being cast and counted after an election is not new," she said.

Justice Elena Kagan warned that the Republicans' rationale for eliminating some mail-in ballots could also implicate early voting. "How are you not taking issue with early voting?" she asked RNC attorney Paul Clement. "You say casting and receipt [of ballots] has to be on Election Day."

"These things have to be consummated by Election Day," Clement replied.

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"Once we go down this road," said Kagan, "where are we going to end up?"

Most Americans, 58%, support allowing any voter to cast a ballot by mail, according to a Pew Research Center survey late last year. But there is sharp division among parties, with 83% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters favoring mail-voting with 68% of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters opposed.

In March 2025, President Donald Trump signed anexecutive orderthat attempted to cut federal election funding to states that have mail ballot receipt grace periods, but it has largely been blocked by federal courts for now.

Trump has also been pushing Republicans in Congress to approve the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, which would -- in part -- outlaw voting by mail for anyone without a legitimate excuse, such as military service, illness, or disability, making it impossible to vote in person.

In a nod to Trump and fraud concerns raised by many conservatives, Justice Kavanaugh suggested late-arriving ballots might "open up a risk of what might destabilize election results" — namely, a swing in election outcome as tardy votes are tabulated.

"Is that a real concern?" Kavanaugh asked Stewart. "Does that factor into how we think about how to resolve the scant text and the maybe conflicting or 21 evolving history here?"

"I certainly respect the perception," replied Stewart, a Republican. "I think one thing notable in this case and I think helpful is that there has not been much of a showing about actual fraud from post-Election Day ballot receipt itself."

Hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots in the 2024 general election arrived after Election Day but were still legally counted that year across 22 states and territories with a post-election grace period,according tothe U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

Data on which party benefitted more from those ballots is not clear, neither is the impact of any possible changes to mail ballot rules following a Court decision.

Voting rights advocates warn that an abrupt change in policy could lead to widespread rejection of ballots that were properly cast by well-intended voters but experienced unintended delivery delays by the Postal Service or other circumstances.

Republicans insist there is ample time to educate the public on timely submission of mail-in ballots ahead of the November vote and that limiting late-arriving ballots could bolster election integrity.

A decision from the high court is expected by the end of June.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that 29 states plus the District of Columbia have mail-in ballot grace periods for voters.

Prince Harry and Kate Middleton used to have an extremely close relationship.

The Gist

• The Duke of Sussex once called his sister-in-law "the big sister he never had."

• In his 2023 memoir Spare, Harry described her in three words: carefree, sweet, and kind.

ThoughPrince HarryandPrince William'songoing rifthas no doubt cooled relations between the younger brother and his sister-in-lawKate Middleton, most royals fans can remember a time when the trio were extraordinarily close. Indeed, it was not so long ago that Harry referred to the Princess of Wales as "the big sister he never had."

The duo met back when William and Kate were college sweethearts at the University of St. Andrews in the early 2000s. Harry later recalled the moment he met his brother's future wife in his 2023 memoirSpare, noting that he "liked" her and that she could be described in three simple words: carefree, sweet, and kind.

Elsewhere inSpare, Harry mentioned that Kate had done a gap year in Florence, Italy, "and had an interest in photography, art, and clothes," according toHello!. To that end, the future princess helped William and Harry pick out outfits for a "fancy-dress birthday party" with a "cringy" theme: "Natives and Colonials."

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"Harry, who admitted to disliking both fancy-dress parties and themes, was particularly unenthusiastic about this one," according toHello!. "However, William's new girlfriend, Kate, offered to help them find outfits."

Harry also wrote about how he enjoyed making Kate laugh and how he connected with her "heavily disguised silly side." And, when William and Kate (finally)tied the knoton April 29, 2011, the Duke of Sussex was reportedly "pleased that she'd forever be by William's side and how she was a good match for his older brother," according toHello!.

Much has changed in the years since those 2011 nuptials, however. Following Harry and Meghan'sexit from the royal familyin 2020 and the release of his aforementioned bombshell memoirSpare, it remains unclear whether or notreconciliationis in the cards for the Duke of Sussex.

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