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A U.S. soldier who was taken into custody in Russia last week will remain in detention until July as the Pentagon looks into the details of his trip, a Russian court said on Tuesday. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black's detention was prolonged until July 2 following his arrest on May 2 in Vladivostok, Russia, for purportedly stealing personal belongings, according to the court announcement.

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American support is dropping for NATO and for backing Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia, according to a survey published Wednesday by the Pew Research Center.  The Pew survey puts hard numbers behind divides playing out on Capitol Hill over support for Ukraine and attacks by former President Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee,…