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Ukraine’s government has called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to “counter the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus. One Ukrainian official said Sunday that Russia “took Belarus as a nuclear hostage.” But Moscow said it was making the move in response to the West’s increasing military support for Ukraine. Putin announced the plan in a television interview that aired on Saturday. He said it was triggered by a U.K. decision this past week to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.

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With the future of abortion rights and redistricting hanging in the balance, all eyes are on the April election for Wisconsin Supreme Court. But for people who find themselves in front of a judge, two questions on the ballot could have more substantial consequences than who controls the state’s highest panel. A proposed constitutional amendment on the April 4 ballot will let Wisconsin voters choose whether it should be harder for people to get out of jail on bail before trial. The measure's Republican sponsors say it will protect communities from people who judges believe are dangerous, but criminal justice advocates say it will disproportionately keep poor defendants behind bars.

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That's correct - it's been over a decade since the Madison area has picked up over a foot of snow in a single day. There's a chance for light …