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Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper, dead at 59

Posey said Coolio died Wednesday afternoon.

Details on the circumstances were not immediately available.

When contacted by CNN, Capt. Erik Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed that firefighters and paramedics responded to a call on the 2900 block of South Chesapeake Ave. at 4 p.m. local time for reports of a medical emergency. When they arrived, they found an unresponsive male and performed “resuscitation efforts for approximately 45 minutes.”

The patient “was determined dead just before 5:00 p.m.,” Scott said.

An autopsy performed on Coolio Thursday did not reveal the cause or manner of Coolio’s death and further investigation will be conducted, according to case information from the county coroner..

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces
annexation of 4 Ukrainian territories after 'sham' referendums

Putin declares residents of Ukraine's Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions Russian citizens

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed an order that will officially, in Russia’s view, annex four Ukrainian regions under the rule of the Russian Federation.

The signing ceremony held at the Georgievsky Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace in Moscow took place just days after referenda concluded in the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions which allegedly showed overwhelming support in favor of seceding from Ukraine.

"The people have made their choice," he began his speech according to a translation by a Financial Times reporter. 

"This is the will of millions," Putin said, declaring residents of the territories Russian citizens.

Putin vowed that Russia will now use "all available means" to guard the annexed territory in Ukraine and suggested Moscow could use any attack in the war torn region – where fighting has raged since February – to further escalate its aggressive tactics.

Russian proxies in the regions claimed to have garnered 87% of civilian support in Kherson, 93% in Zaporizhzhia, 98% in Luhansk and 99% in Donetsk.
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In a statement posted to Telegram the ministry said Moscow was "recognizing and reaffirming the principle of equal rights and self-determination of the peoples as set forth in the United Nations Charter."

However, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday condemned Russia’s attempts to seize roughly 15% of Ukraine’s territory and said it was a "clear" violation of the U.N. Charter.

Biden fires back at Putin: US, allies 'not going to be intimidated' by threats

At the end of his remarks, he shifted gears and addressed Russia's referendums to annex Ukrainian territories in the middle of the country's continued invasion.

After Ukraine said it had submitted an "accelerated" NATO application, Biden warned, "I want to say this again. America is fully prepared with our NATO allies to defend every single inch of NATO territory... So Mr. Putin, don't misunderstand what I'm saying. Every inch."
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Biden dismissed the referendums as "a sham" and mocked the Russian president's actions as "a sign he is struggling" before announcing new avenues of sanctions to further press Putin and his allies.
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"We're announcing new sanctions today, as well, that include new authorities to sanction anyone who provides political or economic support to Russia's fraudulent territorial claims," Biden said in response.
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He concluded by stating, "I've been in close touch with our NATO allies, who are united in our resolve to take on his aggression."
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It was not immediately clear how Kyiv has pushed its application along, but Zelenskyy, who has vowed to keep fighting Russia despite its illegal annexation, said that Ukraine has already proven a "compatible" partner to NATO.

Lindsey Graham begs Biden to designate Russia
a state sponsor of terrorism: Putin a 'war criminal on steroids'

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pleaded with President Biden to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism Friday on "The Story" as President Vladimir Putin illegally annexes parts of Ukraine.
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"If you did that, we would have access to federal courts to sue for the damage done in Ukraine and throughout the world by Putin. He is a terrorist. The Wagner Group is dismantling, dismembering parts of Africa. He is now a legally annexed territory of a neighboring country. He's a war criminal on steroids."