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The attack is one of the deadliest attacks on Moscow forces since the war began 10 months ago, but some influential pro-military voices in Russia, as well as officials in Kyiv, suggested the death toll may have been much higher. NBC News was unable to verify the claims on either side.The defense ministry's public stance appeared to do little to quell criticism from nationalist bloggers and pro-war voices at home.Semyon Pegov, a war correspondent who was recently awarded an Order of Courage by Putin, questioned the official explanation for the attack.“The 'mobile' story is not very convincing,” Pegov said in…

23 September 2014image source, Gettycaption, Obama presented his strategy against the Islamic State on September 10.The president of the United States, Barack Obama, highlighted on Tuesday the coalition of countries that on Monday carried out the first airstrikes against the self-styled group Islamic State (IS) in Syria.In a brief address from the White House, the president said the strength of the coalition shows Washington is not fighting the militants alone, noting their support for the five Arab countries that took part in the offensive.Obama also explained that the overall operation against IS will take time and they expect various challenges…

Actor Jeremy Renner was struck by his own snowplow while moving snow near his home near Reno, Nevada.Renner, known for his role as Hawkeye in Disney's Marvel superhero franchise, was attacked Sunday morning, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said Tuesday. The incident occurred while Renner was trying to pull his own car, driven by a relative, out of the snow."We just got about 3 feet on top of whatever else they've gotten before this big snowstorm, but 3 feet of fresh snow," Balaam said.Balaam described the road Renner was clearing as a private road, not maintained by the county.Renner used…

NFL legend Michael Irvin has spoken about his reaction to the medical emergency suffered by Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin in Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.Irvin appeared in 95.7 The game in San Francisco on Tuesday and talked about how difficult it was to see the faces of Bills and Cincinnati Bengals players who were emotional after the incident. Hamlin had to get his heartbeat back on the field after going into cardiac arrest."I saw the faces of all the guys around. It told me how profound that moment was. I went back to that and said, wow,"…