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The situation around eastern Ukraine's frontline city of Chasiv Yar is "difficult and tense," the army said on Sunday, adding that the Russian invaders were now "in retreat. Russian forces have unleashed "constant fire" in the area in recent days seeking to seize the city's dominant heights. Chasiv Yar lies less than 30 kilometers southeast of the regional town of Kramatorsk, an important rail and logistics hub for Ukraine's army. On Friday, Russian occupying authorities said Moscow's troops were advancing towards Chasiv Yar in the eastern Donetsk region.

Alaska Airlines apologized on Tuesday following accusations that it forced a gay couple to move seats in favor of a straight couple. The airline said in a statement that the "unfortunate incident" was the result of a "seating error. The circumstances involved David Cooley, the owner of the popular West Hollywood gay bar The Abbey, and his partner while they were traveling from New York City back to Los Angeles on Sunday. Cooley described what happened next in a Facebook post: "After my traveling companion and I had been seated in our assigned seats for a while, we were approached by the flight attendant and my companion was asked to move from his premium seat to coach, so a couple could sit together.

He was detained three days ago at a Moscow airport and has been remanded in custody with two of his employees. Prosecutors accuse him of conspiring with supporters of the "international LGBT movement," as Russia authorities describes it. Police arrested the art director and administrator of the Pose club earlier this month in a raid on the club during a drag show. It is the first criminal case of its kind since Russia added the "international LGBT movement" to a list of extremist and terrorist organizations.

Lester Feder. Russian bombs brought Stepan and Maxim together. Now Russian bombs have driven them apart. The men, now both in their early thirties, were living almost 20 miles apart in the eastern Ukrainian region called the Donbas, where Russian-backed separatists went to war in