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Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Monday, March 18th, 2024. This is the

excerpt. Today the

Unsurprisingly result of Russia's election.

Plus could either U.S. presidential candidate drop out even if they wanted to and why

health care isn't a bigger issue on the campaign trail.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has won re-election again. He won his fifth term with

87% of the vote according to the country's Central Election Commission,

Putin hailed his electoral victory as a sign of the country's trust and hope in him.

Still critics and activists have called the election a sham.

Putin faced no credible opposition and cracked down on free speech.

The name of Putin critic Alexia Novolni was at the center of elections this weekend.

He mysteriously died at a Russian prison last month

and long lines formed at some polling places

in apparent support of a protest formed by the opposition.

Russians abroad have also joined demonstrations outside

Russian embassies around the world.

Navalny's wife Yulia Nivalnya joined a line at the embassy in Berlin as a crowd

applauded and chanted her name.

She said she wrote in her late husband's name on the ballot.

In a post-election news conference,

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