[{"command":"insert","method":"replaceWith","selector":"#filtered-grid-articles","data":"\u003Cdiv id=\u0022filtered-grid-articles\u0022 class=\u0022filtered-grid__articles with-featured\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022filtered-grid__featured-article\u0022\u003E\n      \n\u003Carticle class=\u0022featured-article\u0022\u003E\n  \n  \n\n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article--image\u0022\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022media media--image\u0022\u003E\n  \n        \u003Cimg loading=\u0022eager\u0022 srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_sm\/public\/2026-05\/9640480.jpg?h=389b075e\u0026amp;itok=ZXwbIjeR 320w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_md\/public\/2026-05\/9640480.jpg?h=389b075e\u0026amp;itok=lqU6ilxm 640w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_lg\/public\/2026-05\/9640480.jpg?h=389b075e\u0026amp;itok=1GgrDFOe 1280w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_xl\/public\/2026-05\/9640480.jpg?h=389b075e\u0026amp;itok=WY81lzhm 1920w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width:1920px) 1920px, 100vw\u0022 width=\u0022320\u0022 height=\u0022240\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/4_3_sm\/public\/2026-05\/9640480.jpg?h=389b075e\u0026amp;itok=ZXwbIjeR\u0022 alt=\u0022An unmanned surface vehicle (USV) sails off the coast of Key West, Fla., during the annual Fleet Experimentation (FLEX) 2026 event, April 24, 2026. 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Moscow was fending off a \u0026quot;large-scale\u0026quot; drone attack from Ukraine, with several drones reaching an oil refinery, the city\u0026#039;s mayor Sergey Sobyanin said early on June 18, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field--name-field-caption field--type-string-long field--label-visually_hidden\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003ECaption\u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv\u003EBlack smoke rises from the area of the Moscow Refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. 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