Rising VAT and tax reforms are hitting Russia’s small businesses hard. Beauty salons in St. Petersburg and Moscow’s Mashenka bakery face closure as costs soar, demand drops, and owners struggle to stay afloat amid stricter regulations and economic pressures from four years of war.Continue Reading
OPINION – Over a decade ago, I was a public official and was at one of our commission meetings on the coast of California. A fellow commissioner and I decided to take a long lunchtime walk along the coast. As we chatted, we realized we had both worked on severalContinue Reading
OPINION — Senior policymakers, military leaders, technologists and narrative strategists had one thing on their minds as they gathered in a Reston conference room last week – how decision advantage, psychological leverage, and narrative dominance are increasingly capable of determining strategic outcomes. Cognitive warfare – once treated as an adjunctContinue Reading
FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal reliance on the bureau’s jet fleet isn’t just costing taxpayers money—it’s also significantly interfering with the agency’s work. A whistleblower revealed Tuesday that the FBI’s investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination was waylaid by at least a day because of a plane and pilot shortage causedContinue Reading
As millions dig out from a historic blizzard there are risks of falling snow and ice as well as roads that could freeze over. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda reports., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
The US president is expected to use the primetime platform to push his agenda and bolster support before the midterms., The US president is expected to use the primetime platform to push his agenda and bolster support before the midterms. Video Duration 02 minutes 31 seconds 02:31 The Traitor setContinue Reading
The killing of cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ by Mexican forces triggered a wave of violence in the country., The killing of cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ by Mexican forces triggered a wave of violence in the country. Mexico has been fighting against drug cartels for decades, and the nation’s leaders haveContinue Reading
The longevity influencer’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein led to his departure from the network Published February 24, 2026 3:58PM (EST) Peter Attia at the Featured Session “Peter Attia: The Science and Art of Longevity” during SXSW Conference & Festivals in the Hilton Austin Downtown on March 8, 2025 in Austin,Continue Reading
Search and rescue workers are looking for more than 40 people who remain missing as towns reel from torrential rainfall., Search and rescue workers are looking for more than 40 people who remain missing as towns reel from torrential rainfall. Torrential rainfall has caused floods across the state of MinasContinue Reading
Rapid Support Forces launches large-scale assault on town of Misteriha, home to tribal leader Musa Hilal., Rapid Support Forces launches a large-scale assault on the town of Misteriha, home to tribal leader Musa Hilal. By AFP and The Associated Press Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has carried outContinue Reading
Nancy Guthrie went missing from her Arizona home more than three weeks ago., Read MoreContinue Reading
With support from the U.S., Mexican security forces killed one of their nation’s most powerful cartel bosses on Sunday. Almost immediately, the country descended into violence and chaos. The killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” has set off a violent power struggle within the organization he led,Continue Reading
The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack. When the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics drew to a close this past weekend, the digital air was thick with a familiar, deeply stupid outrage. As freestyle skier Eileen Gu stood on the podium, clutching her gold medal for the freeski halfpipe (herContinue Reading