Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1667: US House passes first major Russia oil sanctions in two years, one signature from becoming law
Exclusives “I can travel back to Finland and be safe. That is a luxury”: Sanna Marin on the Russian strike that stopped her train from Kyiv. The former Finnish prime minister has visited Ukraine around ten times since the full-scale invasion. This trip, she says, had more air-raid alarms thanContinue Reading
Thousands are starving in occupied Oleshky. People have no food, no way out, and Russian forces bomb incoming aid
Oleshky, a Ukrainian city under Russian occupation in Kherson Oblast, is facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with more than 6,000 people, including around 200 children, potentially trapped there, according to Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets. Civilians are going without food, drinking water, medicine, and other basic necessities while facing daily shellingContinue Reading
A Short Dive into Minnesota’s US Senate Primary
A state record 15 candidates competed in the U.S. Senate primaries last week Former sports broadcaster and political commentator Michele Tafoya (pictured) and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan are Minnesota’s newly minted Republican and DFL U.S. Senate nominees respectively for a November race the GOP expects to be competitive and theContinue Reading
Iran expels Swedish diplomat in retaliatory move
Tehran gives Swedish official 48 hours to leave as Iran says Stockholm is bowing down to outside pressure., Tehran gives Swedish official 48 hours to leave as Iran says Stockholm is bowing down to outside pressure. Iran has ordered a Swedish diplomat to leave the country one day after SwedenContinue Reading
Iran war live: The Traitor weighs ‘big decision’ on Iran, tanker hit in Hormuz
The Traitor says he faces a ‘big decision’ on whether to ‘annihilate’ his Iranian foes, adding that ‘anything could happen’., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Sport Opinion Video Features Economy Human Rights ClimateContinue Reading
Fact vs. Fiction: Did Roy Cooper Let Jimmie Speight Out of Prison?
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Claim by: Senate Leadership Fund PAC (Mike Whatley) A Senate Leadership Fund ad claims that former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “let Speight out,” referring to Jimmie Speight Jr. The ad links that claim to Speight’s later criminal charges and murderContinue Reading
Advertising Contracts with Big Oil Hit Record High as Profits Soar from War in Iran
Global advertising and public relations agencies hold more than 1,300 contracts with the oil and gas industry, according to the latest research from campaign group Clean Creatives – even as some of the world’s biggest polluters rake in record profits while the climate crisis becomes more and more dire. InContinue Reading
55 Years of Happy Endings: The Wild, Untold History of The Pleasure Chest
When I sat down with Brian Robinson, owner of The Pleasure Chest, he immediately took me back to where the store’s roots were planted. “Having our start in Manhattan’s West Village in 1971 just a few months after the Stonewall Riots and only a couple of blocks away from TheContinue Reading
Startup brings ancient Roman concrete technology to modern construction
Concrete has served as the foundation of empires for thousands of years. Today, it’s one of the most common materials in the world. But one look at the ancient Roman concrete structures still standing suggests that ancient builders knew something about durability that we don’t. MIT Associate Professor Admir MasicContinue Reading
Driver charged with 2nd-degree murder in L.A. bus crash that news helicopter was covering
Officials say Bailee Lynn Rios was intoxicated and driving against traffic when she slammed into a city bus. A news helicopter covering the deadly incident also crashed, killing three people., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Man behind Ponzi scheme took more than $35M from investors
NFL star Travis Kelce was reportedly among the victims of a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. According to the Justice Department, Siddharth Jawahar took more than $35 million from investors between 2016 and 2023 and invested only about $10 million. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison. More: https://tinyurl.com/5bv9ebkm #ponzischeme #scammerContinue Reading
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NASA, SpaceX Continue Crew‑13 Prep as Crew Enters Quarantine
The four members representing NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station pose for a portrait next to the Dragon spacecraft mockup after completing a preflight training session at SpaceX’s facility in Hawthorne, California. SpaceX The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission entered quarantine late Thursday at the agency’sContinue Reading