Russians celebrate Victory Day on Monday, May 9. This year’s Victory Day comes amid widespread speculation, in both Russia and the West, that Putin is eager to declare at least a symbolic win in Ukraine. The Kremlin insists that what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine is going “according to plan.” Two months […]
The restrictions on women’s movement and dress are the harshest that the Taliban have announced since they came to power in August. Saturday’s announcement seemed to confirm the fears of many Afghans that the Taliban remained unchanged after two decades out of power. However, it wasn’t clear what legislative stages — if any — the […]
“It’s a very catchy way of dancing. “I have two sisters and a brother. “For three people, they had like 90 suitcases for bulletproof vests and helmets, because this is something that cannot be shipped,” said Babiychuk. This year’s choreography also highlights the subversive side of Ukrainian dancing. A few weeks later, the Voloshky Dance […]
“The codfish, they don’t see the border, so we help every boat in our area,” he says, and that means as many Russian boats as Norwegian. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, though, that tension isn’t so low, and Bratbak is worried. Years ago, in a rare case, a Russian trawler fled from a coast guard […]
For example, the site recently featured a story on the toddlers in the Japanese reality show Old Enough! There was a story with a “scoop” about the final episodes of Frankie and Grace, and a rundown of who’s crushing on whom in the teen series Heartstopper. The member said they had signed a non-disclosure agreement […]
Mark Twain once said, “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” Using humor to shine a light on the truth is what the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is all about. This being an event full of comedians, The Mark Twain Prize is more of a roast than a dignified […]
Charles Kupchan, who worked on European issues in the Obama White House, said Putin miscalculated. Like I, as a member of parliament, is on the red list either to be killed or to be captured,” she said. They have few memories of life under Soviet rule, and they say this war has hardened their resolve […]
Back in 2001, Vladimir Putin was seeking respect from world leaders while pledging a new openness in Russia. Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine makes it hard to remember — or even imagine — that in the early years of his presidency, two decades ago, Vladimir Putin was on a charm offensive with the West. He […]
That began to change with the presidency of López Obrador’s predecessor, Enrique Peña Nieto, who oversaw market reforms that allowed foreign direct investment in Mexico’s energy sector. “He actually wants to roll back the reforms and go to an era in which the state controlled the whole sector, basically two monopolies,” Campero said. But last […]
Her Chinese name, 杨沁悦, or Yáng Qìn Yuè, was “too hard for the English tongue to pronounce,” Young explains in “What’s in a Name,” her entry for NPR’s College Podcast Challenge. In the podcast, Young, now a sophomore at New York University, tries to coach her English-speaking friends through pronouncing her Chinese name correctly. As […]
That is not the thinking now. But overall, several of the states up for grabs were very close in 2020, and the slightest push in the GOP’s direction could tip the balance. As it is, Republicans have an advantage this year because traditionally midterm elections are lower-turnout affairs and the party out of power is […]
Kopchak, 40, her husband and Yana spent nine days in her parents’ basement. Right now, many people say that they can go through Mexico illegally — but I don’t want illegally. FRANCO ORDOÑEZ, BYLINE: Olena Kopchak, her husband and their 8-year-old daughter, Yana, are staying in a small 250-square-foot apartment in Warsaw. ORDOÑEZ: Like so […]
The mother of four from Durham, NC used it to pay for the basics like food, gas and bills. And in the months since they ended, there’s evidence that the families who needed the money the most have already slipped back into financial trouble. Wilbur manages eight rental units in a small town in Bradford […]
Senate Bill 8 bans the procedure after about six weeks and allowing people to sue anyone who gets or facilitates an abortion. Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 612, meanwhile, is one of the latest in a series of bills passed by conservative lawmakers across the country in the wake of Texas’ SB 8. If so, Texans may […]
March 16th felt like spring in Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine. The result is to cripple health care, scaring people from coming to a clinic if they need help. In addition, the shock wave shattered windows across all nine floors of the building, showering everything with broken glass. “We were trying to find all […]
For example, Anderson’s lab has investigated fruit flies that become much more active when they see a moving shadow like the one cast by a flying predator. That sort of behavior is typical of a persistent brain state called defensive arousal. In mice, the answer appears to be specialized brain cells that become hyperactive when […]
The Russian government announced earlier this month that it had detained Griner at a Moscow-area airport for allegedly transporting vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Kalugina said she helped bring Griner some books, and that she is currently reading Doestoevsky and a Rolling Stones biography. Those in Griner’s camp — including her wife, […]
“He looked at the internet a lot,” Loretta said. Researchers believe disinformation like this — along with a history of medical distrust — are two of the biggest reasons why just 53% of people in underserved communities of color are fully vaccinated, according to the Houston Health Department. “I think, specifically around distrust and misinformation, […]
Walsh and the department’s Acting Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Jessica Looman, as defendants. “This increase will provide those workers and their families a little more breathing room. But Paxton, along with the Louisiana and Mississippi attorneys general, argue the move will hinder the economy and that the power to raise the federal […]
“The state as a whole looks like we are seeing a plateauing of the curve, where our new cases aren’t going up anymore,” said Dr. On Wednesday, DSHS reported the seven-day average for daily cases was 41,413, which is down from the peak of 52,709 reached on Jan. Shuford stressed, however, the latest pandemic surge, […]