Disney CEO Bob Chapek, shown in 2015.(Kin Cheung / Associated Press) March 22, 2022 5:43 PM PT For the last two decades, Disney’s reputation in the LGBTQ community has been stellar. It was one of the first Fortune 500 companies to offer same-sex couple benefits. And tens of thousands of people attend its unofficial Gay…Continue Reading
LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces defending the capital, Kyiv, managed to wrest back control of a strategic outlying town that Russian troops had earlier captured, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, but invading troops were reported to have breached the besieged port city of Mariupol, scene of some of the war’s most harrowing attacks on civilians.Russia’s massive but seemingly…Continue Reading
BERLIN — Anyone wanting to know the Kremlin’s worldview need only tune in to “News of the Week,” a Sunday night talk show hosted by Dmitry Kiselyov, who warns his millions of viewers of the sobering specter that the U.S. is an imperial power, Ukraine is ruled by fascists, Europe is a decadent mess in swift decline…Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, hit back Tuesday against Republican claims that she was lenient toward criminal defendants, including those convicted of possessing child pornography.She also promised to serve as an “even-handed” justice who would be independent and impartial. In response to questions from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.),…Continue Reading
Quebec will give $500 to everyone who makes $100,000 or less to help offset the rising cost of living, the government announced in its budget for the coming fiscal year.Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard waves to guest in the gallery before presenting the government’s budget on Tuesday at the National Assembly in Quebec City. (Jacques…Continue Reading
In 1992, when the first exoplanet discovery was announced by Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail, no one could have imagined that only 30 years later thousands of exoplanets would be known to humanity.A variety of possibilities of different types of exoplanets are shown in this illustration. Scientists discovered the first exoplanets in the 1990s. As…Continue Reading
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19 for her second time and will not accompany President Joe Biden to Europe for meetings on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.White House press secretary Jen Psaki is pictured at a press briefing at the White House, in Washington, D.C., on Monday.…Continue Reading
A former Canadian Armed Forces sniper fighting in Ukraine says he was the last to learn of his own death.Wali, a former sniper from the Royal 22e Regiment, sits with his weapon in the Kyiv region in March 2022, where he was serving on the front lines with Ukraine’s army. (Submitted by Wali)A former Canadian Armed…Continue Reading
It appears inevitable Canada’s national men’s team is going to book its spot at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar this November. It’s just a matter of when it will happen during this week’s final three-game qualifying window.Canada goalkeeper Milan Borjan (18) bumps fists with midfielder Jonathan Osorio after a 1-1 draw with the U.S.…Continue Reading
अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति जो बाइडेन (फाइल फोटो).वाशिंगटन: अमेरिकी सांसदों के एक समूह ने मंगलवार को अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति जो बाइडेन से यूक्रेन में मानवीय सहायता पहुंचाने के लिए भारत, ब्राजील, मिस्र और यूएई जैसे देशों से संपर्क करने और इन देशों से पायलट मांगने का आग्रह किया है क्योंकि रूस इन्हें गैर-शत्रु देश मानता है. बीस…Continue Reading
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