Alaska lawmakers are assuring a Russian official who said the U.S. should return Alaska and other areas to Russia that that’s just not happening.Russian parliament member Oleg Matveychev on a TV program addressed waves of sanctions against Russia in response to the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, saying leaders should “think about reparations.” “The harm these sanctions…Continue Reading
One of the strategies of general manager Nick Caserio with his acquisition of draft picks is to role the dice on some of the underrated veterans across NFL rosters. Case in point: the Houston Texans traded a 2023 sixth-round pick to the New York Jets for linebacker Blake Cashman. The Texans were able to make…Continue Reading
Switchblade drones are among the military support items President Biden announced yesterday in an $800 million package for Ukraine. Why it matters: Unlike the large drones the U.S. military uses for reconnaissance and deploying weapons against targets, these tiny Switchblades are themselves the weapon.Why are Switchblade drones called “kamikaze drones”?The Switchblade drones are sometimes called…Continue Reading
Nearly 6.5 million people have been displaced inside Ukraine since Russia’s invasion, the UN migration agency wrote in a paper out Friday.Driving the news: “The group agreed that the figures provided by IOM are a good representation of the scale of internal displacement in Ukraine — calculated to stand at 6.48 million internally displaced persons…Continue Reading
The Department of Homeland Security inspector general on Friday released a report calling for the “immediate removal” of all detainees from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in New Mexico due to “egregious” living conditions.Driving the news: Inspector General Joseph Cuffari issued a “management alert” directing ICE to address “the critical staffing shortages that have…Continue Reading
Ukraine’s food supply chain is “falling apart” under stress from Russia’s invasion, potentially undermining food security around the world, the United Nations warned on Friday.Driving the news: The World Food Program said wheat shipments were largely on hold from both Russia and Ukraine, which combined account for 30% of the world’s wheat trade.Jakob Kern, a…Continue Reading
Hundreds of people are still trapped underneath a theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, that was being used as a civilian shelter before it was bombed by Russian forces earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a televised address on Friday.The latest: Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine’s top human rights official, said 130 people had been rescued…Continue Reading
LVIV, UKRAINE — Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge flag-waving rally at a Moscow stadium Friday and lavished praise on his troops fighting in Ukraine, three weeks into the invasion that has led to heavier-than-expected Russian losses on the battlefield and increasingly authoritarian rule at home. Meanwhile, the leader of Russia’s delegation in diplomatic talks…Continue Reading
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune. The Indiana Dunes National Park plans to set and monitor six prescribed fires in the region this spring. Fires planned for March 16 at Mnoke Prairie and at West Beach were the…Continue Reading
NUEVA YORK — El comediante Pete Davidson ha renunciado a un breve viaje al espacio en una cápsula de Jeff Bezos. La estrella de “Saturday Night Live” ya no podrá participar en el vuelo, que se ha demorado casi una semana, dijo el jueves la empresa de viajes espaciales de Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin, que…Continue Reading
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