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Ukrainian Army medical units unload a shell-shocked and concussed soldier at a medical facility in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on April 29. (Scott Peterson/Getty Images) Russian forces are pressing an offensive in the direction of Sloviansk, an important town in the Donetsk region, according to the Ukrainian military. The offensive involves heavy shelling of Ukrainian defenses, the […]
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — For Paul and Ellen Jones, black bear sightings are nothing new. The couple, from South Kingstown, Rhode Island, told WPRI that they’ve spotted a black bear in their yard twice over the past two years. Mother of missing 2-month-old found dead And . . .
Two newly formed organizations, aiming to make art diverse and accessible in the Ozarks, are collaborating on their first project: a musical production. Small Umbrella Theatre Company and Black Arts Alliance Southwest Missouri open “Once on This Island” Friday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wilhoit Theatre . . .
For nearly a year, Amazon warehouse workers on Staten Island faced down a fierce anti-union campaign from a trillion-dollar corporate colossus. This month, they won, with workers voting 2,654 to 2,131 in favor of unionizing with the Amazon Labor Union in a shocking upset that has riveted the nation and put Amazon on a warpath […]
According to a purported audio exchange, as the Russians approached Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, the Russian officer says: “This is a military warship. This is a Russian military warship. I suggest you lay down your weapons and surrender to avoid bloodshed and needless casualties. Otherwise, you will be bombed.” Those were the […]
“When news of our trip broke yesterday, my office received a blunt message from the Chinese Embassy, telling me to call off the trip,” Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat, wrote Thursday on Twitter. “The auto industry’s largest supplier of microchips is here in Taiwan, so supply chain issues will most definitely be on the […]
The unspecified group landed in Taipei on a Boeing C-40A military plane shortly after 6 p.m. local time, according to flight details by Flightaware. The plane subsequently took off for Okinawa after a brief stay at the airport. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the visit and said the trip was arranged by the American […]
GLASGOW, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama called on the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Monday to address the risks that island nations face from rising sea levels. Obama said their tales at the 2015 climate talks had been crucial to the resulting Paris Agreement, which . . .
TAIPEI, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The top U.S. representative in Taiwan, Sandra Oudkirk, said on Friday that the United States is committed to helping Taiwan defend itself amid heightened tensions between Taipei and Beijing. Speaking to reporters at her first news conference since assuming her post in July, she described U.S. relations with Taiwan as […]
TAIPEI, Oct 28 (Reuters) – A small number of U.S. forces are in Taiwan to train with Taiwanese soldiers, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with CNN, confirming the presence of U.S. troops on the self-governing island that China considers its own.