The Associated Press

In early 2022, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich wrote on social media that “reporting on Russia is now also a regular practice of watching people you know get locked away for years.”. A year later, he was the one locked up — arrested in March 2023 on charges...

Long before his arrest, US reporter lamented that many friends in Russia were being locked up

North Korean soldiers have reportedly departed for Russia following reports that the Asian nation will deploy troops in Ukraine to aid Moscow’s forces. An elite military training delegation led by the head of a prestigious military academy in Pyongyang left earlier this week for a “visit” to Russia, according to a report by Reuters.

N. Korean Soldiers Depart for Russia Amid Ukraine War: Report

U.S. President Joe Biden faces physical and political isolation as he deals with COVID and as more Democrats urge him to step aside as the party’s nominee. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara reports.

Embattled Biden faces physical and political isolation

ABC News

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced to16 years in a Russian penal colony on charges of espionage after a guilty verdict was announced Friday.

Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years in Russian penal colony on espionage charges

The New Republic

Donald Trump claimed during Thursday night’s debate with President Joe Biden that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin wouldn’t have happened on his watch. Trump claimed that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was so chaotic that it encouraged Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.“When Putin saw that, he said, ‘You know what? I think we’re gonna go in and maybe take my …’ This was his dream. I talked to him about it. His dream,” Trump said. Did Putin actually speak to Trump about attacking Ukraine, or is this Trump being braggadocious? But Trump has made no secret of his close, sometimes subservient relationship with Putin.Trump also blamed Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel on Biden, claiming that Iran was broke during the Trump presidency and couldn’t fund Hamas. Watch Trump’s bizarre recollection here: "You had no terror at all under my administration. ... The whole world is blowing up under him."— Trump hits Biden over the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, arguing they never would have happened if he was president. pic.twitter.com/lAqObQsmHn— The Recount (@therecount) June 28, 2024

Trump Confesses He Spoke to Putin About “Dream” to Invade Ukraine

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Coral Gables, FL

Edmond Thorne

Tragic End for South Florida Hispanic Building Tycoon Sergio Pino. Fort Lauderdale, FL - In a shocking turn of events, prominent South Florida homebuilder Sergio Pino was found dead in his Coral Gables home on Tuesday morning. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Pino died from an apparent suicide.

South Florida Tycoon Dead After FBI Raids on Homes and Office

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Virginia State

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, if you were watching earlier this week when Tom Star (Clint Howard died), you know that Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) did not honor her Hippocratic Oath as a physician to "do no harm".

The Bold and the Beautiful shocker: Dr. Li Finnegan broke her Hippocratic Oath by watching Tom die

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

Death Disclosure Laws and Property Disclosures in North Carolina. In North Carolina, there is no legal obligation for homeowners or real estate agents to disclose if a death has occurred in a home, whether by natural causes, murder, or suicide. However, if a potential buyer directly inquires about any deaths on the property, the seller is required to provide that information.

If someone dies at your house do you have to tell a potential buyer? What North Carolina law says

Pennsylvania State

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Alameda, CA

Alameda Post

APD Chief Joshi reports father arrested after killing in-laws, wife, and 6-year-old son; 1-year-old in critical condition. A man shot and killed four family members, including a 6-year-old child, and critically wounded a 1-year-old infant in their Alameda home Wednesday night, according to Alameda Police Chief Nishant Joshi . The Chief held a press conference on Thursday morning on the steps of the Alameda Police Department (APD) headquarters on Oak Street to provide details of the horrific crime .

Alameda Shooting Leaves Four Dead, Infant Fighting for Life

The Shy Green

Conn’s Inc., the Texas-based home improvement retailer with a solid reputation for furniture and appliances, is on the brink of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company is grappling with a significant drop in sales amid rising inflation, and it’s currently seeking advice from financial and operational experts to navigate these troubled waters.

A major home improvement store is in serious financial trouble and might go bankrupt soon

Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance spoke at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, laying out the party’s vision for America’s foreign policy. U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with COVID. A look at the media coverage of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The latest from Israel, more unrest in Nairobi and an update from Kyiv as President Zelenskyy is in England for the opening of the European Political Community meeting. Plus, a look at the potential of sea drones in modern warfare.

J.D. Vance lays out foreign policy

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that described in detail the assassination attempt that could have ended his life just five days earlier before laying out a sweeping populist agenda, particularly on immigration.

Trump tells of attempt on his life, then abandons unity theme in lengthy convention speech

WASHINGTON — Two U.S. State Department bureaus could not prove compliance with internal policies for vetting aid groups in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan that received $293 million in funds, raising a risk that extremists may have profited, a U.S. watchdog said on Wednesday. "It is critical that State knows who is...

US aid vetting failures may have benefited militants in Afghanistan

Ohio State

Vienna Center, OH

VIENNA, Ohio — A plane trying to make an emergency landing at an airport in the U.S. state of Ohio crashed, killing all three people aboard, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration said Saturday that the twin-engine Beechcraft 60 went down near the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Ohio at about 6:45 p.m. Friday.

Plane crash in Ohio kills 3; federal authorities investigating

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

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In a first since Cold War, Russia convicts American journalist in ‘sham' trial

Russia sentenced Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to...

In a first since Cold War, Russia convicts American journalist in ‘sham' trial

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