President Joe Biden's announcement that the U.S. would go after Russian oligarchs and close U.S. airspace to Russian planes in response to the Ukraine invasion drew Democrats' praise, but some Republican lawmakers want even tougher action. VOA's Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports.
India's COVID-19 case tally rose to 4,29,45,160 with 6,561 people testing positive for the infection in a day while active cases declined to 77,152 on Thursday.
Most of the oligarchs who reportedly own yachts are not yet facing US sanctions. However, some have been sanctioned by the European Union or the United Kingdom, and could be added to US sanctions lists as well.
The man accused of gunning down a 19-year-old Burger King employee was indicted in court Thursday.
The Sacramento Kings (24-41) play against the San Antonio Spurs (39-39) at AT&T Center
Game Time: 8:30 PM EST on Thursday March 3, 2022
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A spokesman for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant said that shells were falling directly on the plant, and had set fire to one of the facility’s six reactors.
NAIA Women's Basketball Qualifiers | Opening Round Grouping | Bracket
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Bethel (Tenn.), Campbellsville (Ky.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), Georgetown (Ky.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Pikeville (Ky.) and Thomas More (Ky.) have all qualified for the NAIA Women's Basketball Tournament, the national office announced Thursday.
The 64-team NAIA Opening Round event at 16 locations will occur from March 11-12. The 2022 NAIA Opening Round winners will meet up in Sioux City... Читать дальше...
In the 18th century, “scientific” myths about race sought to divide people into separate groups. Today, new DNA science is revealing just how connected we really are.
Amazon has given the Federal Trade Commission a new, urgent deadline to decide something about its proposal to buy MGM, The Wall Street Journal wrote Thursday (March 3). The move, which could go for $6.5 billion to buy the movie and TV studio, could make it hard for the FTC to challenge the deal before […]
The pandemic, as it goes into its third year, with remote work shifting to hybrid models, will cause more people to check into hotels to work, a report in The New York Times said Thursday (March 3). The report notes that employees who moved out of the city in favor of the suburbs have turned […]
A spokesman for Europe's largest nuclear plant says the facility is on fire after Russia attacked the power station in the southern Ukrainian city of Enerhodar.
A man who defrauded the City of Ottawa in an online scam has been sentenced to 151 months in prison by a Florida court.
The Green Party is calling on the Government to improve environmental standards so every New Zealander has access to clean, healthy drinking water. “We know what needs to be done to ensure every New Zealander has access to safe drinking now and ...
Costco's size and scale continue to help it manage higher inflation and supply chain challenges.
A convention at which the 6.3 million-member United Methodist Church was expected to finalize the terms under which so-called “traditionalist” congregations could amicably leave has been delayed again, this time to 2024, denominational officials said late Thursday.
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I can’t quite believe I’m typing these words. But Mario Melchiot and Julian Gray have a podcast, and according to the bio, this week’s is about their time at Blues
So yeah, that’s a thing. Early to mid noughties fans, enjoy, I guess.
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Some still give it to him now
The difference with Butt is that he was head and shoulders a different level to his team mates, he saw things in 3 dimensions, the others couldn’t antixouate his passing.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A key legislative panel on Thursday endorsed revamping Kentucky's tax code, advancing a bill aimed at phasing out the personal income tax and extending the state sales tax to more services.
Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, the Zaporizhzhia facility in Ukraine, was on fire after a Russian attack, the mayor of a nearby town said. Firefighters could not battle the blaze because they...
KXAN projected Gerdes would advance at 12:22 a.m. Wednesday, with the Pape projection following at 12:41 a.m.
On Friday morning, Europe's largest nuclear plant was on fire after Russian attack that hit the power unit, the facility's spokesman said."As a result of shelling by Russian forces on the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, a fire broke out," spokesman Andrei Tuz said in a video posted on the plant's Telegram account.
Two locals hit jackpots worth nearly $250,000 last weekend at Rampart Casino.
The Biden administration will grant temporary protection from deportation to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already living in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security announced.
The NFL and its players' union agreed to suspend all leaguewide COVID-19 protocols effective immediately, it was announced Thursday.
The Boston Celtics were bitten by the injury bug again Thursday. Boston entered Thursday’s showdown against the Memphis Grizzlies without Jaylen Brown after he suffered a right ankle sprain in the team’s win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. Aaron Nesmith joined the starting lineup in his place against the Grizzlies, but also suffered a […]
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