Новости за 03.03.2022

I won't use my son's name here, but suffice it to say, it has an R in it. He's had trouble with Rs since he first learned to speak, and at 8-years-old, he still pronounces them as Ws. His Ls are often swallowed, and he has a slight lisp. It's not the end of the world, but he sometimes has to repeat himself three or even four times to be understood, even by me.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) made quite clear on Thursday where she stands regarding the prospect of a Russian oil embargo.

Members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, have reached a new settlement with U.S. states, bringing an end to litigation surrounding the company's role in the country's opioid epidemic, Axios reports.

Melinda French Gates has opened up about her divorce from Bill Gates and the role his relationship with disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein played in it.

It's not an easy choice, deciding whether or not Donald Trump should be criminally prosecuted for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. File charges, and there's a good chance the country erupts in the same kind of violence we saw on Jan. 6, 2021, when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that 16,000 foreigners have volunteered to fight for Ukraine during the ongoing Russian offense, The Washington Post reports.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is reportedly asking tech companies to hand over information pertaining to the spread of COVID-19 misinformation on their platforms.

Following a 90-minute call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly believes "the worst is to come" in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, France 24 reports Thursday, per a French presidential aide. 

New unemployment claims dropped and remained near "historically-low levels" for the week ended Feb. 26, "as the labor market stays tight following a decline in COVID-19 cases," The Wall Street Journal reports Thursday.

Formula 1 is pumping the brakes on races in Russia. 

On Thursday, Formula 1 announced it's officially terminating its contract with the promoter of the Russian Grand Prix amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.  

The move comes after Formula 1 said last week it was "watching the developments in Ukraine with sadness and shock and hope for a swift and peaceful resolution to the present situation" and that it would be "impossible to hold the Russian Grand Prix in the current circumstances."... Читать дальше...

The Late Show's Stephen Colbert recapped President Biden's first State of the Union live Tuesday night, after the speech. All his late-night peers touched on the highlights — and low points — on Wednesday night, and The Daily Show set the tone by turning it all into a sitcom.

Warner Bros. has pulled distribution of The Batman from Russian theaters in protest of Russia's Ukraine invasion. Wednesday's Late Show imagined the Kremlin making up for that loss by piecing together a substitute film starring Russian President Vladimir Putin.

There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen. — Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

Just about everyone is appalled by Russia's actions in Ukraine, even many of those political writers and entertainers who've foolishly praised the toughness and perspicacity of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the past few years.

One of the many things that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not expect when he launched his gratuitously stupid invasion of Ukraine was international resolve. After all, from the genocide against Uyghurs in China to the devastating civil wars in Syria and Yemen, the international community has proven unwilling or unable to consistently come to the aid of innocent civilians facing violence and displacement.

Beginning sometime in 2013, there were a spate of headlines about the senator from Kentucky who was leading the Republican presidential field. "Rand Paul, 2016 Republican front-runner" was the Washington Post's version. Business Insider sought to explain "How Rand Paul became the GOP frontrunner for 2016." The Atlantic proclaimed in early 2014 "Rand Paul is the 2016 Republican frontrunner."

As the eighth day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine began Thursday morning, Russian forces appeared to have gained tactical control of their first city, the southern port city of Kherson, but Ukraine is still holding out in Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv, despite heavy shelling. Deaths are mounting on both sides. 

The International Paralympic Committee said Thursday that competitors from Russia and Belarus "will no longer be allowed to participate" in the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The IPC had announced Wednesday that athletes from the two countries would be allowed to compete but only as "neutrals" under the Paralympic flag. The Winter Paralympics start Saturday, with the opening ceremonies on Friday.

Time magazine shared its new cover on Wednesday night, featuring a story on "Volodymyr Zelenksy and the Heroes of Ukraine" by Simon Shuster. Many Ukrainians are sharing the cover image, BBC News reports, but if you don't read Ukrainian, though, the words affixed to the center of the page won't make much sense. 

While planning a recent trip to London, Eva Fitzner and Jessica Di Cosmo didn't realize that "have a double proposal on an ice rink" was part of the itinerary.

The Biden administration reiterated Wednesday that the U.S. has no plans to add Russian oil and gas exports to the growing list of punitive sanctions enacted after Russia invaded Ukraine. At least not yet.

Joshua James, a 34-year-old member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group arrested last year in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of seditious conspiracy and one count of obstructing an official proceeding, as part of a plea deal reached with the government.

In a court filing on Wednesday, lawyers for the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot wrote there is evidence suggesting former President Donald Trump "may have engaged in criminal acts" by attempting to keep Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election.

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov's 512-foot yacht Dilbar has been seized by German authorities, three people familiar with the matter told Forbes on Wednesday.

Rep. Van Taylor (R-Texas) announced on Wednesday he is ending his re-election bid, two days after it was reported he had an affair with a former jihadist and then paid her $5,000 to stay silent.