Politics
‘Person of interest’ named in NYC subway shooting that wounded 10 people, injured 13 others
New York City police named a person of interest in the shooting Tuesday morning aboard a subway train in Brooklyn. Ten people were shot and 13 others injured after a man wearing a gas mask opened fire and threw a smoke canister aboard the moving train during the morning rush hour, authorities said. New York […]
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Putin and Lukashenko falsely claim British operatives committed the atrocities in Bucha
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his closest ally, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, unveiled a new theory on Tuesday about who was to blame for the murders, rapes and torture of hundreds of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine while the town was occupied by Russian troops. It was not, they insisted, the Russian soldiers who witnesses, […]
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Biden suggests Putin is a ‘dictator’ who has committed ‘genocide half a world away’
President Joe Biden speaks at POET Bioprocessing in Menlo, Iowa, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Carolyn Kaster | AP President Joe Biden bemoaned the spike in gas prices as being driven by a “dictator” who committed “genocide half a world away” in a speech Tuesday that was an apparent reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the invasion […]
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Judge grants bail to two men accused of impersonating Homeland Secrity agents
Arian Taherzadeh, sketch from detention hearing for the two men charged with impersonating DHS agents. Source: Bill Hennessy A judge granted bail Tuesday to two Washington, D.C., men criminally charged with impersonating federal law enforcement agents. The ruling by Judge G. Michael Harvey in federal court for the District of Columbia came a week after […]
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine captured pro-Putin politician Viktor Medvedchuk who escaped house arrest
President Zelenskyy posted on social media a photo of Viktor Medvedchuk with “A special operation was carried out thanks to the SBU. Well done! Details later. Glory to Ukraine!” Written underneath. Courtesy: Office of Presidency of Ukraine Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday announced the apparent capture of Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Kremlin politician who was […]
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Ukraine says Russian cyberattack sought to shut down energy grid
Russian military hackers tried and failed to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure last week, the country’s government and a major cybersecurity company said Tuesday. The attack was designed to infiltrate computers connected to multiple substations, then delete all files, which would shut that infrastructure down, according to Ukraine’s summary of the incident. ESET, a Slovakia-based cybersecurity company working […]
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NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin arrested in campaign finance fraud case: sources
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin speaks during the 2022 New York State Democratic Convention at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel on February 17, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has surrendered to authorities to face campaign finance fraud-related charges in connection […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures jump as investors process key inflation report Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, March 29, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures jumped Tuesday morning as […]
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France’s liberal base is aging fast. Macron now needs to win over angry younger voters
A woman walks past damaged electoral posters of French presidential election for the En Marche ! (Onwards !) movement Emmanuel Macron and President of the National National Front (FN) President Marine Le Pen, candidates for the French presidential election on May 04, 2017 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images While Emmanuel Macron might have […]
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Ukraine prepares for Russian offensive in the east; West working to confirm reports of chemical weapons attack. Follow our live updates
Russian troops redeploying to eastern Ukraine, UK says An intelligence update on Tuesday morning from the U.K. Ministry of Defence said that Russian troops are continuing to withdraw from Belarus in order to redeploy in the eastern part of Ukraine. -Matt Clinch Russia’s war in Ukraine means there’ll be no return to normality for Europe’s […]
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