• 02/01/2025

Intense battles continue in Bakhmut, city is holding out – Commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces

Pravda Ukraine The Russians have not abandoned their intention to capture Bakhmut, but the defenders are holding back the Russian offensive. Intense battles continue in the city. Source: Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on Telegram Quote from Syrskyi: “Russia is concentrating the largest number of its forces…

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Israeli-made AI exposes international fake Viagra network

Jerusalem Post In addition to the fake erectile dysfunction pills, the international network was producing faux ADHD medication and ecstasy. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-739678

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Switzerland declined to join task force looking for Russian assets — report

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. If the Swiss government comes to believe that formal membership in the task force is in Switzerland’s interest in the future, it may reconsider https://tass.com/politics/1606767

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What does China hope to gain from its post-Covid diplomatic push?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Observers say Beijing seeks to reassert itself as key force in an increasingly multipolar world and build ties with developing countries as tensions with US simmer. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3217628/what-does-china-hope-gain-its-post-covid-diplomatic-push?utm_source=rss_feed

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Should Biden dump Kamala Harris as his vice president? Americans weigh in

Fox News People in Nashville weighed in on whether President Biden should keep Kamala Harris as his running mate in the next election, with several saying neither should be on the ticket.  “I don’t think he should,” one man, Kenny, told Fox News. “I think that she’s in over her head a little bit and…

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A Former Engineer Long Loved Being Naked. So He Found a Fitting Job in Retirement.

Wall Street Journal Dave Bufalo works as a nude model for artists—a gig that can be both grueling and rewarding. https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirement-work-nude-model-70a565df

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Tyre Nichols’s Mother Sues Memphis, Police Chief and Officers

Wall Street Journal RowVaughn Wells, the mother of the Memphis man who died in January after being beaten by police, said in the complaint that her 29-year-old son was killed in “a gruesome, barbaric display of police brutality.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/tyre-nichols-mother-sues-memphis-police-chief-and-officers-involved-in-sons-killing-97cf4dc7

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Most Russians think we should remember Nazi’s crimes during WWII — pollster

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. One in five young people between 18 and 24 years old knows nothing about the genocide of the Soviet people, and this group more frequently expresses the opinion that the crimes of the Nazis and their accomplices should not be preserved in the…

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Russians impose travel restrictions on collaborators in Skadovsk – General Staff

Pravda Ukraine The Russian occupiers have started to impose travel restrictions on collaborators in the city of Skadovsk, Kherson Oblast. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Quote: “As of 18 April, in the city of Skadovsk, Kherson Oblast, Russian occupiers began to force all collaborators and those who cooperate with…

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Mercedes-Benz ensuring return to Russian market upon sanctions lifting — newspaper

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that Mercedes-Benz looks forward to quick performance of agreements on which the deal completion depends https://tass.com/economy/1606763

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