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American Reporter Evan Gershkovich Marks One Year as Russian Hostage

Evan Gershkovich is an American citizen; wall street journal The (WSJ) reporter who was kidnapped by Russia’s Vladimir Putin regime in March 2023 marked one year since his captivity on Friday, March 29th. Mr. Gershkovych was arrested in Yekaterinburg last year on highly questionable espionage charges and has been detained without trial or evidence ever […]

Russia to remain quiet on prisoner swap talks as Evan Gershkovich marks a year in custody

Russia has said silence is paramount when discussing prison swap talks that could include Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, whose detention this week reaches the one-year mark. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday that “certain contacts” would take place when a possible prisoner exchange was mentioned, but it would have to take […]

Alabama memorial marks 210th anniversary of bloodiest battle for Native Americans

Prayers and songs of remembrance were brought to the prairie where more than 800 Muscogee warriors, women and children died defending their homeland from U.S. forces in 1814. Members of the Muscogee Creek Nation returned to Alabama this weekend for the 210th anniversary of Horseshoe Bend. This battle was the bloodiest day of conflict with […]

NY Mandolin Orchestra marks 100 years of community connection through music

The New York Mandolin Orchestra turns 100 next month, marking a century of bringing people together around a shared love of making music and fostering community. “I think this is a special moment for us as an organization,” said Carol Bloom, 80, a former teacher and guidance counselor from the Upper West Side who plays […]

UFC’s Andre Lima gets bite marks tattooed, bonus from Dana White

People always get tattoos of symbolic moments. But Andre Lima’s new tattoo may be a success. On Saturday night, Lima was fighting Igor Severino at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, but Severino, who was making his UFC debut, bit Lima on the arm during the fight and was disqualified. A Nevada State Athletic Commission […]

Biden’s populist budget marks the overdue end of trickle-down economics

Presidential budget proposals are rarely passed into law. Rather, it is an expression of the priorities the president promises to fight for, often following the agenda laid out in the State of the Union address. In his latest talk, state of the union address“The era of trickle-down economics is over,” President Biden said, heralding populist […]

Biden marks start of Ramadan by recognizing ‘moment of immense pain’ for Muslims

President Biden marked the start of Ramadan on Sunday with a statement recognizing a “moment of immeasurable pain” for many Muslim Americans and pledging to lead an international effort to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. “Tonight, as a new crescent moon marks the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Jill and I offer […]