Signing Tessa Blanchard and Masha Slamovich: “I believe people deserve forgiveness”
Major League Wrestling has added several high-profile wrestlers to its roster in recent years. This year, Tessa Blanchard and Masha Slamovich, who performs in MLW as Masha, brought added attention to the company’s women’s division. Blanchard, a third-generation wrestler, has repeatedly denied allegations of racism. Slamovich addressed allegations of domestic abuse in September 2025, apologizing […]
NYT journalist Masha Gessen convicted in Russia for criticizing the military
American journalist and author Masha Gessen was convicted in absentia by a Moscow court on Monday of spreading false information about the military and sentenced to eight years in prison. Moscow-born Gessen is a US-based reporter for The New Yorker, a columnist for The New York Times and a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir […]