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Miami police believe Bethel attempted to take her own life by jumping from a seven-story condo in Miami, Florida on February 10.

WASHINGTON — In a series of top-secret meetings in October, President Joe Biden’s national security team presented grim intelligence that would soon trigger a fierce effort to prevent what could become the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II. Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, was preparing to invade Ukraine, top intelligence and military officials told Biden. Over the course of 3 1/2 months, Biden made three critical decisions about how to handle Russia’s provocations, according to interviews with more than a dozen senior administration officials and others who requested anonymity to discuss confidential meetings. Early on, the president...

Russian President Vladimir Putin skewered the leadership of Ukraine and the West in a speech Monday night, in which he gave his most aggressive remarks yet on the brewing conflict between Moscow and Kyiv. Putin delivered nearly an hour-long speech lobbing allegations of foreign meddling in Ukraine against the west and reiterating accusations of oppression of ethnic Russians by the government of Ukraine. He called Ukraine a puppet state of the United States and officially recognized two separatist groups in eastern Ukraine as independent states. The Russian president began the speech with a history lesson, in which he argued that...

Edward Morgan, 60, is charged with capital murder after DNA testing confirmed he matched the swab taken in the 1984 autopsy.After 38 years, an arrest has been made in the murder of a 21-year-old Cheektowaga woman. Mary Jane Thompson graduated from Cleveland Hill High School and moved to Dallas, TX to pursue her dreams. "She wanted to be a model," said Mary Jane's sister Donna Book. On February 13, 1984, her family said Mary Jane was going to a clinic for medical treatment in Dallas. "When she got there they were closed and then she had taken the bus back...

President Joe Biden continues to garner low marks for his tenure in the Oval Office as a new poll shows Americans' faith in his foreign policy has dropped during the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Only 40% of voters approved of Biden's handling of foreign affairs, a new Gallup poll found, while a low 36% gave the president's a thumbs up for his handling of Russia's threat to Ukraine. The numbers track with Biden's low marks for his handling of the economy and the COVID pandemic - all of which have contributed to his a steep decline in his overall approval rating since...

The Massachusetts State Police said that when questioned, the man only said he was very interested in tigers. Matthew Abraham, 24, allegedly climbed over a gate into the zoo at around 9 a.m., scaled several fences and ignored warning signs but was unable to gain access to the tiger enclosure, investigators said.

No crew members were injured in the accident, although both helicopters were damaged. A photo from the area showed one helicopter after it had come down in the middle of what appears to be a ski run. The other helicopter can be seen in the background.

SNIP Investing $1,000: The commercial from Apple aired during the third quarter of the Super Bowl. The ad highlighted an upcoming product, which proved to be a major catalyst for Apple. Anyone watching the commercial who felt like it was well done, might have been convinced that Apple could compete in the computer space, and may have chosen to invest in shares of the company. Apple traded at a split-adjusted price of $0.13 on the Monday after Super Bowl XVII (Jan. 23, 1984). A $1,000 investment could have purchased 7,692.31 shares of AAPL. The $1,000 investment in AAPL shares would...

One of the leaders of the three-week occupation in Ottawa, Pat King, is appearing at a bail hearing Tuesday as a woman has pledged to put up $50,000 to ensure King won't violate his bail conditions. King, an Alberta resident, faces four charges related to his involvement in the occupation including mischief, counselling to commit the offence of mischief, counselling to commit the offence of disobey court order, and counselling to commit the offence of obstruct police. His arrest was captured during a livestream and broadcast to thousands of people. Ottawa police had previously warned protesters they would face charges...

Officials from Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kosovo have refuted claims by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that mercenaries are being sent from the three countries to Ukraine, amid speculation about an imminent Russian invasion. Lavrov said in an interview with RT television, which was published on the ministry’s website on February 18, that Moscow is double checking reports that mercenaries are being sent from the three Western Balkan countries to Donbas. “There’s information that mercenaries are being recruited in Kosovo, Albania and Bosnia & Herzegovina to knock Russia out of balance and send them to places including Donbas,” he...

Potatoes are high in fibre as well as resistant starch and can keep one full for longer periods. They also prevent overeating. =================================================================================== Think of potatoes and delicacies like aloo paratha, french fries, potato chips, aloo tikki and other deep-fried stuff instantly come to your mind. No wonder, we associate potatoes with all things unhealthy. It is probably because of this reason potatoes have gained reputation of being a fattening food over the years and those aiming to lose weight and with diabetes are asked to avoid it at all costs in order to keep health issues at bay. The...

He says he saved almost $1,100 He wanted a brand new car — a Chevrolet Cruze with all the trimmings. As a man in his early 20s, he knew his insurance costs would be high. So he became a woman, though only on paper. "I have taken advantage of a loophole," said the man — we're calling him David — who spoke on the condition that his identity be kept confidential because of the potential repercussions. 'Getting screwed' David, who lives in Alberta, says he identifies as a male. But his government-issued identification tells a different story. It started when...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1, GOP congressional leaders announced Tuesday as they look outside Washington to appeal to voters in a midterm election year. Reynolds is the 43rd governor of Iowa and has served since May of 2017. She was the first governor in the country to require schools to open for full-time in-person learning. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell praised her for fighting COVID-19 “without forgetting common sense.” “The President and his team should take notes,” McConnell, R-Ky., said in...

Swiss mull moves over Russia’s aggression against Ukraine Protesters in Ukraine Demonstrators march in Odessa, Ukraine, on Sunday, marking the date on which, eight years ago, more than a hundred people were killed during Ukraine's Maidan revolution. Waving national flags and placards with slogans such as 'No Putin, No Cry', they said they had come out to demonstrate against a potential Russian invasion and that they were prepared to defend their city if needed. Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved The Swiss foreign ministry has accused Russia of breaking international law and violating Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty...

An excellent film about the sinking of the Titanic from the perspective of the firemen below decks. Film is titled "Saving the Titanic" but I have used the title seen at youtube. Because they soon knew the extent of the disaster, the dread and horror of the event is conveyed with much greater realism and intensity.

A fourth dose of Covid vaccine is to be administered to those aged over 12, included in Group 7 in Andalucia Elias Bendodo, the Minister of the Presidency, Public Administration and the Interior, and spokesman for the Andalucian Government, announced today, Tuesday, February 22, after the weekly meeting of the Governing Council, that a fourth vaccine dose will be administered to all of the immunosuppressed population of Andalucia. This sector of the community received their third dose five or six months ago. A fourth dose has already been given to those aged over 12 in Group 7. They are people...

The co-hosts of ABC's liberal daytime gabfest "The View," spent a portion of their Tuesday show criticizing U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his government's plans to end all coronavirus restrictions on the country, with two of the co-hosts using British accents to mock him.

TOPLINE The upper house of the Russian parliament approved President Vladimir Putin’s request to use military force outside of Russia, adding to fears of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine may come soon. KEY BACKGROUND Putin recognized the Russian-backed separatist states of Donetsk and Luhansk Monday, earning widespread condemnation for violating international law as the states are within Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders. Donetsk and Luhansk declared independence from Ukraine in 2014, both proclaiming themselves as “People’s Republic,” and have been propped up by Russia. Putin warned Monday there would be a “bloodbath” if the Ukrainian government resisted Russia’s support of the...

Russia President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Russia will continue to provide an "uninterrupted" supply of natural gas to global markets just hours after Germany halted the certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

A MAN ‘becomes’ a woman to cleverly exploit a pension loophole in Lucerne, Switzerland and retire one year earlier and receive even more lavish benefits – and all it takes is 75 francs (€72). Thanks to a new law introduced on January 1, Swiss citizens – with the “intimate conviction” that they do not belong to the sex – are allowed to change their sex, in addition to their first name, on paper without needing to provide any documentation from a doctor or physician. And that is what one Swiss man has done and is now set to receive better...