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Sympathetic Russian agents allegedly tipped Ukraine off about the plot A Ukrainian defense official announced this week that a kill squad sent to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had been "eliminated" by the country's armed forces, according to a Telegram post from Ukrainian authorities. Oleksiy Danilov, chief of the country's National Security and Defense Council, reportedly said during a briefing on Tuesday that Ukrainian officials had recently been made aware of a "special operation" that was to be carried out against Zelenskyy by an elite Chechen special forces unit, known as the Kadyrovites. The Kadyrovites are a highly-skilled paramilitary organization in...

Taiwan blackout caused by malfunction at Kaohsiung power plant Equipment malfunction at switchyard in Hsinta Power Plant affected operation of Longci Substation 199 By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2022/03/03 10:55 Taiwan blackout caused by malfunction at Kaohsiung power plant (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Power Company (Taipower, 台電) says that the widespread power outages experienced across Taiwan on Thursday morning (March 3) appear to have been caused by an equipment failure at a power plant in Kaohsiung City. At approximately 9 a.m. on Thursday, whole districts of Tainan City and Kaohsiung City began suffering power outages,...

In the days since the West imposed sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, ordinary Russians are feeling the painful effects — from payment systems that won’t operate and problems withdrawing cash to not being able to purchase certain items. “Apple Pay hasn’t been working since yesterday. It was impossible to pay with it anywhere — in a bus, in a cafe,” Moscow resident Tatyana Usmanova told The Associated Press. “Plus, in one supermarket they limited the amount of essential goods one person could buy.” Apple announced that it would stop selling its iPhone and other popular products in...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices extended their rally on Thursday, with Brent rising above $116 a barrel, as trade disruption and shipping issues from Russian sanctions over the Ukraine crisis sparked supply worries while U.S. crude stocks fell to multi-year lows. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their allies including Russia have decided to maintain an increase in output by 400,000 barrels per day in March despite the price surge, ignoring the Ukraine crisis during their talks and snubbing calls from consumers for more crude. Brent crude futures rallied to $116.83 a barrel, the highest since August 2013....

As they say, timing is everything in life. And the timing of a graphic artist’s blunder at WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, couldn’t possibly have been worse. An anchor was reporting on a 71-year-old man who was “accused of inappropriately touching a twelve-year-old girl at the Walmart in West Mifflin Sunday afternoon.” At the very moment she began speaking, a photograph of President Joe Biden appeared in the upper left portion of the screen. Given Biden’s history of inappropriate touching, this in and of itself, was amusing. Stop the censors, sign up to get today's top stories delivered right to your...

March 3 (Reuters) - Fitch and Moody's on Wednesday each downgraded Russia's sovereign credit rating by six notches to "junk" status, saying Western sanctions threw into doubt Russia's ability to service its debt and would weaken its economy. Russia's financial markets have been thrown into turmoil by sanctions imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two. read more The invasion has triggered a flurry of credit rating moves and dire warnings about the impact on Russia's economy. S&P lowered Russia's rating to junk status last week. It also prompted index providers...

A newly released document featuring data pertaining to adverse reactions following a round of Pfizer’s Covid-19 inoculations has been making rounds on the internet.Details of the document were damning, revealing a massive number of observed adverse reactions beginning on page 30. The list is exhaustive, continuing seemingly endlessly until its conclusion about 8 pages later.It appears that much of the information in the document was hidden from the public in the past, with a blurb on the first page explaining that “dissemination of this information outside of Pfizer, its Affiliates, its Licensees, or Regulatory Agencies is strictly prohibited.”The information contained...

'I’ve called for Canada to be put on that list, and I think we need to consider all of the options that are available.'(LifeSiteNews) – Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri said that Canada needs to be put on a list of nations that are “religious liberty violators” due to the continued jailing of Canadian Christian pastor Artur Pawlowski. “The United States keeps a designation of folks who are religious liberty violators,” Hawley said to Rebel News at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida this past weekend, after being asked about Pawlowski. “I’ve called for Canada...

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President Biden, sporting a cross of ashes on his forehead, told reporters Wednesday that he had given up ice cream and other sweets for Lent this year. In response to a question about what he had forsworn, Biden responded that he decided to give up “all sweets — and you know me, I start off with dessert. No ice cream, nothing.” The president began the 40-day period of Christian repentance and reflection before he departed for a trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin. ... The president fended off a reporter’s question about his support for legal access to abortion when Catholic...

Pope Francis raised Sr. Nathalie Becquart to top position in the Holy SeeVATICAN (ChurchMilitant.com) - Sister Nathalie Becquart, the first woman appointed by Pope Francis to a voting position in the Vatican, is endorsing a radical Catholic LGBTQ+ campaign group that defies Church teaching on homosexuality and gender ideology. Becquart, one of the highest-ranking nuns in the Holy See, will deliver the 2022 Fr. Robert Nugent Memorial Lecture organized by the New Ways Ministry, a dissident group promoting same-sex "marriage" and transgenderism in the Church. Titled "Synodality: A Path of Reconciliation," the April lecture will explore how the Synod on...

First Lady Jill Biden tried to interrupt President Joe Biden on Wednesday after he started getting into a debate with a reporter about abortion. As the President and First Lady left the White House to board Marine One, Biden jogged up and stopped to talk to reporters. Biden had ashes on his forehead for Ash Wednesday, a day marking the beginning of the Catholic season of Lent which prompted a reporter to ask him why he supported abortion when he claimed to be Catholic. “I tell you what, I don’t want to get in a debate with you on theology,...

Speaking to The Guardian, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, who went on a mansion-buying spree, claimed that she was the "fall guy" for the organization, "a movement," she said, that is much bigger than her.

Casar will be among the most progressive members of Congress ever to serve from Texas. During his tenure on the City Council, he was best known for supporting cuts to the police department and his fight against the encampment bans that had translated into homeless citizens living in tents in public parks and under Interstate 35 bridges. He had the backing of prominent progressives like U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but also the support of prominent locals like Austin Mayor Steve Adler and former state Sen. Wendy Davis. Rodriguez, seen as his most competitive rival, warned...

“But You’re Catholic!” – Reporter Calls Out ‘Devout Catholic’ Joe Biden on Ash Wednesday For Supporting Abortion (VIDEO)A reporter called out “Devout Catholic” Joe Biden on Ash Wednesday for supporting abortion.“As a Catholic, why do you support abortion?” a reporter asked Biden as he was preparing to depart the White House en route to Duluth, Minnesota. “I don’t want to get in a debate with you on theology, but you know…I’m not going to make a judgement for other people,” Biden said with repentant ashes on his forehead.“But you’re Catholic!” the reporter replied.

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton said Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that her reaction to President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union Address was to thank God for his pride in America. Co-host Sunny Hostin said, “You were talking about the State of the Union recently. What did you think about the speech? I think something that most people don’t talk about because I mentioned it to my producers, you studied at Oxford, international relations. What did you think about the speech?” Clinton said, “For the president, my main feeling and this is really what I felt watching, you...

On Wednesday, New York State Court Justice Joel Cohen ruled that NY Attorney General Letitia James cannot dissolve the National Rifle Association. Cohen is a Justice on the New York State Court in Manhattan. Reuters reported that Cohen ruled that James’ allegations of NRA financial malfeasance deal with private affairs within the organization, not with the group’s members. He noted that James’ “complaint does not allege the type of public harm that is the legal linchpin for imposing the ‘corporate death penalty.'” Cohen left the door open for James could continue to pursue NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s removal from the...

Key Points -Uber announced several initiatives to support Ukrainian refugees and its workers in war relief. -The ride-share company said it would be offering unlimited free rides to certain Polish cities from the Ukraine-Poland border. -It’s also adding an in-app donation button for its U.S. riders to make donations to the International Rescue Committee. Uber on Wednesday said it would be offering unlimited free rides between Ukraine-Poland border and two Polish cities. The ride-share giant said that people wishing to get to the southeastern cities of Lublin or Rzeszow from Hrebenne, Dolhobyczow, Dorohusk, Zosin, Budmierz, Korczowa or Medyka could enter...

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