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  • 'Black Rain' Falls Over Moscow After Massive Ukrainian Drone Strike Ignites Oil Refinery

    06/19/2026 9:05:55 AM PDT · by UMCRevMom@aol.com · 65 replies
    News18 ^ | Fri, Jun 19, 2026 | Pathikrit Sen Gupta
    Soot-choked “black rain" has fallen across multiple districts of Moscow after Ukraine launched its largest-ever drone assault against the Russian capital, scoring a direct hit on a vital energy facility. Close to 200 long-range strike drones targeted the metropolis early on Thursday, overwhelming local air defences and setting the strategic Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya ablaze. As thick columns of dark smoke billowed thousands of feet into the air, residents in the southeastern suburbs and surrounding towns, including Balashikha and Lyubertsy, reported a fine, oily drizzle that coated vehicles, streets, and clothing in a dark, toxic residue. The multi-directional aerial...
  • Angry and frustrated upstate New York swings behind Trump

    04/16/2016 12:12:22 AM PDT · by GonzoII · 86 replies
    BSS/AFP ^ | April 16, 2016 | BSS/AFP
    BINGHAMTON, United States, April 16, 2016 (BSS/AFP) - What do a New York lawyer, a business owner who calls himself a left-leaning Republican and a construction worker who elected Barack Obama have in common? They're voting for Donald Trump. None of them live on the breadline. They share surprisingly varied opinions. Yet they are profoundly frustrated -- with the economy, with career politicians and with perceptions of declining American prestige. The Republican frontrunner's supporters are often portrayed as undereducated, underearning whites. But in upstate New York, where Trump calls himself "the most popular person that's ever lived," the breadth of...