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Butter blocks enclosed in plastic boxes with "security chips" - these images are now common in Russian shops. Recently, butter imports have drastically fallen, and product prices have soared. This, in turn, has led Russians to start stealing instead of buying. For years, Russia was at the forefront of the world's largest food import markets, particularly leading in butter and cheese imports. Until 2022, butter arrived in Russia from all over the world. However, since the invasion of Ukraine, the situation has changed. Consequences of the invasion of Ukraine In 2022, Russia ranked 19th worldwide for butter imports. Over the...

Went to see the new Top Gun last night with my hot girlfriend. The first time I saw the original I was in Air Force Tech School and went to see it with my wing man at the mall in Henderson KY. This was of course, smack dab in the middle of the 80s when the movie really meant something. I had expected this to flop like the remake of Red Dawn because in large part due to the context of the time, then and now. But I was disproved, thank goodness, read on. I wanted to like this movie...

Jen Psaki throwing the first pitch at the Nationals game. Via Washington Nationals Instagram story pic.twitter.com/1b4ccYuPXQ— Shan Adkins 🏳️‍🌈 (@Shan_Alaska) July 18, 2021

TAnia Lisewska, a 21-year-old Polish woman, has stated her intention to sleep with 100,000 men from around the world. However, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has made it clear that she is not wanted in the country: A source within the kingdom's interior ministry confirmed Sunday that her visa request was denied. ... He then went on to denounce Lisewska and slammed her request to have sexual relations with a Jordanian man. ...He further noted that a respectful letter of apology was sent to her on behalf of the regime. ...

TAMPA -- Before a Davidsen Middle School teacher started a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student, she told the boy she could help him overcome his shyness, according to a new court filing. When teacher Stephanie Ragusa, 28, left, broke her foot and was confined to a wheel chair, the boy was assigned to escort her around the school, detectives wrote in their request for a search warrant filed in Hillsborough Circuit Court. Ragusa told the boy when they got into the elevator that she noticed he was "shy and she could break him of that," the warrant states. Then,...

Happy birthday Anna. For all you do, this bud's for you.