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The advertisements have appeared on Russian Telegram channels as well as other social networks, according to a report by Meduza, a Russian and English language independent news website. The extra-recruiting ad is offering a payment of 500 rubles ($7) plus merchandise, as well as listing some of the artists expected to perform. An organizer of the event spoke to a Sirena correspondent and gave greater details regarding whether the artists named would be performing. They said they were not entirely sure and added: "I'm just helping to recruit people. What they told me, I copied and threw it into the...

Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the White House and Congress drew the ire of Fox News host Tucker Carlson who repeatedly criticized how the war-time Ukrainian president was dressed. Speaking on his show on Wednesday night, Carlson said that Zelensky looked like a "strip club manager" and should have been thrown out of Congress.

Vladimir Putin today made a speech announcing that the conflict in Ukraine would be escalated, resulting in citizens attempting to leave the country. In Putin's speech, he said there would be a partial mobilization of the military. Reservists and ex-military personnel with "certain military specialties and relevant experience" will be subject to conscription, he said. Following this, according to the Russian online newspaper Lenta, flights to Armenia, Turkey and Georgia sold out. "All tickets for direct flights to Istanbul and Yerevan were sold out in a few minutes after Putin's address," the publication's Twitter page wrote in a caption. It...

Pollster and consultant Douglas Schoen said Hillary Clinton should run for president again in 2024 and she would be one of the best options for the Democratic party right now. In an opinion piece for The Hill, published on July 3, Schoen dismissed current President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' chances due to their waning popularity. Schoen also noted that he and former New York City Council President Andrew Stein wrote an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journalin January of this year emphasizing why Clinton would be a good candidate. "Our reasoning was that President Biden's low...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has accused stores of not taking adequate measures to prevent themselves from being victims of crime. During a crime summit on Monday at the University of Illinois in Chicago, Lightfoot said she was disappointed with stores on Michigan Avenue, a popular shopping and tourist destination. She said they were not making security a priority and taking adequate measures to prevent theft.

Mike Lindell ended a 96-hour online marathon entitled, Thanks-a-thon, after failing to gain strong support for his Supreme Court case. Despite providing no evidence for widespread election fraud, Lindell claimed he would have the support of multiple states' attorneys in general as he hoped to take this issue to the Supreme Court. The 60-year-old claimed he would have this support by Thanksgiving, a deadline he set himself, but he did not receive it and the lawsuit was not filed. By the end of the marathon, Mike Lindell appeared defeated, according to viewers, and in his final words asked the people...