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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) seems to have disappeared from the airwaves in early primary states despite his commitment to stay in the 2024 race. After losing to former President Donald Trump in the Iowa Republican caucuses Monday, coming in a distant second, DeSantis does not have any ads running in New Hampshire, South Carolina, or Nevada, according to ad tracking services. Not only has his campaign apparently gone silent, but the various super PACs supporting his 2024 bid have also vanished from television in the early nominating states.

Less than one month before Mike Johnson’s sudden ascent to the speakership, the Louisiana Republican, then a little-known member, joined with most GOP lawmakers to vote against $300 million in U.S. security assistance for Ukraine. Now, as speaker, Johnson has surprised many on Capitol Hill by publicly and repeatedly calling Ukraine aid a critical priority for the House. Where Johnson stands on Ukraine and how hard he plans to push for tens of billions of dollars in new aid could shape the future of the embattled country, just as the U.S. is facing questions about its commitment to Kyiv and...

No plan of any sort.....In Russian at least, Bezuglaya/Безуглая would mean something like 'lacking corners' or 'smooth'. No idea what it would mean in hoho, Scale of one to ten for weird names, that's at least an 8.5.....

Update from Ukraine | Situation in Avdiivka | Ruzzia is Unable to encircle the city Meat waves start https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp1SR2xdKaA The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 22nd November 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-637-summary/ [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Commentators often draw parallels between Taiwan and Ukraine, as both countries are western-aligned democracies facing asymmetrical threats from hostile (and nuclear-armed) superpowers. Just as Russia believes that it is entitled to Ukrainian land, so, too, does China believe that it has the right to annex Taiwan. Russia expected to easily subjugate Ukraine, but failed to do so... this outcome is far better than most had expected at the beginning of the invasion — which has inspired the Taiwanese. “We learned that it’s not impossible to defend our country when facing one of the largest military forces in the world,” said...

Ukraine's secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, has backed the assessment of Ukrainian military leader, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, that Ukraine needs to change its approach to defending itself from Russian aggression.During an interview with Radio Svoboda on Nov. 3, Danilov said that if Western aid had arrived sooner, the Russian war against Ukraine might have had different results.He added that Russia has already “recuperated” and has begun to involve its ‘friends’ — Iran and North Korea.“That's why I believe General Zaluzhnyi is correct,” the secretary said.In Zaluzhnyi’s article, published in UK weekly news magazine the Economist on...

A “vibrant” Queens mom of four is the latest fatality to be reported at a Dominican Republic resort — where she died within hours of coming down with a mystery stomach illness. Donette Edge Cannon, 38, visited the embattled tourist destination on a family trip last year to Sunscape Bávaro Beach Punta Cana to celebrate her brother-in-law’s birthday. Enlarge ImageDonette Cannon Donette CannonCourtesy of the Cannon family Cannon, who owned a catering business, arrived at the all-inclusive resort on May 14, 2018. She spent the next four days in the sun and taking pictures — even partaking on a dune...

74-year-old vacuum cleaner still going strong Last Updated: 2:05am BST 18/05/2007 When Henry and May Waller decided to buy a vacuum cleaner in 1933, they wanted something that was going to last. So they spent £9 - or two weeks' wages for Henry Waller - on a brand-new Goblin model, which they bought from a door-to-door salesman at their home in Norwich. But the investment paid off because their son, Stanley, is still using the vacuum cleaner 74 years later. He and his wife Sylvia, both 82, store it in their home - and it is still in full working...

Considering the expense to the American taxpayer and use of American men and women as 'extras' for this media stunt, President George W. Bush should pledge that his USS Lincoln landing not appear in any 2004 Presidential Campaign Commercials and Videos.Press release recieved at the National Journal May 9