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Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed "problems" for Finland after he says the Nordic country was "dragged into NATO" amid the war in Ukraine. "Look, Finland was taken and dragged into NATO," Putin said in a new on-camera interview. "What did we have, some kind of dispute with Finland? All disputes, including those of a territorial nature in the middle of the 20th century, were all resolved a long time ago. We had the best, most heartfelt relations. Economically, everything was developing. Yes, in the timber industry, there were some problems linked to the necessity to develop timber processing within...

....Body camera footage shows the teenager approaching a young woman while holding a knife, which is when police reportedly opened fire. Bryant’s aunt has said that Ma’Khia made one of the two 911 calls placed prior to the police arriving on the scene, but law enforcement has not yet confirmed the identity of either caller. But according to Fox 8, the woman Bryant appeared to be lunging at when police shot her was identified and doxed by people online. After her address and photo began circulating on social media, the woman reportedly told police she was receiving death threats. Fox...

Malik Shabazz, the former New Black Panther leader, told FOX News on Saturday – There will be violence in ClevelandShabazz told Mike Tobin there is no way Cleveland will get through this convention without some kind of violence. Malik Shabazz: "From what I know many of the groups on the left, mainly the white left, and others, I know for a fact that there’s going to be the blocking of highways and there’s going to be arrests and there’s going to be some things. I hear, that’s going to go on next week. It’s highly likely there’s going to be...

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday threatened Israel that a failure in the peace talks would lead to global boycotts and delegitimization of the Jewish state. The warning comes as no surprise to those familiar with reports earlier in the month, which revealed that Kerry is orchestrating the European boycotts against Israel. Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon responded to Kerry’s threats of boycotts, saying “we respect Secretary of State Kerry, but will not hold talks with a gun to our head. Friends don’t put ultimatums on the security of the state of Israel.” …

The scandal involving NewsCorp head Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid empire continues to widen, bringing scrutiny to, of all places, Grand Rapids and the Zondervan publishing company.

Union Investigating 'Steelworkers For Bush' Supporters By JOSELYN KING STEUBENVILLE -Local steel union officials are investigating whether the "Steelworkers for Bush" - those supporters dressed in black who stood with President George W. Bush at his rally last week in Wheeling - are all really steelworkers. It was steelworkers wearing blue who turned out Saturday in Steubenville to show support for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and stood behind him at the podium. While he addressed many of their concerns, he said very little directly about the steel industry. "The men of coal and steel are the men who kept...