Still chasing a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title, Williams was forced to save two set points in the first set against the young Russian in Melbourne on Friday before prevailing in a 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 victory. Williams battled through a tight first set before asserting control. © Reuters The result …
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For the news industry, former president Donald Trump was good for business. His off-the-cuff remarks, personal feuds, and never-ending parade of scandals sold newspapers by the boatload and kept millions of eyes glued to cable TV. As journalists rushed to dig up dirt on the bombastic president, and every week …
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The tape, which was first reported by RT television on Monday, is said to have been filmed by the Federal Security Service (FSB) sometime in 2012 and allegedly shows a meeting between Vladimir Ashurkov and an employee of the British Embassy in Moscow. Ashurkov is the executive director of the …
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry suggested that Sullivan receive Sputnik V after the US diplomat revealed that he had asked Santa for a coronavirus vaccine for Christmas. In a series of tweets, a spokeswoman for the US Embassy in Moscow explained that Sullivan was grateful for the offer but would have to take a …
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The UK’s bitter divorce from the EU draws closer to a possible no-deal Brexit at the end of the year with both sides digging their heels in. On Monday, the British government is expected to reintroduce in Parliament the controversial Internal Markets Bill, which would be complete with the provisions directly …
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Among the many theories supported by those who think the presidential election was “stolen” from Donald Trump, there is one involving Dominion voting machines and Smartmatic voting software. Powell, best known for representing former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, on several occasions claimed that the firms were linked to …
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Ankara has not received any formal requests for assistance from Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told journalists at a joint press conference with Italy’s top diplomat, Luigi di Maio. Baku is currently locked in an armed standoff with Yerevan following a recently flare-up of a prolonged conflict between the two …
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“The discipline of history is concerned with truth telling about the past,” members of GWU’s history faculty said Friday in a joint statement. “With her conduct, Dr. Krug has raised questions about the veracity of her own research and teaching.” The statement called for Krug to resign from her position …
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“I don’t know anything about them, except they seem to like me,” Trump said during Wednesday evening’s press conference at the White House, when asked about QAnon. When told they seem to believe he is saving the world from a conspiracy of satanic pedophiles and cannibals, Trump responded: “Is that …
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“Breed hands in surprise” Pamfilova asked not to throw a tantrum about multi-day voting The CEC head Ella Pamfilova has asked parties and candidates not to throw a tantrum about multi-day voting in elections in September. “I absolutely do not understand this information hysterics about that, they say, as well, …
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