A man killed in a US drone strike in northwestern Syria earlier this month may not have been a senior Al-Qaeda leader as the Pentagon previously claimed, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing US officials. The Pentagon has so far refused to name the target of the attack. However, …
Read More »Moscow car bombing victim officially identified
A criminal case has been launched over the death of the daughter of prominent Russian philosopher and political commentator Aleksandr Dugin, the Investigative Committee announced on Sunday morning, adding that a car bomb is suspected as the cause. The woman, Darya Platonova, 30, has been officially confirmed as the victim …
Read More »Russia names main victim of US energy ‘victory’
Europe’s current woes with natural gas supplies are due to US pressure to block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from coming online, Russian ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov said in a TV interview on Wednesday. With this, he said, the US won a victory not so much over Russia, but …
Read More »Boeing falls victim to anti-Russia sanctions — analyst
Boeing’s decision to pause production of its popular 737 MAX plane may be due to sanctions imposed on Moscow, air safety expert Roman Gusarov told the newspaper Izvestia. Russia provides critical parts and components to the American aircraft maker. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Boeing had to …
Read More »Toy giant falls victim to delivery shortage
Several certified Lego stores in Russia have suspended their work due to a lack of supplies, Inventive Retail Group, which manages the stores in Russia, told RIA Novosti earlier this week. “The work of some of our stores is indeed temporarily suspended due to the lack of deliveries of Lego …
Read More »Society isn’t allowed to think of Johnny Depp as the victim
Much of society, infused by decades of feminist ideology, refuses to perceive Johnny Depp as a possible victim of domestic abuse. More than just a successful actor, Depp represents masculinity, which feminism views as oppression. He is the “Patriarchy” personified. In the fallout of the #MeToo movement, which saw dozens …
Read More »Defense attorney names ‘real victim’ in Jussie Smollett case as trial begins
Smollett’s attorney Nenye Uche rejected accusations that Smollett had masterminded a fake racist attack against himself in January 2019, claiming the actor was innocent and “a real victim” as the trial kicked off in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday. Uche argued that Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo – two Nigerian brothers who …
Read More »Helicopter lands at Lincoln Memorial to airlift ‘shooting victim’ found near Reflecting Pool (VIDEOS)
The med-evac was seen in footage circulating on social media on Monday night, with the chopper touching down on the east end of the Reflecting Pool before leaving with the injured person. A local NBC affiliate reported that the individual suffered a gunshot wound, citing the US Park Police. A spokesperson for the …
Read More »Rittenhouse trial witness says teen fired at ‘exact’ moment when victim ‘lunged towards’ his rifle
McGinniss, who works for online publication the Daily Caller, was among the group of people who drove Joseph Rosenbaum to hospital when he was shot by Rittenhouse during a night of violent protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25, 2020. Speaking from the witness stand on Thursday, McGinniss gave his …
Read More »Zuckerberg claims Facebook is victim of ‘coordinated media effort’ to tarnish its image with leaked documents
During Facebook’s third-quarter earnings call on Monday, Zuckerberg told investors that the ongoing spate of reportage based on leaked documents from whistleblower Frances Haugen and others was not “good-faith criticism.” He claimed that the news coverage did not reflect the company’s efforts to curb hate speech and disinformation, noting that …
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