Lviv, Ukraine – Boisterous female laughter emanated intermittently from the corner unit of a drab, Soviet-style residential building. Sandals and a pink lamp sat at the entrance to the warmly-lit apartment, reached via the gloomy communal corridor. Inside, the smell of baked fish wafted from the kitchen. Twenty-three-year-old Mira Kapitan, a cheery copywriter and hip-hop artist originally from a suburb of Kyiv, had just popped mackerel in the oven. Also in the kitchen was her flatmate Tanya Vynska, an 18-year-old political science student with dyed orange hair. Over the past few months, Mira, who arrived in the western Ukrainian city…
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Nearly 10 documents were found by the US president’s personal lawyers at Washington think tank in November.Classified documents from Joe Biden’s time as vice president were discovered in November by the US president’s personal lawyers at a Washington think tank, a White House lawyer has said. Nearly 10 documents were found at Biden’s office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, CBS News reported on Monday, adding that US Attorney General Merrick Garland had asked the US attorney in Chicago to review the classified documents which were handed over to the National Archives. The classified material was…
Morales has criticised the removal of former President Pedro Castillo, who tried to dissolve Peru’s Congress last month.Peru has barred Bolivia’s socialist former President Evo Morales from entering its territory, a decision that Morales later derided as an attack meant to distract from Peru’s human rights violations. Peru’s government announced the decision to ban Morales, along with eight other unidentified Bolivians, in a statement on Monday. The move follows weeks of deadly protests in Peru targeting President Dina Boluarte, the successor and former vice president to Pedro Castillo, who was removed from office last month. An attempt in December by…
The order, issued for the affluent coastal enclave of Montecito, comes five years after mudslides killed 23 residents.Officials in Santa Barbara County, California, have issued an immediate evacuation order for the waterlogged city of Montecito, as torrential rains and high winds continue to batter the west coast of the United States. Nearly 10,000 people are set to be displaced in and around the wealthy coastal enclave, nestled between the Pacific Ocean and surrounding hilly areas. The town is home to celebrities such as TV host Oprah Winfrey and the royal couple Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Santa Barbara County Sheriff…
The Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs are trading star forward Shane Wright to the Windsor Spitfires, Sportsnet can confirm. The trade is still pending approval from the league. Wright was reassigned to his junior club on Friday, one day after he captained Canada to the gold medal in the 2023 world junior hockey championship. He finished the tournament with seven points in seven games including a goal on his 19th birthday during the final against Czechia. Drafted fourth overall by Seattle last year, Wright struggled to remain in the Kraken’s lineup registering one assist in seven games. He was sent…
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been discharged from a Cincinnati hospital one week after suffering a cardiac arrest during an NFL game. He will continue his recovery at a hospital in Buffalo, doctors said.The 24-year-old, who had to be resuscitated on the pitch, was released from University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC) on Monday.”He is doing well and this is the beginning of the next stage of his recovery,” said Dr William Knight.Hamlin collapsed during a match at Cincinnati Bengals after making a tackle on wide receiver Tee Higgins, and received more than 30 minutes of medical attention on…
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anaheim forward Justin Kirkland was hospitalized overnight after getting into a car accident on his way to the Ducks’ game against the Boston Bruins on Sunday night. The Ducks announced Monday that Kirkland remains under evaluation, but has full mobility and is communicating with his family and with visiting teammates. They expect Kirkland to be released from the hospital within the next two days. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; “We are thankful for the quick care and treatment Justin received from first responders and medical staff at UCI Health,” Anaheim general manager Pat Verbeek…
Doctors say Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed during a US football game last week, is ‘doing well’.United States football player Damar Hamlin has been moved to a hospital in Buffalo, his doctors said, one week after the 24-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed during a National Football League (NFL) game. Hamlin, a safety for the Buffalo Bills, was released from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center on Monday and then flown to Buffalo, where he will continue treatment at another hospital. He was listed in stable condition at Buffalo General Medical Center. “I can confirm that…
Ukraine says it is strengthening its forces around Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region and repelling constant attacks there by the Russian mercenary group Wagner. Kyiv has sent reinforcements to Soledar, a small town near Bakhmut where the situation was particularly difficult, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. “The enemy again made a desperate attempt to storm the city of Soledar from different directions and threw the most professional units of the Wagnerites into battle,” Ukraine’s military said in a statement. Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner’s founder, has been trying to capture Bakhmut and Soledar for months at the cost of many lives…
Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly will serve as a baseball adviser for a Nashville group trying to land an MLB franchise, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Nightengale writes Mattingly will stay in his role with the Blue Jays while acting as an adviser for the Nashville Stars. The Stars group is led by former Blue Jays pitcher and three-time World Series champion Dave Stewart. “The approach that Dave Stewart and his team have in Nashville is exactly what the game of baseball needs. I am glad to see MLB taking…