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Oreshnik missile strike nothing more than Putin’s ‘Reflexive Control’ strategy
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Oreshnik missile strike nothing more than Putin’s ‘Reflexive Control’ strategy

Firstpost  

Vladimir Putin wants to pressure the US over Ukraine in the same way as Nikita Khrushchev pressured JFK over Cuba in 1962 Around six decades ago, the world was on the precipice of a nuclear Armageddon—so the world believed. Moscow launches ICBM at Ukraine one day after British Storm Shadows strike Russiahttps://t.co/iBMiGMt9jU — Daily Express November 21, 2024 Initial reports …

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The Kremlin has revised its nuclear policy. Does that make the use of atomic weapons more likely?
1 month ago

The Kremlin has revised its nuclear policy. Does that make the use of atomic weapons more likely?

Associated Press  

The 4-year-old document has a bland, bureaucratic title — “Basic Principles of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence” — but its contents are chilling, especially with its newest revisions. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The revamped document describes nuclear weapons as “a means of deterrence,” …

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California socialite Rebecca Grossman is seen in first mug shot from prison where she's locked up with other famous female killers
5 months, 4 weeks ago

California socialite Rebecca Grossman is seen in first mug shot from prison where she's locked up with other famous female killers

Daily Mail  

Convicted murderer Rebecca Grossman’s mugshot has been revealed after the former socialite started her sentence in the largest women's prison in the world. Grossman was transferred on June 20 from the Twin Towers Jail facility in Downtown Los Angeles to the women's state prison in Chowchilla, Calif. - about four hours north from her posh Hidden Hills estate. Rebecca Grossman …

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Dead boys’ mother feels a ‘stab in the heart’ after Rebecca Grossman avoids toughest sentence
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dead boys’ mother feels a ‘stab in the heart’ after Rebecca Grossman avoids toughest sentence

LA Times  

Karim Iskander, right, and wife Nancy Iskander, center, arrive for Rebecca Grossman’s sentencing on Monday in Van Nuys. “My pain is nothing compared to your pain — not even a fraction.” On Monday, Iskander spoke ahead of Grossman’s sentencing of the evening she rushed to the hospital after the crash. “She looked me in the eye,” Iskander said, her voice …

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Rebecca Grossman gets 15 years to life for murder of boys killed in crosswalk
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rebecca Grossman gets 15 years to life for murder of boys killed in crosswalk

LA Times  

A judge on Monday sentenced Rebecca Grossman to 15 years to life in prison for the murders of two brothers she struck while speeding through a Westlake Village crosswalk four years ago, saying her actions were “reckless and unquestionably negligent.” After hearing Nancy Iskander, the mother of 11-year-old Mark Iskander and 8-year-old Jacob Iskander, angrily ask for the sentence to …

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Rebecca Grossman is a narcissist who deserves life in prison for boys’ murders, prosecutors say
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rebecca Grossman is a narcissist who deserves life in prison for boys’ murders, prosecutors say

LA Times  

Rebecca Grossman, second from left, walks into court with her husband, Dr. Peter Grossman, left, and daughter, Alexis, in February. Instead of taking a “modicum of responsibility,” the wife of Grossman Burn Centers head Dr. Peter Grossman has blamed others, including the victims — wrongly claiming the boys were out of the crosswalk — their mother for walking with them …

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D.A. removes Rebecca Grossman’s prosecutors, outraging parents of murdered boys
7 months, 1 week ago

D.A. removes Rebecca Grossman’s prosecutors, outraging parents of murdered boys

LA Times  

Nancy Iskander and her husband, Karim, leave the Van Nuys courthouse in April 2022 during a preliminary hearing in the murder trial of Rebecca Grossman. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has taken the highly unusual step of removing the prosecutors who convicted Rebecca Grossman of double murder, outraging the parents of the two young boys she killed in …

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Rebecca Grossman trial goes to jury with central question: Murderer or scapegoat?
10 months ago

Rebecca Grossman trial goes to jury with central question: Murderer or scapegoat?

LA Times  

The trial of Rebecca Grossman in the killing of two young brothers went to the jury Thursday. “This was murder.” But Grossman’s lead attorney, Tony Buzbee, launched into his closing statement with words he’d repeated throughout the six-week trial: “Where is Scott Erickson?” Prosecutors allege Grossman, 60, had cocktails with Erickson, a former Dodgers pitcher, and then raced with him …

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Liquor, Valium, speed and recklessness: The D.A.’s case against Rebecca Grossman
10 months, 1 week ago

Liquor, Valium, speed and recklessness: The D.A.’s case against Rebecca Grossman

LA Times  

It was a September evening in 2020 when Nancy Iskander and her three sons approached a marked crosswalk in their upscale suburban L.A. neighborhood. “I know she killed them,” Iskander testified earlier this month, saying she has no doubt it was the white SUV she now knows was driven by Grossman that fatally struck her two sons. His lawyer, Mark …

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‘I wish I had not looked away’: Grossman’s texts show she was distracted before crash
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘I wish I had not looked away’: Grossman’s texts show she was distracted before crash

LA Times  

A text message written by Rebecca Grossman, who is on trial for the murder of two boys killed in a car crash, reveals how the Hidden Hills socialite briefly turned her head while driving, distracted by a woman wearing inline skates. I wish I had not turned my head.” California Rebecca Grossman floored gas pedal, struck 2 boys at ‘freeway …

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Boy’s body bore the imprint of Mercedes front grille, medical examiner says at Grossman trial
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Boy’s body bore the imprint of Mercedes front grille, medical examiner says at Grossman trial

LA Times  

A diamond-shaped pattern on the back and right thigh of an 11-year-old boy killed in a Westlake crosswalk matched the design of the front grille of a Mercedes SUV driven by Rebecca Grossman, according to testimony at the Hidden Hills woman’s murder trial. A medical examiner took the stand Tuesday and outlined harrowing details in the Sept. 29, 2020, deaths …

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‘Where is Scott Erickson?’ Defense in Grossman murder trial seeks to pin blame on ex-Dodger
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Where is Scott Erickson?’ Defense in Grossman murder trial seeks to pin blame on ex-Dodger

LA Times  

Rebecca Grossman, right, holds her husband Peter’s arm as she exits Van Nuys Courthouse West on Jan. 23. Grossman’s lead attorney, Tony Buzbee, has throughout the trial taken every opportunity to argue it was Erickson’s black SUV — not his client’s white Mercedes — that first struck the children. His lawyer, Mark Werksman, said he does not plan to address …

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Was it murder? Jury to hear gripping testimony about deaths of 2 boys in trial of L.A. socialite
11 months ago

Was it murder? Jury to hear gripping testimony about deaths of 2 boys in trial of L.A. socialite

LA Times  

A Hidden Hills socialite struck two young boys in a Westlake Village crosswalk — an impact hard enough to cause severe front-end damage to her Mercedes. “We are very happy with the jury,” said Tony Buzbee, Grossman’s lead attorney, outside the Van Nuys courthouse. Buzbee argued in court last week that sheriff’s investigators never checked Erickson’s black Mercedes SUV for …

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‘Nobody stopped’: Who struck two brothers in a crosswalk? Murder trial begins for L.A. socialite
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Nobody stopped’: Who struck two brothers in a crosswalk? Murder trial begins for L.A. socialite

LA Times  

Rebecca Grossman arrives at Van Nuys Courthouse for a hearing in April 2022. Jury selection began Tuesday in Grossman’s murder trial, stemming from a 2020 collision in Westlake Village that left two young brothers dead. According to a story first reported in the Acorn newspaper, prosecutors say Grossman and Erickson, 55, were driving separately from Julio’s restaurant to a nearby …

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Residents in Russia's Belgorod return home after explosion, as Moscow captures parts of Bakhmut
1 year, 8 months ago

Residents in Russia's Belgorod return home after explosion, as Moscow captures parts of Bakhmut

ABC  

More than 3,000 people in the Russian city of Belgorod have begun returning to their homes after being evacuated during the disposal of an explosive. Key points: The Russian Defence Ministry said an investigation into the accidental bombing was underway Military experts said the weapon involved was likely a powerful 500kg bomb Belarusian units have been trained on Russian tactical …

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Belarus operating Russian Iskander missiles autonomously: Minsk
1 year, 10 months ago

Belarus operating Russian Iskander missiles autonomously: Minsk

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine fears Belarus could join the war after a flurry of military drills with Russian forces. Belarus said on Wednesday that its armed forces were now in autonomous control of Russian-supplied nuclear-capable Iskander mobile-guided missile systems after completing training in Russia, as well as exercises on home soil. The commander of Belarusian rocket and artillery forces told Minsk’s Military TV …

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The Huge Fight Behind Those Pop-Up Fundraising Banners on Wikipedia
2 years ago

The Huge Fight Behind Those Pop-Up Fundraising Banners on Wikipedia

Slate  

Welcome to Source Notes, a Future Tense column about the internet’s information ecosystem. “The wiki community is challenging the Wikimedia Foundation’s right or ability to run fundraising ads on English Wikipedia,” said Lane Rasberry, a long-term Wikipedian and data scientist at the University of Virginia. The self-governing wiki community has long insisted that the WMF consult them when it comes …

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Murder charges upheld against Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman
2 years, 3 months ago

Murder charges upheld against Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman

LA Times  

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss murder charges against Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman, whose vehicle allegedly struck two boys in a crosswalk while it was going more than 70 mph. Judge Joseph Brandolino rejected a motion to dismiss two counts of murder, finding there was probable cause to determine that Grossman acted with …

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No summons from Indian government over Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page, says Wikimedia Foundation
2 years, 3 months ago

No summons from Indian government over Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page, says Wikimedia Foundation

The Hindu  

Responding to allegations from Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar of “deliberate efforts to incitement,” the Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, said cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page had been corrected and secured, with only “trusted editors” now allowed to modify it. Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s page on the Wikipedia platform was vandalised after he dropped …

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Ukraine-Russia latest updates: Moscow slams West for sanctions
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine-Russia latest updates: Moscow slams West for sanctions

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from May 26: Moscow presses West to lift sanctions against Russia as it tries to shift food crisis blame. 26 May 2022 - 17:54 GMT Russia says arms supplies to Ukraine could lead to unacceptable escalation Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned the West that supplying weapons to Ukraine capable of hitting Russian territory would be “a …

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Theories emerge surrounding death of Rami Iskander and nephew of Mahmoud 'Brownie' Ahmad
2 years, 7 months ago

Theories emerge surrounding death of Rami Iskander and nephew of Mahmoud 'Brownie' Ahmad

Daily Mail  

The nephew of gangster Mahmoud 'Brownie' Ahmad could have been shot in front of his pregnant wife and two-year-old child for one of three reasons, police believe. The nephew of gangster Mahmoud 'Brownie' Ahmad could have been shot in front of his pregnant wife and two-year-old child for one of three reasons, police believe The death of Iskander brings the …

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Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman to face murder trial in crash that killed 2 boys
2 years, 7 months ago

Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman to face murder trial in crash that killed 2 boys

LA Times  

Rebecca Grossman arrives at the Van Nuys Courthouse for her preliminary hearing. “I believe the defendant went well beyond gross negligence.” Samuels ruled that Grossman was traveling 81 mph in a 45-mph zone and said that if two witnesses approaching the crosswalk in another car about the same time saw the two boys and their family crossing the street, as …

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A speeding Mercedes. Two kids killed. Should a Hidden Hills socialite face a murder trial?
2 years, 7 months ago

A speeding Mercedes. Two kids killed. Should a Hidden Hills socialite face a murder trial?

LA Times  

A sign shows an image of Mark Iskander, 11, left, and his brother Jacob Iskander, 8, outside a Van Nuys courthouse on Monday, where a preliminary hearing was held for Rebecca Grossman, who is charged with murder and other counts stemming from a crash in Westlake Village in which Grossman’s Mercedes struck the boys in a crosswalk and killed them. …

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Will a Hidden Hills socialite face murder trial for running over two young brothers?
2 years, 7 months ago

Will a Hidden Hills socialite face murder trial for running over two young brothers?

LA Times  

Nancy Iskander, second from right, is consoled during a break from a hearing for Rebecca Grossman, who is charged with murder in a crash in Westlake Village that killed Iskander’s sons Mark, 11, and Jacob, 8. In Monday’s hearing, Iskander described Jacob lying near the curb, and down the road, her son Mark with his “arm broken” and “blood coming …

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