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ITV quietly axes well-liked show after ratings unexpectedly plummet

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

The 1 Thing Travel Experts Never Bring On A Trip

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MesquitaFMS via Getty Images Travel experts stress that painful shoes can make or break your trip experience. Below, we asked two travel experts to share what they’d leave behind when packing for a trip, as well as the one essential they’re always sure to bring: Save space in your suitcase and ditch impractical shoes. Jill Whelan, the celebrations ambassador at …

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1 month ago

President-elect set to shape 'Trump judiciary' for next generation

NPR

President-elect set to shape 'Trump judiciary' for next generation toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images During Donald Trump's first term in office, appointing federal judges became one of his biggest accomplishments. Russell Wheeler, a fellow at the Brookings Institution think tank, said if senators go about confirming judges with the same "ferocity" they exhibited during the first Trump administration, Trump will …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Conservative calls on Mike Johnson to block Trump plan to 'eviscerate' Senate rules

Raw Story

A conservative legal activist who landed in hot water during Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings called on House speaker Mike Johnson to ensure that Donald Trump's second-term nominees be subjected to the same scrutiny as the U.S. Supreme Court justice. "If what I’m hearing on the conservative legal grapevine is correct, he might resort to a cockamamie scheme that would require …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

La victoria de Trump podría garantizar una mayoría conservadora en la Corte Suprema durante décadas

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump ya ha nombrado a tres magistrados de la Corte Suprema. Durante su segundo mandato, podría tener la oportunidad de nombrar a dos más, lo cual significaría que la Corte Suprema tendría una mayoría nombrada por Trump que podría fungir durante décadas. Si Thomas permanece en la Corte Suprema hasta cerca de su 80mo cumpleaños, en junio …

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2 months ago

Biden Praises Slovenia PM for Role in Prisoner Swap

Associated Press

President Joe Biden praised Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob for his role in the recent seven-nation prisoner swap that freed Americans Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan from Russian prison. Golob was thanked for his diplomacy and leadership in facilitating the deal, which involved 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries.

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2 months ago

Back-to-office orders have become common. Enforcement not so much

LA Times

Since Cynthia Clemons’ employer announced last month that she was required to be in the office two days each week, the switch from remote work hasn’t been smooth. We feel very strongly about that.” Employees at the DTLA Alliance business improvement district in downtown Los Angeles do not have to follow a formal or enforced attendance policy, Executive Vice President …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Will Louise Haigh be the first minister to be forced out of office?

The Independent

Before the election, I predicted that Yvette Cooper might be the first minister in the incoming government to come under pressure. Haigh’s first task on coming to office was to settle the train drivers’ dispute that had been intermittently paralysing the rail network for two years. Haigh’s colleagues were sent naked into the broadcast studios to defend this unfairness – …

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3 months ago

Whelan says he spent last five days in Russian detention in solitary confinement

CNN

CNN — Paul Whelan, who spent five-and-a-half years wrongfully detained in Russia, revealed Tuesday that he had spent the final five days leading up to his release in solitary confinement. “I couldn’t leave my cell, but I made it home,” he said in his first public comments since returning from Russia and completing the US government readjustment program known as …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

The 1 Thing Travel Experts Never Bring On A Trip

Huff Post

MesquitaFMS via Getty Images Travel experts stress that painful shoes can make or break your trip experience. Below, we asked two travel experts to share what they’d leave behind when packing for a trip, as well as the one essential they’re always sure to bring: Save space in your suitcase and ditch impractical shoes. Jill Whelan, the celebrations ambassador at …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Elon Musk is fanning the flames with civil war jibe

Daily Mail

Instead of acting to remove inflammatory material from his social media site, Elon Musk seems determined to add to it. Not content with giving a platform to the likes of English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson, the Twitter/X owner now informs his 192 million followers that Britain is sliding towards an ‘inevitable’ civil war. Pictured: Elon Musk arrives at an …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

An assassin, a Putin foe’s death, secret talks: How a sweeping US-Russia prisoner swap came together

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — It was December 2022 and the U.S. government’s chief hostage negotiator had just delivered Brittney Griner back to America after her 10-month imprisonment in Russia. President Vladimir Putin called him a “patriot,” perhaps sensing an opportunity to signal how far Russia would go to bring home anyone who might get caught acting on the country’s behalf. Speaking about …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump slapped down on MSNBC for snarling about successful Russian prisoner exchange

Raw Story

On Friday morning, the hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" hammered Donald Trump for attempting to pour cold water on President Joe Biden's widely praised success in obtaining the release of four wrongfully arrested prisoners from Russia. Biden's efforts to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to free Wall Street Journaljournalist Evan Gershkovich, ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia

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Washington: The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free. Also released was Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive jailed since 2018, also on espionage charges he …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Prisoner swap: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris greet U.S. prisoners

The Hindu

The United States and Russia completed a 24-person prisoner swap on August 1, the largest in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place. President Joe Biden said it “feels wonderful” …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: Tearful embraces as families greet freed prisoners after historic Russia swap

Raw Story

An emotional scene unfolded late Thursday as the families of three Russian prisoners greeted the trio, who arrived in a small plane following a historic prisoner swap with Russia. President Joe Biden saluted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, as he walked up to the plane on …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan Land In U.S. After Prisoner Swap

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and two others arrived home to the United States late Thursday night after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia. President Biden and Vice President Harris greet Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva freed from Russia at Joint Base Andrews. When asked what his message to Putin would be, Biden …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Americans freed by Russia in major prisoner swap arrive in US

Al Jazeera

Gershkovich, Whelan and Kurmasheva were greeted by friends and family, as well as US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan and journalist Alsu Kurmasheva have arrived back in the United States after being freed as part of the biggest prisoner exchange with Russia since the Cold War. …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War?

Al Jazeera

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been freed as part of the biggest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since the Cold War. Freed by Russia Lilia Chanysheva Chanysheva, who once headed late opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s offices in the central Bashkortostan republic, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison in June 2023 for having …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

US: Biden, Kamala Harris welcome newly freed Americans after landmark prisoner swap with Russia | WATCH

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US-Russia prisoner swap: US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed four newly freed prisoners from Russia, including American journalist Evan Gershkovich and former marine Paul Whelan, after the largest prisoner swap in post-Cold War history. The prisoners included US journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with dual US-Russia citizenship, and Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian political activist, journalist, author …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

New Indian Express

WASHINGTON: The U.S. and Russia on Thursday completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries who released Russians in their custody as part of the exchange. The Americans left behind Though Thursday's deal involves the most well-known of the Americans held in Russia, including two …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Who are the prisoners being released by Russia and the West?

ABC

It's believed to be the largest prisoner swap between the West and Russia since the Cold War. He was charged with spreading false information about the Russian military, following the introduction of new laws that criminalised dissent against Mr Putin's war in Ukraine. She was charged with spreading false information about Russia's military and last month was sentenced to six-and-a-half …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Russia on Thursday completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries who released Russians in their custody as part of the exchange. Here are some things to know: Who was freed Vice President Kamala Harris, right, looks on at Paul …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Mic drop': Smiling Biden sticks it to Trump at prisoner release press conference

Raw Story

At the conclusion of a press conference detailing the swap with Russia to return American prisoners to the U.S., including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, President Joe Biden nailed Donald Trump for leaving one of them in jail when he was in office. With Whelan finally returning home after being arrested in 2018 — …

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ITV quietly axes well-liked show after ratings unexpectedly plummet

The 1 Thing Travel Experts Never Bring On A Trip

President-elect set to shape 'Trump judiciary' for next generation

Conservative calls on Mike Johnson to block Trump plan to 'eviscerate' Senate rules

La victoria de Trump podría garantizar una mayoría conservadora en la Corte Suprema durante décadas

Biden Praises Slovenia PM for Role in Prisoner Swap

Back-to-office orders have become common. Enforcement not so much

Will Louise Haigh be the first minister to be forced out of office?

Whelan says he spent last five days in Russian detention in solitary confinement

The 1 Thing Travel Experts Never Bring On A Trip

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Elon Musk is fanning the flames with civil war jibe

An assassin, a Putin foe’s death, secret talks: How a sweeping US-Russia prisoner swap came together

Trump slapped down on MSNBC for snarling about successful Russian prisoner exchange

3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia

Prisoner swap: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris greet U.S. prisoners

Watch: Tearful embraces as families greet freed prisoners after historic Russia swap

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan Land In U.S. After Prisoner Swap

Americans freed by Russia in major prisoner swap arrive in US

Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War?

US: Biden, Kamala Harris welcome newly freed Americans after landmark prisoner swap with Russia | WATCH

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

Who are the prisoners being released by Russia and the West?

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

'Mic drop': Smiling Biden sticks it to Trump at prisoner release press conference