Ted Cruz says violence is ‘only’ solution to violence, defends AR-15s
Reiterating his stance against gun control, Republican Senator Ted Cruz said that the “only” solution to violence is violence. Cruz appeared at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Saturday, discussing mass shootings and gun control with moderator David M. Drucker of the Washington Examiner and various members of the audience. Echoing common GOP sentiments, […]
Russia’s nuclear threats require world to stand strong with Ukraine: envoy – National | Globalnews.ca
As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to levy nuclear threats and “crazy messaging,” the most important thing for the world to do is to stand strong and not back down from supporting Ukraine, says Canada’s ambassador to the eastern European country. In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Larisa Galadza said the advice […]
Russian police arrest hundreds in protests over Putin’s military mobilization – National | Globalnews.ca
Russian police moved quickly Saturday to disperse peaceful protests against President Vladimir Putin’s military mobilization order, arresting hundreds, including some children, in several cities across the vast country. Police detained more than 700 people, including over 300 in Moscow and nearly 150 in St. Petersburg, according to OVD-Info, an independent website that monitors political arrests […]
Iran’s Guard fires on militant groups based in northern Iraq
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard on Saturday attacked a militant group’s base located in the north of neighboring Iraq, according to Iranian state media. IRNA said the Guard’s ground forces fired artillery from positions within Iran’s West Azerbaijan province, attacking what it described as a “terrorist group” based across the border in […]
Reginald Hudlin directed a doc about Sidney Poitier. It was his way of saying ‘thank-you’
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NASA is taking its first shot at deflecting an asteroid
There’s a lot to be said for the dinosaurs that once dominated the Earth. The big, weird reptiles held it down for millions of years, leaving behind fossilized skeletons, or evolving into birds. One thing they were missing? “The dinosaurs didn’t have a space program to help them know what was coming,” Katherine Calvin, NASA’s […]
Oscar winner Louise Fletcher dies at 88- AP
(Reuters) – Actress Louise Fletcher, who won an Academy Award for her role in the 1975 film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” has died at 88, the Associated Press reported late Friday. Fletcher died in her sleep surrounded by family at her home in Montdurausse, France, her agent David Shaul told the news agency, […]