Viktor Bolt and Marina Butina. (via RT) Sitting in a Moscow studio as the snow fell outside, relaxed in a blue blazer and maroon T-shirt,… Read More »Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout speaks out after the exchange of Brittney Griner
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Today in History Today is Friday, December 23, the 357th day of 2022. There are eight days left in the year. Highlight in today’s history:… Read More »December 23 Japanese war leaders executed
The Chinese government is on a mission: to convince elderly citizens that its latest Covid-19 vaccines are easy to take and effective. In state media,… Read More »‘It doesn’t hurt at all’: Vaccines matter in China’s new Covid strategy
At times, his remarks have raised concerns that he has firmly ensconced himself among right-wing conspiracy theorists. When he tweeted about the attack on Ms.… Read More »What are Elon Musk’s politics? It’s complicated.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after becoming embroiled in a racism scandal that rocked public confidence in the Los Angeles government, disgraced City Councilman… Read More »The fallout from the LA racism scandal continues to shake the city council
Juul Labs has agreed to pay $1.7 billion to settle more than 5,000 lawsuits by school districts, local governments and individuals who claimed the e-cigarettes… Read More »Vaping settlement by Juul would total $1.7 billion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Karen Ruth Bass, a former physician assistant who shattered glass ceilings with her rise to leadership in the California legislature and… Read More »Democrat Bass takes the lead as LA mayor amid a homeless crisis
Consuming less alcohol is of course a good thing. What do World Cup attendees think of Budweiser Zero? Lee O’Hare, 27, from Ireland, said he… Read More »Getting through a crisis: how Budweiser saved its World Cup
Board of Governors of Florida An influential Republican donor and close ally of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who died by suicide, was under active investigation… Read More »Prominent Florida donor intertwined with DeSantis – and the law – found dead by suicide
How are you? (December 4-10) Employee frustrations with wages In September a wave of strikes and other labor actions began in Britain, largely triggered by… Read More »The Week in Business: Labor actions sweep Britain
In the late 1960s, “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” turned primetime TV upside down. But folk singer-turned-comedians Tom and Dick Smothers challenged those in power,… Read More »Catching up with the Smothers Brothers
Work pants that sold for $114,000 at auction this month after being recovered from an 1857 shipwreck could be an early version of Levi Strauss… Read More »Pants salvaged from shipwreck sold for $114,000 at auction
As a manager, Mr. Schultz asked employees to be obsessed with the customer experience. To preserve the “romance and theater” for customers, he resisted automating… Read More »Why does Howard Schultz take this so personally?
Powerful winter storm hitting western US before moving east
