Bjarke Ingels Reveals Designs for Manhattan Waterfront Towers

Hype Beast - The “Freedom Plaza” development includes a huge public park, a museum, and two skyscrapers connected by a cantilevered bridge.

Chinese research vessel heads to Maldives, could concern India

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A Chinese research vessel is on its way to the Maldives, according to an Indian military official and an independent researcher, as new Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu deepens ties with Beijing, distancing from New Delhi. go here

Russia Accidentally Shows Off Its Own Destroyed Tank

Newsweek - Russia's Ministry of Defense published a video on Tuesday attempting to pass off its own destroyed tank as Ukrainian.

World Cup 2026 host cities revealed, with 11 venues in U.S., 3 in Mexico and 2 in Canada

FIFA announced on Wednesday the 16 North American cities that will host matches for the 2026 World Cup, with 11 venues chosen in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada. read more

NWS storm surveyor: Mississippi tornado had 'worst tornado damage' he's ever seen

ROLLING FORK, Miss. – As devastated communities begin to pick up the pieces from deadly tornadoes that swept across Mississippi Friday night, storm survey teams with the National Weather Service set out to document the strength of the storms.

Opinion: Why Lisa Marie Presley’s untimely death was so jarring

CNN — Lisa Marie Presley died unexpectedly last week at 54. Occurring so soon after the collapse of Damar Hamlin during “Monday Night Football,” it was a stark reminder of the fragility and precariousness of life.

Xi Jinping’s coming checkmate of Putin

The Hill - Ukraine has Russian President Vladimir Putin’s armed forces on the run and has recaptured land the size of the state of Maine in a matter of days.

Starbucks creating ‘culture of fear’ as it fires dozens involved in union efforts

More than 85 workers heavily involved in organizing at coffee chain dismissed in recent months, says Starbucks Workers United cont'd

25 photos showing that Kohl's is a mess right now

Yahoo Finance - Kohl's is only days removed from an earnings day disaster.

UPS Drivers Say 'Brutal' Heat Is Endangering Their Lives

About 8 p.m. on a hot Thursday in July, Nicholas Gubell, a driver for UPS, was nearing the end of his route on Long Island, New York, when he started to feel woozy. cont'd

Zelensky draws line in negotiations: We're not giving land to Russia

Yahoo! News - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that neither he nor his people can accept some of Russia's reported demands for ending its increasingly brutal invasion, which is now entering its fourth week.

Scroll back up to restore default view. Yahoo News Congresswoman born in Ukraine blasts Putin's invasion: 'This is not a war. This is genocide.'

A Republican congresswoman who was born in Ukraine harshly condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for his increasingly brutal invasion of her home country.

Putin Faces Sanctions, but His Assets Remain an Enigma

Yahoo News - When Western governments announced Friday their intention to freeze assets belonging to President Vladimir Putin of Russia as punishment for invading Ukraine, there was no indication they knew of significant holdings that could be tied to him.

One European diplomat emphasized the symbolic value of the effort, describing it as “a politically important signal.”

A Russian court document mentioned Russian troops "stationed" in eastern Ukraine. Moscow insists there are none.

Moscow — A Russian court's verdict in a bribery case last month appears to have inadvertently referenced the presence of Russian troops in the rebel-held Donbas area of Ukraine. A district court in Russia's Rostov region, on the Ukrainian border, disclosed that the manager of a company called Tekhnologiya LLC was responsible for stocking and selling food to Russian troops stationed in eastern Ukraine.

Biden delivers remarks at G20 summit

ABC News - “The United States and the European Union have agreed to negotiate the world’s first trade agreement based on how much carbon is in a product,” President Joe Biden said.

The doping rules that cost Sha’Carri Richardson have a debated, political history

Sha’Carri Richardson’s positive marijuana test left a marquee event of this month’s Tokyo Olympics without one of the United States’ most captivating athletes. It also represented a collision of Olympic bureaucracy, shifting attitudes toward cannabis internationally and domestically, and the unsettling endurance of criminal drug policies.

Kroger, Starbucks and Target among retailers that will still require masks in Texas despite end of state mandate

Msn.com ~ Even as some states roll back mask mandates, some of the nation’s largest retailers including Kroger, Macy’s, Starbucks and Target are not rolling back theirs.

Can Russia live without the US dollar?

Pravda.ru - The US dollar will not disappear from the international market any time soon, but it is absolutely essential for Moscow to continue its long-term policy of 'de-dollarization' to reduce Russia's dependence on the currency. 

RT America 

The US dollar will remain in circulation in Russia and will not disappear anywhere, but the Russian economy needs to reduce its dependence on the US currency, Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko said.
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The US dollar will remain in circulation in Russia and will not disappear anywhere, but the Russian economy needs to reduce its dependence on the US currency, Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko said.
Читайте больше на https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/147334-russia_dollar/

The US dollar will remain in circulation in Russia and will not disappear anywhere, but the Russian economy needs to reduce its dependence on the US currency, Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko said.
Читайте больше на https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/147334-russia_dollar/

Can Russia live without the US dollar?
Читайте больше на https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/147334-russia_dollar/

Can Russia live without the US dollar?
Читайте больше на https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/147334-russia_dollar/

United Nations experts call for closure of Guantanamo

 United Nations, February 27 (RHC)-- A group of United Nations rights experts welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's stated goal to shutter the Guantanamo Bay prison, urging Washington to ensure crimes committed there are punished.

NASA is about to land a helicopter on Mars for the first time

 This is "a true extraterrestrial Wright Brothers moment." click here