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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis Every week we wrap up essential coverage of the war in Ukraine, from news and features to analysis, and more. [Excerpt] ‘Music is to me the light’ For this piece Charlotte Higgins sets the scene at the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, where the stakes are very high for everyone on stage. Violinist Joshua Bell and conductor Dalia Stasevska are on an intensely focused mission to get the opening bars of a concerto just right – and not just any concerto, but one by...

Hillary Clinton believes that when in the last days of her presidential campaign FBI director James Comey publicly released the news that more of her lost emails had been found on a recently seized laptop computer, it cost her the election: https://nypost.com/2021/11/04/hillary-clinton-recalls-terrible-day-fbi-reopened-email-probe/ And she's probably right. James Comey's bumbling contribution to Hillary Clinton's defeat is one that he can never fully atone for...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Lucy, the infamous street savvy pup that has eluded capture for two years, is now in the custody of Virginia Beach Animal Control. Lucy first made headlines, and paused traffic, more than a year ago when Virginia Beach residents insisted, against city officials, on feeding the dog in the busy roadways of Lynnhaven Parkway and Sabre Street. From treats, toys, and kindness from Virginia Beach Animal Control officers, Lucy resisted all attempts of being caught in favor of the feasts passersby tossed at her. Officials said that while they understood the good intentions of the...

President Donald Trump on Sunday night retweeted conservative religious leader Jerry Falwell Jr., who said the president should have two years added to his first term “as pay back for time stolen by this corrupt failed coup,” referencing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s lengthy investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. While the move would be an unconstitutional power grab, Falwell referred to the extension of the president’s term as a form of “reparations,” a troublesome nod to current ongoing discussions within the Democratic Party about whether the U.S. government should pay reparations to the descendants of formerly enslaved people....

"Together, we are building a safe, strong, and proud America." IGNITING A HISTORIC ECONOMIC BOOM: President Trump’s pro-growth policies are unleashing economic growth and providing opportunities to workers across the country. Due to President Trump’s pro-growth policies, real gross domestic product (GDP) growth exceeded 3 percent over the last four quarters. Real GDP grew at annual rates of 3.4 percent in the third quarter of 2018 and 4.2 percent in the second quarter. More than 5 million jobs have been created since President Trump’s election and the unemployment rate remains below 4 percent. This is the eighth time this year...

Bill Mitchell: "We have 2 years to study EXACTLY what Democrats did to steal the House and prevent the same BS in 2020. The Democrats should have lost the House now and saved their tricks for 2020. Controlling the House for 2 years will only expose them. They got the car, we've got the keys."