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The Biden administration just promised another $10 billion in economic aid to Ukraine, bringing the to-date sum up around $200 billion, with more likely to roll out in the coming months. But for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenksy, that's just not enough, and he has harsh words for Americans who'd like to keep their tax dollars here at home as opposed to using them to line Ukraine's war chest. The one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of their neighbor Ukraine fell this week. "I would like to thank the American people," Zelensky began, in his sweatshirt emblazoned with a small Ukranian...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared in a video message during the Golden Globes telecast to thank his allies in the “free world.” Sean Penn introduced the Ukrainian comedian-turned-politician with nods to ongoing protests in Iran, during which several citizens have been executed, and the women’s rights movement in Afghanistan. The Oscar winner previously met with Zelenskyy in Kyiv and gifted him one of his Academy Awards, asking the president to return it when the war ends. Zelenskyy told the Hollywood crowd that the “war in Ukraine is not over yet, but the tide is turning, and it is already clear...

Sam Bankman-Fried flown to the US... There will be an emergency court hearing in Mohave County, Arizona tomorrow morning. Republican Attorney General candidate Abe Hamadeh is being challenged by Maricopa County on his request to inspect ballots... Also in Arizona the two-day trial for Republican Gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake's election challenge... The FBI taking shots at the Twitter Files revelations... The commander of the US Navy's Seal Team 1 found dead in his San Diego home... In Israel Benjamin Netanyahu says he has formed a new government... In France railroad controllers going on strike Friday... Thanks to gasoline prices an...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called for “total help” from other counties as Russian forces continue to advance in the eastern region of Ukraine amid Moscow’s ongoing invasion of the country. In an address, Zelensky stressed Ukraine’s need for aid from other countries, saying that Russian forces have significantly more equipment and soldiers than Ukraine in some places and adding that Moscow’s “desire to fight still remains.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he believes the war against Russia would have already been won if Western allies including the US and NATO had sent more weapons to arm Ukraine. “If we had access to all the weapons we need, which our partners have and which are comparable to the weapons used by the Russian Federation, we would have already ended this war,” Zelensky said in a video address Tuesday evening, the Times of London reported.

So how long will it be and in what capacity will Pence go to work for Biden ?

In the safety of the large number of like-minded, pussy-capped women at the "march" held on the Washington Mall, actress Ashley Judd came off as fairly deranged, delivering an over-acted rendition of a rhyme-challenged poem written by a 19-year-old "nasty woman", targeting the evil, misogynist President Trump. It now comes with a sense of irony that the same Ashley Judd was approached and subjected to a very muted example of what Trump supporters and Republicans receive from those on her side of the aisle and it left her "scared". She shared her horrific experience with a post on Facebook.

A Saudi woman lived as a beggar most of her life until she was 100 years. When she died, she left behind millions and four buildings. Known as Aisha, the woman had told a neighbour just before her death to give her money to authorities as she had no relatives. Okaz newspaper estimated her wealth at SR five million (Dhfive million) plus four large buildings in the western Red Sea port of Jeddah, where Aisha had practiced her begging profession for more than 50 years. “She had around SRfour million in cash, more than SR one million in gold coins...

A 'beggar' took advantage of a man's generosity early Sunday morning when he allegedly grabbed all the cash from the donor's hand when the donor only wanted to give him $1.

A secret American delegation was sent by US President Barack Obama this week to solicit Saudi Arabian and other Gulf rulers for hundreds of billions of petro-dollars for investment in US and global economic stimulus plans, exclusive Gulf sources report. They came away empty-handed. The chilly welcome received by the delegation, which met finance ministers and the heads of banks in Riyadh and the five emirates, was generated by wide disapproval of the US president's policy of engagement with Iran. Two other US missions had just been and gone, headed by defense secretary Robert Gates and special adviser to the...

The Chinese and other foreign investors should have "absolute confidence" in the soundness of their investments in the United States, President Obama said Saturday. Obama commented in the Oval Office in response to a question about the Chinese premier's concerns over the safety of his country's holdings in America. China is Washington's biggest foreign creditor, with an estimated $1 trillion in U.S. government debt. The Obama administration is counting on the Chinese to help pay for the $787 billion economic stimulus package by buying U.S. bonds.

Perez’s problem isn’t laziness. It’s something far worse: student-loan debt. And plenty of it. At last count, the former film student owed some $207,000. So last month, Perez did what any Web-savvy twentysomething in his predicament might do: he launched his own Web site, joesdebt.com, and began soliciting donations. For himself.

Sour end for fraudster  By Karanja Njoroge It was the end of the road for a man who has been begging on the streets of Nakuru town under the pretext that he was suffering from kidney failure.Drama unfolded as irate residents who have for years donated money to assist the man go for dialysis realised he had been feigning the ailment.The man who had a ‘dialysis kit’ fixed on his stomach has been lying on the streets of Nakuru town begging for money from the public.The ‘beggar’ on Moi Road was exposed after a well-wisher who had Sh1, 000...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - A homeless man who was arrested after asking a policeman for a dollar got a judge to throw out the case by arguing that begging is a form of free speech. Judge Gail Rice made the ruling after Eric Hoffstead had his lawyer cite a 15-year-old federal court decision saying New York state's loitering law violated First Amendment protections. "This is a great victory for freedom of speech," said Hoffstead's lawyer, Carl Birman. Hoffstead was still in the county jail Thursday on a separate trespassing charge. The ruling Wednesday nullified a loitering charge and a misdemeanor...

So, any of you catch the hilarious op-ed in the NY Times today? The one where the author, upon hearing that Oprah has re-ignited her book club to include living authors again, basically begs to be on the show? Sounded familiar. Sadly familiar. This is me: "Please, Oprah! Pleeeeezzzzeee!" Yup. I've written to Oprah a few times. ... I've told her about following my heart to success. About putting my brother through school so he could follow his heart, too. About the sales of the book. The movie deal with Jlo and Laura Ziskin. The TV deal at Lifetime. About...

Spokesman Terry calls for action: We need EVERYONE READING THIS EMAIL to call Governor Jeb Bush RIGHT AWAY, and ask him to do one simple thing: "PLEASE EXERCISE YOUR LEGAL AUTHORITY, AND TAKE TERRI SCHIAVO INTO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY RIGHT AWAY." +++++++++++++++++++++++ ALERT: Wednesday was a rollercoaster of emotions for us, here in Tallahassee, Florida. We've lobbied the state Senators HARD this past week, trying to get just three swing votes to come our way. On Wednesday, the bill that could have saved Terri Schiavo from being starved to DEATH was defeated... by just three votes. There were a number of...

Eighty-five Percent of Beijing Beggars are Professional By Zhao Yan, Broadcasting Corporation of China Translated by The Epoch Times Jul 02, 2004 (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) It’s official! According to an investigation conducted by Beijing officials, up to 85 percent of all beggars are professional. The officials concluded that more attention must be paid to both control and assist the homeless. They also pointed out that beggars in Beijing come from about 22 provinces, mostly from areas with underdeveloped economies. Professional beggars are fast becoming a major problem. According to a police report, only about 15 percent of the beggars...

Meet New York's 'Naked Cowboy' By Jeff Pearlman Newsday staff writer Originally published May 15, 2003 The sky is gray and the afternoon is long, and if ever a Monday in New York City has felt interminable, it is today. On the neon financial news crawlers that help light up an otherwise damp Times Square, bleakness rules. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES FROM 5.9% TO 6% ... PLANNED U.S. LAYOFFS INCREASE FROM 85,396 IN MARCH TO ',399 IN APRIL ... 95,000 AMERICAN MANUFACTURING JOBS LOST IN APRIL; BIGGEST DECLINE SINCE JAN. 2002. How then, to explain ... this?

Painting by Van Dyck Painting by El Greco St John the Evangelist with St Martin St Martin's Dream of Christ SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS BISHOP, CONFESSOR—316-400 Feast: November 11 St. Martin, called "the glory of Gaul," was born about the year 316 of pagan parents in Sabaria, Upper Pannonia, a province comprising northern Yugoslavia and western Hungary. His father was an officer in the Roman army who had risen from the ranks. While Martin was still a child, his father was transferred to a new station in Pavia, north Italy. Here the boy learned of Christianity, felt drawn to...