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Several groups of Russians fleeing the Russian military draft have headed to South Korea. Google Maps Russians fleeing Putin’s military draft have left via car, train, plane, and less frequently, by boat. All but two Russians known to have sailed into South Korea to avoid the draft have been denied entry. A South Korean lawmaker…
Rep. Lauren Boebert. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Don Coram wrote a scathing op-ed slamming Lauren Boebert for being “disgraceful.” He accused Boebert of “jet-setting around the country promoting herself and extreme rhetoric.” Coram was a Republican congressional candidate who lost the GOP primary to Boebert in June. In an op-ed published on October 12, Don Coram,…
Exterior shot showing a section of the West Lake landfill Tuesday March 13, 2012, in Bridgeton, Missouri. Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Tribune News Service/Getty Images A report found high levels of radioactive contamination at an elementary school in Missouri. Jana Elementary school is located near a creek that was contaminated in the 1940s and ’50s. The…
Welcome to House of the Dragon MVP, our series highlighting each episode’s Most Valuable Player in the game before the Game of Thrones. There are two kinds of people in House of the Dragon: players and pieces. In the players category there is the king, great lords, and dominant individual powers like Rhaenyra, Daemon, and…
Russian soldiers in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022. Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images Russia’s military has made it a priority to quickly recoup the number of soldiers it has to fight. Mobilization efforts have resulted in soldiers with little training being sent to the front lines. Soldiers have also begun complaining about…
Say the words “episode 9” to a Game of Thrones fan and you’ll likely get a worried reaction. For years, the number nine was either a harbinger of major character deaths or of epic battles (which often included major character deaths). The ninth episode of Game of Thrones seasons brought us such hits as Ned…
T-64 tanks in Ukraine’s Independence Day military parade in central Kyiv on August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich The Russian government on Sunday blocked access to a Ukrainian site for soldiers who want to surrender. The “I Want to Live” site has received 2,000 requests to surrender, the Kyiv Independent reported. The Roskomsvoboda Project, a Russian…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center, September 26, 2022. Chris O’Meara/AP Florida will continue flying migrants out of the state, DeSantis’ office confirmed Saturday. The program was halted due to officials responding to Hurricane Ian. The state paid $1 million to charter migrant flights to…
Image: G4 TV Comcast is shutting down G4 after attempting to relaunch the gaming channel last year, according to a report from Deadline. The channel first appeared on linear cable back in 2002 until it met its demise as the final studio shows were axed in 2012, and it was eventually replaced by the Esquire…