How not to end a war: 3 lessons from the last time Ukraine and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal
The last time Ukraine signed a peace accord with Russia, 10 years ago, it brought only sporadic violence, mounting distrust, ...
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Sudzha 'Has Been Destroyed' As Russia Reclaims Kursk Town
As Russia concentrates troops and firepower on retaking the areas of the Kursk region still occupied by Ukraine, its troops say they have captured the town of Sudzha, but it's mostly a pile of ruins, ...
Russia Claims to Have Regained Control of Key Kursk Town
Ukrainian officials have not confirmed a retreat from the town in Russia’s Kursk region, parts of which were captured by Kyiv ...
Russia whittled down Ukraine's bargaining chip to a final stronghold — and it's breaching that one, too
Russian forces have entered Sudzha, a town about five miles from the border, as a temporary cease-fire deal hangs in the ...
300 Pounds of Caviar, Champagne Sorbet, and More Ways to Party Like a Royal
In 41 BC, Cleopatra hosted a dinner to celebrate the Roman leader Mark Antony, who was a well-known party animal. Twelve ...
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L.A. recovery czar vents over working for free: ‘I was lied to’
Steve Soboroff, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ wildfire recovery czar, went public with his frustrations ... made to an alumni group at Harvard-Westlake School last week, came as Soboroff ...
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Alice Johnson is Donald Trump’s new ‘Pardon Czar’: From ex-prisoner to guiding presidential mercy decisions
US President Donald Trump announced on February 21 that Alice Johnson, a Tennessee woman whose life sentence for a drug crime he commuted in 2018, has been appointed as a “pardon czar.” ...
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Wu calls border czar's promise to 'bring hell' to Boston mere 'bluster'
“I'm coming to Boston. I'm bringing hell with me,” said Trump’s border czar Tom Homan at a conservative conference over the weekend. He says the Boston police are derelict in their duty on ...
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Bank groups ask crypto czar David Sacks to revise rules
Six major banking associations sent a letter to the White House Crypto Czar David Sacks calling on the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets to revise rules that prevent banks from ...
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Trump's newly-appointed 'pardon czar' outlines 'specific marching orders' for role
President Donald Trump's newly-appointed "pardon czar" outlined the priorities for her role Monday, telling "America's Newsroom" she is "ready" and eager to get started. "I plan to fulfill the ...
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Who Is Alice Johnson? Trump's New 'Pardon Czar'
Johnson, who became a well-known justice reform advocate after Trump granted her clemency in 2018, would be the first person to step into the position of a "pardon czar." The term "czar" is ...
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Former Aliceville inmate: Named nation's first 'Pardon Czar' by Trump. Who is Alice Johnson?
On Thursday, he named Johnson the nation's first "Pardon Czar." Johnson served over 21 years in prison, including the Federal Correctional Institution in Aliceville, after being convicted for ...