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Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it's coveted by both Russia and Ukraine
Russia’s seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was quick and bloodless, but it sent Moscow’s relations with the West into a downward spiral unseen since ...
Deseret News archives: Czar Nicholas deposed in 1917, creating a slew of unsolved mysteries
When the riots broke out, Nicholas instructed the city commandant to take firm measures and sent troops to restore order. It ...
How International Women’s Day came to be celebrated on March 8. There’s a Russian connection
The world celebrates International Women’s Day each year on March 8. But did you know that the celebration has a strong Russian link dating back to 1917?
The New Yorker21d
Nicholas Ray’s Hollywood Counterculture
I introduced a screening of Nicholas Ray’s 1956 melodrama “Bigger Than Life,” which is based on an Annals of Medicine piece titled “Ten Feet Tall,” by Berton Roueché, in the September ...
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The disturbing internet history of a triple killer
Nicholas Prosper posted a video alluding to an apparent obsession with a child video game character When police officers stopped 18-year-old Nicholas Prosper in Luton one Friday morning last ...
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The disturbing internet history of a triple killer
When police officers stopped 18-year-old Nicholas Prosper in Luton one Friday morning last September, he had already killed his mother, brother and sister and was planning to commit a mass ...
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The Last Tsar: The Life and Death of Nicholas II
The author clearly has an affinity with his subject: Nicholas II was an incompetent ruler and Mr Radzinsky is an incompetent historian. Before I say another unkind word let me quote from the chapter ...
The Times of Israel21d
Bibas family tells Netanyahu to ‘shut up,’ as he details the murders of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir
They were returned to Israel as part of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal’s first phase, which comprised 33 women, children, civilian men over 50, and those deemed “humanitarian cases.” ...
Los Angeles Times21d
As He-Man in ‘Masters of the Universe,’ Nicholas Galitzine shows off ‘intense training’ in first look
Wielding the iconic Power Sword and boasting a muscular build, actor Nicholas Galitzine is showing off his take on He-Man for the upcoming live-action adaptation of “Masters of the Universe.” ...
Daily Mail22d
MARK PALMER: Luis Rubiales' kiss was a crass error of judgement, but finding him guilty of sexual assault gives in to the #MeToo mob mentality that all jubilant males are predators
Heaven knows what worldwide furore would be unleashed if Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was seen planting a kiss on the lips of a lowly male soldier in 2025 - as he did in 1916. It was meant to be a ...
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‘Border czar’ says BPD commissioner is ignoring his duty. But what does the law require?
President Donald Trump and officials in his administration are making a habit of picking fights with so-called sanctuary cities, where laws limit cooperation between local law enforcement and ...