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Biden seeks $10B for aid to Ukraine, $22.5B for coronavirus

The Biden administration is seeking another $10 billion to help protect Ukraine against the Russian invasion and an additional $22.5 billion to cover coronavirus pandemic-related expenses, two major additions to budget talks already underway. The acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, Shalanda Young, laid out the need for the supplemental […]

Musk invites UAW union to hold vote at Tesla California factory

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Thursday he was inviting labor union United Auto Workers (UAW) to hold a vote at the electric carmaker's California factory. The announcement comes three months after the billionaire entrepreneur criticized the Biden administration and Democrats for a proposal to give union-made, U.S.-built electric vehicles […]

Banks, IKEA, vodka-maker shun Russia as corporate exits increase

By Anna Ringstrom, Tassilo Hummel and Gwladys Fouche (Reuters) – French bank Societe Generale said it was working to cut its risks in Russia, fearing a tit-for-tat response by Moscow to Western sanctions, as more companies from vodka maker Diageo to IKEA suspended business in the country. Brazilian plane-maker Embraer joined Airbus and Boeing in […]

Chances of Vladimir Putin destroying world with Russia’s nukes explained

Boris Johnson has accused Russia of committing war crimes as Russian troops continue to rage war on Ukraine's cities. The PM slammed Vladimir Putin as Downing Street claimed "horrific acts" were being carried out on an almost hourly basis as population centres were targeted. Yesterday (Wednesday, March 2) Russian officials finally announced that 498 of […]

News anchor gets trolled after yelling at wrong guest on live TV for 2 minutes

A news anchor got schooled by a guest when he mixed up the names of his panellists and went on a full two-minute rant on air. Rahul Shivshankar, editor-in-chief at Times Now, invited two guests – Daniel McAdams, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute, and Bohdan Nahaylo, chief editor of Kyiv Post – on […]

AFROPUNK And Shopify Team Up For Black Fashion Accelerator Program

For years, Black minds and hands have brought some of the biggest fashion moments to the industry. Yet, they are still vastly underrepresented in the space.  AFROPUNK and Shopify are aiming to change that.  They’ve recently partnered to launch the Black Fashion Accelerator, an intensive program that will help prepare nine promising talents for long […]

Ministers warn Putin he faces isolation for DECADES

Putin is warned he faces isolation for DECADES as Liz Truss says Russia ‘must lose’ in Ukraine on diplomatic mission to Lithuania Ministers warning Vladimir Putin he faces ‘decades’ of international isolation Liz Truss visited Lithuania to show solidarity with the Baltic states near Russia Foreign Secretary said international community must go further on sanctions […]

Brave Ukrainians celebrate as they take a joyride on seized Russian tank

A group of Ukrainians was filmed chanting in high spirits as they took a joyride on a Russian tank that was left abandoned in the field. Dramatic video footage shared on social media shows the local resistance forces in Slatyne, an urban settlement region in the Kharkiv Oblast driving a T-80BVM Russian battle tank. The […]