Protesters in Washington, D.C., have gathered at the Russian embassy to protest the country’s invasion of Ukraine early on Thursday morning. The protesters gathered outside the Russian embassy after Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he is green lighting a “special
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Man Charged With Murder in Shooting at Protest in Portland
As they were working, she said, a man approached them and screamed that they were “violent terrorists,” repeatedly called them a misogynist vulgarity and accused them of being responsible for violence in the city. The women were about a block
Tara Lipinski And Johnny Weir’s Nearly Silent Protest During Kamila Valieva’s Skate Said It All
Controversial Russian star Kamila Valieva’s turn in the Winter Olympics’ women’s figure skating short program Tuesday was greeted on American TV with the sounds of silence. (Watch the video below.) The normally loquacious NBC commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir
Daily Crunch: Hackers leak names, personal details of donors to ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest
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Border blockade COVID protest continues: Virus updates
Trucks cleared out of a pandemic restrictions protest on Saturday that for days has disrupted trade between the U.S. and Canada. But protesters on foot are continuing to demonstrate, despite an increased police presence. Dozens of police officers moved into position Saturday morning near
Truckers protest in Canada at Ambassador Bridge: What we know
DETROIT — A protest at a major border crossing by Canadian truckers critical of pandemic vaccine mandates was headed into a third day, shutting down traffic on one international gateway and backing it up on another. The protest has heightening concerns about
Donation site for Ottawa truckers’ ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest exposed donors’ data
The donation site used by truckers in Ottawa who are currently protesting against national vaccine mandates has fixed a security lapse that exposed passports and driver licenses of donors. The Boston, Massachusetts-based donation service GiveSendGo became the primary donation service
Washington State High School Seniors Rally Hundreds of Students to Protest Mask Mandates: ‘We’re Not Backing Down’
The mask wars have been heating up in school districts across the country in recent weeks, notably in purple Virginia, where Governor Youngkin’s administration has been battling defiant school districts over his recent executive order making masks optional. Even in
Jury deliberates verdict; Kenosha preps for protest
KENOSHA, Wis. – Jurors considering the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse in his murder trial decided to break Tuesday evening and continue their deliberations Wednesday morning over whether the teen should be held responsible for killing two people and injuring a third
Uma Thurman Shares Her "Darkest Secret" in Protest of Texas Abortion Law
Uma Thurman is voicing her opposition to Texas’ abortion ban by opening up about her painful past. In a Washington Post op-ed published on Tuesday, Sept. 21, the 51-year-old Pulp Fiction star shared publicly for the first time that she
SpaceX calls Amazon’s protest of Starlink plan an irrelevant “diatribe”
Enlarge / Amazon UK warehouse at Leeds Distribution Park on May 27, 2021, in Leeds, England. Getty Images | Nathan Stirk On Thursday, SpaceX called Amazon’s latest protest against Starlink plans an irrelevant “diatribe” that should be ignored by the
NASA chief of Blue Origin protest: “They have every right” to sue
Enlarge / Former Florida Senator Bill Nelson was confirmed as NASA administrator earlier this year. NASA NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he is not upset with Blue Origin for pursuing all legal avenues after losing a space agency contract for
Reddit’s teach-the-controversy stance on COVID vaccines sparks wider protest
Getty Images | SOPA Images Over 135 subreddits have gone dark this week in protest of Reddit’s refusal to ban communities that spread misinformation about the COVID pandemic and vaccines. Subreddits that went private include two with 10 million or
Olympics officials are still negotiating a response to a U.S. podium protest.
The standoff over free speech between the International Olympic Committee and U.S. Olympic officials continued on Monday, as the I.O.C. grappled with what to do if the Americans refused to penalize an athlete for violating rules limiting demonstrations on