WATCH: Russia celebrates 79th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany
President Vladimir Putin has turned the event into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his move into Ukraine.
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BuzzFeedI’m A Woman Who Did A Solo Walk Across Europe. Here’s The 1 Thing Most Men — Even The ‘Good Guys’ — Don’t Understand.
"Right now, the stakes for women could not be higher. If you consider yourself a 'good guy,' the alarm bells should be ringing in your head, too."
- Variety
Rami Malek Says He Was ‘Thrown’ On the Hood of a Cop Car in Racial Profiling Incident: ‘I May Well Be Going to Jail for Something I’ve Not Done’
In a recent discussion with The Guardian, Rami Malek detailed his experiences with racism as an Egyptian-American, pointing to one racial profiling incident where he found himself on the hood of a cop car. “I got thrown on the bonnet of an LAPD cop car because someone had robbed a liquor store and stolen a …
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Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead
The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication.
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Teenager describes tumultuous life at trial of adoptive parents accused of neglect and forced labor
The oldest daughter's testimony wrapped the first week in the trial of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz, who are accused of mistreating their five adopted children, all of whom are Black. Whitefeather and Lantz, who are white, each face more than a dozen felony counts that include forced labor, civil rights violations, human trafficking and gross child neglect. During the couple's arraignment last June, Kanawha County Circuit Judge MaryClaire Akers said the indictment alleged the children were used as “slaves.”
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Pat King apologizes for role in Freedom Convoy, faces sentencing next month
Freedom Convoy figurehead Pat King has apologized for his role in the 2022 protests, saying the fallout from his actions in Ottawa has left him unable to sleep, fearing for his safety, enduring online harassment, and facing financial ruin."I am extremely sorry for what happened to the City of Ottawa, and for that, I absolutely apologize for my actions," he said, adding that he "can relate" to what downtown residents experienced during the weeks-long gridlock and constant horn honking.King made t
- LA Times
From the ashes of a Pasadena synagogue, a powerful discovery is made
The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center burned down in the Eaton fire. But on a remaining wall, Mmembers discovered a hidden treasure.
- CBC
Police across Nova Scotia warn of scam targeting seniors
Halifax Regional Police are warning of a scam targeting seniors in the wake of multiple reported incidents.In a release Friday, HRP urged people to be suspicious of all calls or emails asking for money, and said they were looking for help identifying a suspect in a number of frauds in the Halifax area. In each reported instance, the victim received a call from someone pretending to be a family member who had been arrested and needed to be bailed out.They were then passed off to another individua
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Man's dramatic rescue of dog from freezing river in Vermont caught on video
The dramatic rescue Friday by Chris MacRitchie was caught on video by his son, who had first spotted a dog struggling to escape an icy river as they were going through the drive-thru of a local Dunkin’ Donuts.
- The State
‘Monstrous.’ Arrests made in the death of missing Columbia girl found beaten and burned
“Brutal. Heinous. Vicious. Gruesome. Monstrous. Disturbing,” Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said of her death.
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Ahmaud Arbery's killers avoided arrest at first. Now an ex-prosecutor faces trial for misconduct
Barely an hour after his son killed Ahmaud Arbery with a shotgun after they chased him through their neighborhood, Greg McMichael made a call for help to his former boss, the area's chief state prosecutor. “My son and I have been involved in a shooting, and I need some advice right away,” McMichael said in a voicemail left on District Attorney Jackie Johnson's cellphone. Nearly five years later, Johnson is going to trial on charges that she used her office to interfere with police investigating Arbery’s killing.
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Two high-profile Iranian judges killed in ‘planned assassination’
Two veteran Iranian Supreme Court judges known for handling high-profile cases were shot dead inside the court in Tehran, state-affiliated media reported.
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Man seriously injured after being shot by OPP near Kingston
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot by police Friday northwest of Kingston, Ont., and taken to hospital with serious injuries.Just after 5 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police responded to a "disturbance" at a residence on County Road 4 near the village of Camden East in Stone Mills Township, the OPP said in a statement on Saturday.According to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), officers tried to talk with a 41-year-old man inside.At some point, the man left the reside
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Oregon man who kidnapped a Seattle woman and kept her in a makeshift cell gets life sentence
An Oregon man has been sentenced to life in federal prison after being convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women in separate instances, including locking one in a cinder block cell.
- The Canadian Press
Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday, officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988.
- The Canadian Press
Indian police volunteer convicted of rape, murder of a trainee doctor that led to protests
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Saturday found a police volunteer guilty for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, a crime that sparked countrywide protests and hospital strikes last year amid renewed concerns over lack of safety for women.
- People
Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Jail for Using Gym Members' Locker Codes to Hack into Their Bank Accounts
The man used membership cards under false names to gain access to multiple gym chains, police said
- Associated Press
Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. Sher Abbas Stanikzai, political deputy at the Foreign Ministry, made the remarks in a speech on Saturday in southeastern Khost province. In Afghanistan, women and girls can only be treated by female doctors and health professionals.
- Storyful
Road Closed as Sinkhole Crumples Pavement in Toronto
A sinkhole crumpled a section of street in Toronto, Ontario, on Saturday, January 18, police said.Video filmed by @realitydocu shows the sinkhole blocked by cones and a police cruiser in Toronto’s Church-Wellesley neighborhood on Saturday.Police said roads were closed and traffic diversions were in place at the intersection of Church Street and Wellesley Street E due to the sinkhole.No injuries were reported. Credit: @realitydocu via Storyful
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Man found guilty in India doctor rape and murder case
Sanjay Roy faces life imprisonment or the death penalty over the charges he denies.
- BBC
Joy fades as Gazans return to destroyed homes
After the ceasefire came into force Gaza residents celebrated, but many of those returning are facing devastation.