In the United States, the national legal drinking age is 21 years old and has been so since 1984. However, according to information provided by the Alcohol Policy Information System — a project of the National Institute of Health — 45 states provide legal exceptions for underage drinking in certain contexts. While most of these […]
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Xi says China will ‘surely be reunified’ with self-ruled Taiwan in New Year’s address
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan during his televised New Year’s address, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island, which it considers its own. Taiwan split from China amid civil war in 1949, but Beijing continues to regard the island of 23 million with […]
Putin shortens his 2024 New Year address and does not hire extras for video
Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, has significantly shortened his New Year address to Russians and was seen in the frame without people dressed in military uniforms. Source: Putin’s address published by RIA Novosti Details: On 31 December in the afternoon, Putin’s New Year address to Russians was shown on the TV in the Far […]
Putin says Russia will never give up in New Year’s address
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for unity and perseverance among Russians heading into 2024. “We have shown more than once that we can solve the most difficult tasks and never back down, because there is no force that could divide us,” the Kremlin leader said in his televised address, without explicitly mentioning the war […]
Putin, in New Year address, makes only passing reference to Ukraine
Dec 31 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing an election in March, made only passing reference in his New Year address on Sunday to his war in Ukraine, hailing his soldiers as heroes but mostly emphasising unity and shared determination. The pre-recorded address, being aired just before midnight in each of Russia’s 11 time […]
Putin lauds Russian unity in his New Year’s address as Ukraine war overshadows celebration
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s “united society” in his prerecorded New Year’s address to the nation, the country’s state news agencies reported Sunday. Putin addressed Russians in a video that ran under four minutes long, significantly shorter than the New Year’s speech he gave last year, according to state news agency RIA Novosti. Millions […]
Putin lauds Russian unity in his New Year’s address
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s “united society” in his prerecorded New Year’s address to the nation, the country’s state news agencies reported Sunday. Putin addressed Russians in a video that ran under four minutes long, significantly shorter than the New Year’s speech he gave last year, according to state news agency RIA Novosti. Millions […]
Ukraine not mentioned by name in Putin’s New Year address
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not mention Ukraine by name, nor the “special military operation” — the Kremlin’s dubious term for its war against Ukraine — in his short and muted New Year address on Dec. 31. The pre-recorded speech aired just before midnight as Russia’s eastern regions ushered in 2024 and ran just under […]
China will ‘surely be reunified’ with Taiwan, says Xi in New Year address
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said in his televised New Year address that China will “surely be reunified” with Taiwan, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island, which it considers its own. Taiwan split from China amid civil war in 1949, but Beijing continues to regard the island of 23 million people with […]
‘We can’t afford the food:’ Military families call for action to address food insecurity
For more than a dozen years, the nonprofit group Operation Homefront has held holiday events for military families nationwide. It’s a chance for kids to meet Santa while enjoying games and toys – and most importantly, it’s a place where military families can receive free groceries to prepare a holiday meal. It comes as millions […]
‘We can’t afford the food:’ Military families call for action to address food insecurity
For more than a dozen years, the nonprofit group Operation Homefront has held holiday events for military families nationwide. It’s a chance for kids to meet Santa while enjoying games and toys – and most importantly, it’s a place where military families can receive free groceries to prepare a holiday meal. It comes as millions […]
Proposed law would create trust funds for low-income babies to address state’s wealth gap
Nearly half the babies in Washington are born into poor families. This legislative session, some lawmakers and the state treasurer are once again trying to get a proposal passed by the Legislature that they say will break cycles of poverty. “Within days of one’s birth, people are sent into two different economic trajectories,” State Treasurer […]