Robert Kraft, NFL owner and Columbia University donor, is pulling his support for the university. Columbia is being divided by protests over Israel’s war in Gaza. Kraft said he is “no longer confident that Columbia can protect its students and staff.” Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots and a Columbia University […]
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Storms intensify in Dallas-Fort Worth, threat of possible tornadoes; weekend will be cold
Thunderstorms intensified early Friday morning making the commute into Dallas-Fort Worth a wet and blustery mess. But a cold front expected to arrive later in the day will push all the moisture to the east and will cool things down considerably with patchy frost expected early Sunday in some parts of the region. “A few […]
Billowing smoke engulfs Texas as wildfires intensify
STORY: Fueled by dry and unusually warm weather, a massive wildfire has ravaged over 250,000 acres in the region, prompting widespread evacuations, road closures, and thick smoke engulfing the area. The Smokehouse Creek Fire, now the largest among multiple wildfires in northern Texas, has rapidly expanded since igniting on Monday (February 26) afternoon, exacerbated by […]
Democrats intensify their IVF messaging in new billboards, tying Trump to the Alabama ruling
Democrats are ramping up their messaging around an Alabama Supreme Court ruling over in vitro fertilization, drawing a direct line from the decision to former President Donald Trump as the party seizes on a firestorm of backlash over the decision. In public appearances, through surrogates, on social media and now on billboards across eight battleground […]
Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border as they intensify protests against non-EU imports
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish farmers blocked border crossings with Ukraine, burned tires and spilled grain from train wagons on Tuesday as they intensified a nationwide protest against the import of Ukrainian foods and European Union environmental policies. Farmers from Spain to Italy to Belgium have been protesting recently, worried that EU plans to place […]
Russians intensify their advance, suffer increasing losses – UK Defence Intelligence
UK Defence Intelligence notes that Russian forces have increased offensive activity along the entire front line in Ukraine, increasing their losses. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 21 January on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details: The agency cites data from the Ukrainian General Staff from 19 January, which show that the number of […]
Russians intensify search for partisan movements in Ukraine’s east
The Russians are intensifying checks on the population in the temporarily occupied eastern part of Ukraine to counteract resistance activity. Source: National Resistance Center (NRC) Quote: “The Ukrainian resistance movement says that the enemy is attempting to strengthen counterintelligence measures, specifically by increasing the number of so-called mobile groups tasked with selectively checking the local […]
Russians intensify attacks on Lyman and Avdiivka fronts where Ukrainian defenders repel 63 attacks – General Staff
Russian occupiers have been attacking on six fronts in Ukraine’s east and south, with most attacks being repelled on the Lyman, Avdiivka and Bakhmut fronts and a total 98 combat clashes occurring over the day. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 17 January Details: On […]
Migrant deaths in Rio Grande intensify tensions between Texas, Biden administration over crossings
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — After Texas fenced off a park along the U.S.-Mexico border and began turning away Border Patrol agents, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott explained why at a campaign stop near Houston. “We are not allowing Border Patrol on that property anymore,” Abbott said Friday, drawing applause from supporters while endorsing a state legislator […]
Russian occupation authorities to open ‘war museums’ in Luhansk schools to intensify propaganda among children
Luhansk Oblast’s occupation authorities have ordered the creation of so-called “war museums” in every secondary school in the region in an attempt to intensify Russian propaganda among children and shift the responsibility for the war and crimes against civilians to Ukraine, the National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on Jan. 5. The “museums” will feature exhibits […]
Putin says Russia will ‘intensify’ attacks on Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Moscow would intensify strikes on military targets in Ukraine, after an unprecedented Ukrainian attack over the weekend on the Russian city of Belgorod. The Ukrainian attack on Saturday, which killed 25 people including five children, came after Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukrainian cities. Meanwhile, Kyiv said Russia […]
Russia launches record number of drones in Ukraine, and Putin says Moscow will intensify its attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a record 90 Shahed-type drones across Ukraine during the early hours of the new year, and Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country would “intensify” its attacks on its neighbor. Speaking during a New Year’s Day visit to a military hospital, Putin said Ukraine could expect more such strikes […]