Vance Tells Europeans to Stop Shunning Parties Deemed Extreme
His comments shocked attendees at the Munich Security Conference and seemed to target efforts to sideline the hard-right ...
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Who is Russian sovereign wealth fund boss Kirill Dmitriev, whose Middle East connections helped broker the release of US prisoner Marc Fogel?
By Ben Aris in Berlin When I first met Kirill Dmitriev he was one of the bright young things of the Russian business ...
Vance Meets Zelensky After Signaling Support for Europe’s Far-Right Parties
At the Munich Security Conference, Vice President JD Vance scolded European leaders for failing to uphold democratic values, ...
Russian Central Bank Says January 2025 Current Account Deficit at $0.7 Billion
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's current account deficit in January 2025 stood at $0.7 billion, compared with a surplus of $2.9 billion in January 2024 and a deficit of $1.6 billion in December 2024, the ...
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Powerful NYC teachers’ union tries to go around City Hall to nab $10K pay raises for paraprofessionals
New York’s powerful teachers’ union is trying to go around City Hall to boost pay for special-education staffers to the tune of $10,000 a year. United Federation of Teachers President Michael ...
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University of Alaska and faculty union reach tentative agreement for new contract
The University of Alaska administration and the union representing nearly 1,100 faculty and postdoctoral fellows have reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year contract. The deal ...
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Local LGBTQ centers scramble for new funding amid threats to federal budgets
Community centers that serve LGBTQ New Yorkers are scrambling for new funding sources following a chaotic week that left executives on edge about the status of federal grants that power their ...
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Could Russia's military exercises mean a new mobilization?
One user of the Russian social network Vkontakte asked whether a "new mobilization" drive was likely. "Now, many people will leave the country again," said another. According to Russian law ...
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Russian missile attack seriously damages historic centre of Ukraine's Odesa
Missile attack damages historic buildings in Odesa, injures seven Zelenskiy emphasizes need to strengthen Ukraine's air defences Odesa governor reports repeated Russian military attacks on same ...
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New York teachers union discusses smartphone ban in schools
Rochester, N.Y. — The New York State United Teachers union convened Thursday in Rochester to deliberate on the state's initiative to prohibit smartphone usage in K-12 schools. The state has ...
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Trump wants federal workers to resign; what the buyouts could mean in New Jersey
The voluntary buyout plan is meant to shrink the federal workforce, but in New Jersey, where nearly 23,000 people work for the federal government, the impact could have a ripple effect.
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Trump administration orders sweeping freeze of federal aid
One week in, the Trump administration is broadening its assault on the functions of government and shifting control of the federal purse ... the country.” The New York Democrat urged the ...