Section: US & Canada
The Latest: WADA welcomes doping report on Russian athletics
GENEVA (AP) — The Latest from the IAAF investigation (all times local): ___ 5:10 p.m. The World Anti-Doping Agency says the report by Dick Pound’s commission into Russian doping “will shock and appall athletes and sports fan worldwide.” WADA says it “welcomed” the report by an independent panel that detailed widespread doping in Russian...
Characters From Renaissance Paintings Take Over The Streets Of Ukraine
For his series “The Daily Lives of Gods,” Alexey Kondakov juxtaposes the modern and oft bleak streets of Kiev, Ukraine, with classic Renaissance paintings. The idea came to the Ukrainian art director when he discovered the 17th century Caesar van Everdingen painting “Nymphs Offering the Young Bacchus Wine,” while surfing...
Daredevil Climbs Eiffel Tower, Records A Stomach-Churning Video
File this under: Things not to try on your next family vacation. James Kingston, a Youtuber and adventurer who has previously climbed the Dnopro Towers in Ukraine and somehow manages to capture his terrifying stunts on video, is back at it for a new climb. This time, up the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Without any visible ropes or safety...
Human rights group: Ukraine Jewish mausoleum fire may have been arson
(JTA) — A Jewish mausoleum in western Ukraine burned down in what a human rights group said may have been a deliberate arson attack connected with a dispute over a commemoration project. The gravesite of Hillel Lichtenstein, a 19th century Jewish sage and former chief rabbi of the Ukrainian city of Kolomyia, was partially destroyed last week in a...
Child’s Play Turns Tragic In Eastern Ukraine
Eleven-year-old Kolya was playing with his friends near a Ukrainian military base when they stumbled on a rocket-propelled grenade. The accidental detonation shattered Kolya’s limbs and killed his younger brother. The boys are among an untold number of victims of the conflict in Ukraine’s east, where land mines and unexploded ordnance...
The Citizens of Nowhere
Greg ConstantineGreg Constantine has spent a decade photographing people with no papers, and no rights. Working with various refugee groups and non-governmental organizations, Constantine has visited stateless communities in 18 countries—including Sri Lanka, Kenya, Kuwait, Crimea, Italy, and the Dominican Republic. His new book, Nowhere People,...
Live From New York, It’s Donald Trump
NBCTo protest Donald Trump’s appearance on Saturday Night Live this week, the group DeportRacism.com offered $5,000—in cash—to anyone on set or in the audience who would disrupt Trump in his hosting role. And who would do that, specifically, by calling him a racist. Trump was, in the end, called a racist on live TV. But the interrupting...
Ukraine Famine Monument Unveiled In Washington
A monument commemorating the millions of Ukrainians who perished in the Holodomor — the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s — has been unveiled in the U.S. capital. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Carter says Russia, China potentially threaten global order
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Saturday accused Russia of endangering world order, citing its incursions in Ukraine and loose talk about nuclear weapons, and said the U.S. defense establishment is searching for creative ways to deter Russian aggression and protect U.S. allies. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Defense Secretary: Russia, China Potentially Threaten Global Order
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Saturday accused Russia of endangering world order, citing its incursions in Ukraine and loose talk about nuclear weapons, and said the U.S. defense establishment is searching for creative ways to deter Russian aggression and protect U.S. allies. In remarks at the Ronald Reagan...
