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Why Poland’s Restrictive Abortion Laws Could Be Problematic for Ukrainian Refugees
Ukrainian women who were raped by Russian soldiers are among the millions of refugees who have fled to Poland.
And they now find themselves in a country that severely restricts access to…
Facebook and Instagram disable AR filters in Texas and Illinois
Meta has disabled augmented reality filters for Facebook and Instagram in Texas and Illinois due to facial recognition and privacy laws in those states.
Although Metathe parent company of Facebook and instagram, said its AR…
Little Amal will soon meet refugees on the Polish-Ukrainian border
Last year, giant puppet Little Amal traveled 5,000 miles across Europe to raise awareness of the plight of refugees. She traveled from Turkish-Syrian to Manchester in the UK, passing through Greece, Italy and France along the way. And now…
The world should not turn its back on Belarusians
We are still the same people who courageously rose up against the brutal Lukashenka regime in August 2020. From Al Jazeera.
It…
Montana DPHHS to End Daily COVID-19 Reporting
Every day for the past two years, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has faithfully released daily COVID-19 infection numbers, but that practice will end on Friday.KGVO News spoke on Wednesday with Magdalena Scott,…
Airbnb will stop offering refunds when a host or guest contracts COVID-19
bookings made on or after May 31 will no longer be eligible for . The upcoming change to the Extenuating Circumstances Policy will apply to cases where a Host or Guest contracts .
The company says the host's standard cancellation…
Twitter has agreed to accept Elon Musk’s contract. Here’s how much more is left
There's still time for investors to bet on Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter and potentially make a nice profit on the deal. Shares of Twitter rose on Monday as the company accepted Musk's offer of $54.20 per share, but the stock closed at…
Group seeks 100,000 sponsors in US for Ukrainian refugees
A nonprofit group that coordinated aid for Afghan refugees in the United States is launching a new effort to recruit 100,000 American residents to sponsor Ukrainian refugees.The big picture: Welcome.US is spearheading the effort as the…
Ryanair turns away fugitive Ukrainian family who couldn’t print their boarding passes in…
Low-cost airline Ryanair is said to have turned away a fleeing Ukrainian family hoping to arrive safely in the UK after they were uprooted from their bombed-out Kyiv home because they were unable to print their boarding passes in advance.It…
Woodstock Farm Sanctuary director saves animals and helps Ukrainian refugees
Hervé Breuil, director of Woodstock Farm Sanctuarywatched the news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in horror, eager to do something about it."Like everyone else, I was shocked by all of this," says Breuil, from eastern France, about 20…
Mimi Reinhard, who typed Schindler’s List, dies at 107
JERUSALEM — Mimi Reinhard, a secretary in Oskar Schindler's office who typed the list of Jews he saved from extermination by Nazi Germany, has died in Israel at the age of 107.
Reinhard died early Friday and was buried Sunday in Herzliya,…
Schindler’s List Mimi Reinhard has died aged 107
She was among 1,200 Jews rescued by German businessman Oskar Schindler after he bribed Nazi authorities to let them keep them as workers in his factories.
JERUSALEM, Israel — Mimi Reinhard, a secretary in Oskar…
How governments are stepping up aid to Ukraine
The humanitarian emergency in Ukraine has sparked a global outpouring of support. In times of crisis, the feeling that you are helplessly watching atrocities is partially alleviated when there are actually ways to help, at least a…
Suspicious fire at Camp Ukraine in Hudson Valley, New York
An arson investigation is underway after a Ukrainian youth camp in the Hudson Valley went up in smoke. At approximately 1.50pm on Friday, members of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office and several fire departments responded to 8853 Route 209…
How to Book Your Dream Public Cabin in Alaska, Even if You’re a Late Start
Snow piles up on the steep mountains surrounding the Chugach National Forest cabin at Crow Pass on Sunday, October 19, 2014. (Marc Lester photo) Summer is heading to Alaska, and so is the tantalizing promise of weekends spent enjoying the…
Lawsuit alleges size of Burger King sandwiches in ads misleads customers
article The Burger King logo is seen near the restaurant in Krakow, Poland on March 18, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A number of Burger King customers take the fast food chain in court, alleging…
What to Know About Hallmark’s “Always Amore” Star
It's Love! Tyler Hynes has been a Hallmark Channel staple since 2018 — and with over 10 movies on the network under his belt, he's just getting started.
The 35-year-old actor made his Hallmark debut as a businessman named…
At rally to support family of Anchorage man killed by police, calls for transparency and…
People hold flyers of Bishar Hassan during a Friday rally on the anniversary of his death, gathering near where he was shot and killed by three Anchorage police officers in 2019. ( Emily Mesner/DNA) About 100 people gathered near downtown…
Northern Lights watchers in Alaska could see a spectacular show this week
By Morgan Krakow Updated: March 31, 2022 Posted: March 31, 2022A faint band of Northern Lights is visible over Butte and Matanuska Peak near Palmer on October 20, 2020. (Marc Lester/DNA) The Northern Lights are expected to be…
Sean Penn threatens to ‘melt’ the Oscars if Ukrainian Zelenskyy doesn’t get a…
(NEXSTAR) — Actor and filmmaker Sean Penn is calling for a boycott — and even threatening to have his own awards melt — of Sunday's Oscars if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn't get a chance to speak on the show.…
Sean Penn threatens to ‘melt down’ the Oscars if Ukrainian Zelenskyy doesn’t get a…
(NEXSTAR) — Actor and filmmaker Sean Penn is calling for a boycott — and even threatening to have his own awards melt — of Sunday's Oscars if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn't get a chance to speak on the show.…
Brothers from 2 Edmonton area families traveling to Polish-Ukrainian border to help refugees
Brothers from two Edmonton-area families will be flying to Poland next week to help refugees arriving from Ukraine. Nestor and Pawel Turczyk of Beaumont and their friends James, Daniel and Tim Sousa of Edmonton plan to fly to Krakow from…
Recent graduates on a mission to support Ukraine
Mark Kreynovich '19 and Dillon Carroll '20 were freshman roommates and best friends at Cornell, and share a commitment to service, as well as a birthday: February 25. They also now share an extraordinary journey.
Kreynovich, who…
A journalist describes an incredible amount of military equipment intended to help Ukraine
On a recent reporting trip to cover The Russian invasion of Ukraine, Weather journalist Simon Shuster visited an air base on the Polish side of the Ukrainian-Polish border. Watching American planes…
MP for Plymouth Johnny Mercer to feature in Channel 4 documentary Dispatches about the war in…
MP for Plymouth Johnny Mercer will be the subject of Channel 4's Dispatches in a short film documenting his recent visit to Ukraine. The former veterans minister and British army officer, and current MP for Plymouth Moor View, revealed…
Strictly Come Dancing’s Nikita Kuzmin says friends are fighting for Ukraine
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Strictly Come Dancing pro Nikita Kuzmin has revealed her childhood friends are currently fighting for…
42 best Airbnbs in Europe, from glass cabins in Norway to chic apartments in Amsterdam
Sometimes European hotels can be too expensive, too cookie-cutter, too… hotelier. When we're looking for that "home away from home" feeling with a touch of luxury - or maybe a hint of quirkiness - we turn to Airbnb for glass cabins in…
The Westin London City has a “Run Concierge”. We spoke to him.
The Westin London City is a newly opened business hotel which is not really a business hotel. Walking into my stay there, I anticipated all the telltale signs – stock illustrations, zero vibes, food that belongs in a dining…