Putin says soldiers from NATO countries are in Ukraine and full-scale war with NATO is still an option
dpa(TNS) Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that a full-scale conflict with NATO cannot be ruled out at a press conference in Moscow to mark his victory in presidential elections accompanied by allegations of manipulation. In case of a full-scale conflict with NATO, the world would be just one step away from a third world... Read more
Washington elite received free healthcare from the military by using aliases
David HilzenrathKFF Health News(TNS) Top U.S. officials in the Washington area have received preferential treatment from a little-known health care program run by the military, potentially jeopardizing care for other patients including active-duty service members, according to Pentagon investigators. White House officials, senior military and other national security leaders,... Read more
Pentagon lists priorities to arm Ukraine, replenish stockpile
Tony CapaccioBloomberg News(TNS) The Biden administration has underscored to lawmakers its $6.5 billion in priorities to replenish U.S. arms stockpiles, replacing weapons already sent to Ukraine and allowing for more to be provided, according to a Defense Department document sent to Capitol Hill. The replenishment, which involves everything from... Read more
Department of Veterans Affairs approved free sperm for all who need it
Amanda SullenderThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.(TNS) Mar. 12—Local veterans advocates praised the Department of Veterans’ Affairs decision to expand coverage of in vitro fertilization to unmarried veterans and those in same-sex relationships amid uproar about the availability of the fertility treatment across the country. Previous policy only allowed VA coverage of IVF to heterosexual... Read more
Air National Guardsman who fled the country to avoid charges is allegedly working for Russia
masslive.com In the past week, you may have read about two young men whose grievous personal mistakes cost them their jobs with the National Guard here in Massachusetts. Both faced consequences, but just one has taken responsibility for putting people at risk. The other is on the run, leaving behind a string of... Read more
China assists in the search for the 690 US soldiers’ remains
US Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Joseph Hawley, DPAA explosive ordnance disposal technician (left) and Chief Hospital Corpsman Elton Reece, team medic (right) perform a metal sweep during a site survey in China on January 13. Photo: US Army China Daily, Beijing / Asia News Network(TNS) Mar. 4—BEIJING( China Daily/ANN)... Read more
81-year-old Biden receiving his annual physical at Walter Reed
U.S. President Joe Biden departs from the White House in Washington, D.C., to Walter Reed Medical Center for his routine annual physical on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS) Jordan Fabian, Michelle JamriskoBloomberg News(TNS) President Joe Biden said he is undergoing a physical, a regular check-up during an election season in... Read more
Russian political prisoner was set for release in a prisoner swap before he died, aide says
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny is escorted out of a police station on Jan. 18, 2021, in Khimki, Russia, outside Moscow, following the court ruling that ordered him jailed for 30 days. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images/TNS) Henry MeyerBloomberg News(TNS) Alexey Navalny had been close to release in a prisoner exchange with the U.S. and... Read more
Media outlets fighting to unveil the identities of the military officers and politicians who were clients of elite brothel network
Two of the “models” advertised on the website for one of the brothels in Massachusetts. Flint McColganBoston Herald(TNS) A group of alleged sex-buyers in a high profile brothel bust remain anonymous, and they want to keep it that way. The alleged clientele of an elite sex network the feds... Read more
Biden announces more than 500 new sanctions on Russia
dpa(TNS) Washington — US President Joe Biden announced on Friday more than 500 new sanctions on Russia in response to the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and a day before the second anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine. “Today, I am announcing more than 500 new sanctions against Russia for its ongoing war of... Read more