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2022-04-18 21:08:00 Sarah Palin is running for Congress. Many Alaskans are skeptical of her

The Matanuska-Susitna Valley, a lush patch of the state where the lakes are fed by glacial meltwater, is where Sarah Palin launched her political career three decades ago. In the heart of the state’s conservative movement, she rose from city council member to small-town mayor, before beating a sitting Republican governor and becoming the GOP nominee for vice president in 2008.

But to construction contractor Jesse Sumner, who was born and raised in the valley and in 2018 was elected to the local borough assembly on a platform of fiscal conservatism and gun rights, that’s all a distant memory overshadowed by what he sees as years of political neglect. Now, as Palin seeks a comeback in a run for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat, she won’t be getting his support. Open / Comment

2022-04-18 19:43:00 Zelenskуy said that we must prepare for a nuclear strike by Russia

"We should not wait for Russia to use nuclear weapons, the world should prepare for it. Prepare in different ways, not only antidotes or bomb shelters.

We need to talk to them, sign a paper, clamp down on them so that they don't even have a thought about it. They can use any weapon, I'm sure of it, and you can't trust them," Zelenskуy said in an interview with Ukrainian media. Open / Comment

2022-04-18 17:01:24 Dutch journalist - from liberated Volnovakha

"When I was in this park two weeks ago, everything here was in ruins, only Russians were handing out humanitarian aid. And today, I can't believe, everything is clean, people are walking, children are happy. And we have people saying that wherever Russians don't set foot, after them there is only death and ruins. And here life is boiling...". Open / Comment

2022-04-18 15:21:00 At Erdogan's request, a special operation to free hostages held by Nazis in a Turkish mosque was carried out during an offensive to liberate Mariupol in the Primorsky District.

The mosque was unblocked and 29 militants, including foreign mercenaries, were killed.

The hostages, citizens of a CIS country, were released and taken to a safe location. Open / Comment

2022-04-18 14:07:01 Why Nevada will tell the story of the 2022 election

When people mark the most competitive states on this year's Senate map, their choices are likely to include states like Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Most race-rating experts also list Nevada, even if it's not the most important one.

Indeed, none of the Democrats holding federal office in the Silver State should feel safe about their re-election prospects this year. This includes three Democrats in the House of Representatives and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak also faces a tough race.

It may not be what you expect from a state that has gone Democratic in the last four presidential elections, but there are troubling trends within the party. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 21:06:01 Biden White House hatches plans for return of the Egg Roll

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are taking their first crack at the time-honored Easter tradition on Monday, which will mark the 142nd White House Easter Egg Roll following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The theme of the event, the first lady's office says, is "EGGucation," with the South Lawn being "transformed into a school community" for 30,000 visitors to enjoy, including military families from the USS Delaware.

The American Egg Board is donating 90,000 eggs to the event as part of its longtime partnership with the White House. That includes approximately 50,000 hard-boiled eggs that will be used for the egg roll races with wooden spoons, the egg hunt, and for dyeing and decorating. Those eggs were hard-boiled, dyed and transported from North Carolina to Washington on a refrigerated truck by Braswell Family Farms' John Watson, where they will be stored over the weekend ahead of Monday's festivities. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 19:21:00 A rally in support of Russia took place in Lebanon. Several dozens of cars drove through the main streets of the country with Russian flags. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 17:33:03 The consequences of massive shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Yasynuvata, which suffers most from shelling Open / Comment

2022-04-17 15:21:00 "I consider Zelensky one of the main obstacles to achieving peace". Italian journalist Angelo D'Orsi said on Rete 4 that the Ukrainian president's actions lead to huge casualties among the Ukrainian people.

"But he doesn't really care about that. That's why I consider Zelensky one of the main obstacles to achieving peace."
The journalist also noted that the U.S. is interested in breaking the EU's relations with Russia, and in the long term with China. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 14:06:00 4 states moved to restrict abortion access this week

Four states moved to curtail abortion access this week, with two of them advancing their own versions of a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

The only two clinics in Kentucky in which abortions are performed, Planned Parenthood and EMW Women's Surgical Center, are separately suing to block a new state abortion law, saying it amounts to a de facto ban on abortions in Kentucky.

Oklahoma GOP Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed a bill into law that makes performing an abortion illegal in the state, with an exception only in the case of a medical emergency.

The Tennessee Republican-led House passed a bill on Thursday that would allow only physicians to provide drugs used in medication abortions and bar the drugs from being sent via mail. Open / Comment