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Heartbreaking Video Of Iraqi Shiite Hostage, Princeton Student Elizabeth Tsurkov Surfaces
A newly posted video suggests that a Princeton University doctoral student kidnapped in Iraq last March is alive. Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of both Russia and Israel, was abducted while doing work for the Ivy League school, according to a July statement from Benjamin Netanyahu's office. The Iran Observer posted the unauthenticated video clip on X on Monday, Nov. 13 claiming Tsurkov is an operative with Mossad — the national intelligence agency of Israel. "I worked for the Mossad and CIA," a translation of the video reads. Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov, kidnapped in Iraq 7 months ago, …
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Princeton Doctoral Student Held Hostage In Iraq, Israeli Officials Say
A Princeton doctoral student missing for several months is being held hostage in Iraq, Israeli officials said. Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of both Russia and Israel, was abducted in March while doing work for the Ivy League school, according to a statement from Benjamin Netanyahu's office. The 36-year-old was abducted by members of the Shiite group Kataeb Hezbollah, a radical Iran-backed militia group, Netanyahu's office said. Tsurkov had just walked out of a cafe in Iraqi capital Baghdad when she was abducted, the New York Times says citing the researcher's family. Also a fellow at Wa…
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US Army Major, Doctor Wife In Maryland Accused Of Sharing Military Medical Info With Russia
A US Army doctor and his anesthesiologist wife from Maryland are facing federal charges for allegedly attempting to assist Russia with its conflict overseas with Ukraine, according to the Department of Justice. Rockville residents Anna Gabrielian, 36, and Jamie Lee Henry, 39, have been charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy for the alleged disclosure of individually identifiable health information (IIHI), authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 29. Prosecutors noted that Gabrielian is an anesthesiologist working in Maryland, and Henry is a major in the US Army who held Secret-lev…
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Fairfax Veterinarian Details Atrocities In Ukraine After 2-Week Trip
Dr. Courtney Katsur couldn't stand to watch news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The atrocities, the endless violence, and the evil all turned her stomach. But she wasn't about to do nothing. The Fairfax veterinarian took a short leave from her job at Town & Country Animal Hospital to fly to Ukraine and help the animals there. She spent two weeks in the country and returned earlier this month more eager than before to help the often-forgotten victims of war. "I knew that I have a skill/profession where I could help not only the animal victims of this war that…
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Biden Tapping US Petroleum Reserve To Relieve Pump Prices
US President Joe Biden will be tapping the country's petroleum reserves in an effort to save American drivers some cash. One million barrels of oil a day will be released for six months, totaling180 million barrels, from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The soaring gas prices are in part caused by the US ban on oil imports from Russia due to its Ukrainian invasion. The national average for a gallon of gas had fallen to $4.18 as of April 4. Gas price comparisonAAA “The upward push on oil prices caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine is meeting stronger downward pressure from the plann…
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Maryland Department Of Health Donates 50 ‘Critically-Needed’ Ventilators To Ukraine
The people of Ukraine are about to get some additional medical support from the Free State. Governor Larry Hogan announced Monday, March 21 that the Maryland Department of Health donated 50 portable ventilators to front line hospitals in Ukraine. Governor Hogan said these ventilators will help treat children and adults who have been injured during the Russian invasion. “The State of Maryland continues to stand in solidarity with President Zelensky and the people of Ukraine,” Governor Hogan said. “We are proud to make this donation to help save lives and aid the Ukrainians in the fig…
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Son Of Notorious Player In Giuliani, Trump Scandal Is Leading Pro-Ukraine Influencer On TikTok
Let's get one thing straight: Aaron Parnas is not his dad. The 22-year-old, who completed law school at George Washington University, has become a top news source on the Russian-Ukrainian war. He posts his content to TikTok, and was among a handful of influencers invited to a White House press briefing on the Russian invasion — specifically for TikTokers — to help combat misinformation about the war. Meanwhile, his dad, Lev Parnas, played a key role in former President Trump's campaign in pressuring Ukraine into finding damaging information on then-rival and former Vice President Joe Biden…
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Gov. Larry Hogan Looks To Boost Troops In Ukraine
The Governor of Maryland is urging the United States to send more troops to Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Gov. Larry Hogan, who co-chairs the No Labels movement, released a joint statement along with former Senator Joe Lieberman and Board Member Admiral Dennis Blair on Tuesday, Mar. 15. Today, I joined fellow @NoLabelsOrg Co-Chair Senator @JoeLieberman and Admiral Dennis Blair on calling for the U.S. to deliver increased military aid to Ukraine. Although America has already delivered significant military aid to Ukraine, we can and must do much more. pic.twitter.com/feVgap…
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Award-Winning US Journalist Killed In Ukraine By Russians, Say Police Alongside Photo Of Body
A Peabody Award-winning documentarian who formerly contributed to the New York Times was killed by Russian forces in Ukraine, authorities said. Video journalist Brent Renaud, 51, was shot by Russian troops who opened fire on a car near the Romanivsky Bridge in Irpin, Kyiv Chief of Police Andrey Nebitov said. Nebitov released a disturbing image of Renaud's body, along with identifying documents. Two other reporters were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. "The occupants cynical kill even journalists of the international media who try to show the truth about the inaction of Russ…
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Ex-Fox News Producer Charged In NY Federal Court With Helping Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
A founding Fox News producer was indicted in federal court in Manhattan for violating U.S. sanctions against Russia when he helped an oligarch there launch a propaganda network, the Justice Department announced. John Hanick, a 71-year-old U.S. citizen, was discretely seized in London early last month, federal authorities disclosed with the unsealing of an indictment against him on Thursday, March 3. Justice Department officials said they're seeking Hanick's extradition for helping Konstantin Malofeyev establish Tsargrad TV after the oligarch was sanctioned for his role in financing pro-Mosc…
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Dee Snider Backs Ukrainians Using Twisted Sister's 'We're Not Gonna Take It' As Battle Cry
Dee Snider says it's twisted thinking to wonder why he endorses Ukrainians blasting the popular anthem "We're Not Gonna Take It" in their fight against the Russian invasion after he opposed its use by COVID anti-maskers. “I absolutely approve of Ukrainians using ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ as their battlecry,” Snider tweeted. "My grandfather was Ukrainian before it was swallowed up by the USSR after WW2. This can’t happen to these people again!” Snider, the 66-year-old frontman of Twisted Sister (the heavy metal pride of Bergen County), got initial blowback for using the hashtag #F***RUSSIA …
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Maryland Basketball Player Narrowly Escapes Russian Invasion In Ukraine
"I've never felt so nervous in my life." That's what Maryland's Lucious "Lucky" Jones posted on Instagram Thursday, Feb. 24 — the terrifying day Russia invaded Ukraine, immobilizing and instilling fear in millions. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lucky Jones (@_lucky_jones_) Jones, 28, who plays basketball for the Ukrainian team, BC Ternopil, posted footage of himself and his teammates stuck in traffic at the Romanian border, desperate to flee. Around the same time that Russia launched an attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, Frid…
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Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Could Lead To Spikes In These Food Products In Addition To Oil
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is expected to cause a flux in the markets, sending the prices of energy and certain agricultural products through the roof as supply chains are further disrupted. Experts are expecting oil and gas prices to spike due to the European crisis, though some of Russia and Ukraine’s largest exports are expected to impact costs for other products overseas and stateside. Officials said that outside of energy, the price of products such as wheat, barley, corn, copper, and nickel are likely going to be on the rise as supply chains already impacted by the COVID-19 pande…
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Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Means Higher MD Gas
“Pain at the pump,” was a concern reporters pushed President Biden on during a press conference about the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. Although Biden urged the energy sector to not move prices, experts say the US is already feeling the pinch since tensions began to escalate between the two nations. “Any disruptions to oil flows from Russia in a context of low spare capacity in other regions could easily send oil prices to $120 (a barrel),” Natasha Kaneva, JPMorgan’s head of global commodities strategy, wrote in a report published earlier in February. Gas prices had already t…
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