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Ex-Fox News Producer Charged In NY Federal Court With Helping Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Ex-Fox News Producer Charged In NY Federal Court With Helping Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
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…
Jersey Shore Mayor Off To Poland-Ukraine Border Jersey Shore Mayor Off To Poland-Ukraine Border
Jersey Shore Mayor Off To Poland-Ukraine Border The mayor of one Jersey Shore town bought a last-minute ticket to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees at the border. Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra — whose family is Polish and Slovakian — made the announcement Tuesday, March 1 on Facebook. "I don't know how much of a difference one person can make, but I'm at least going to try," he said. In the last week, one million refugees have fled Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said. Kanitra has rented a passenger van in an effort to drive refugees to displacement centers, bus …
NJ's Maksim Chmerkovskiy Arrives In Poland After Arrest, Days Stuck In Ukraine NJ's Maksim Chmerkovskiy Arrives In Poland After Arrest, Days Stuck In Ukraine
NJ's Maksim Chmerkovskiy Arrives In Poland After Arrest, Days Stuck In Ukraine New Jersey native Maksim Chmerkovskiy has arrived in Poland. The professional dancer on Monday, Feb. 28 announced he'd be leaving Ukraine following an arrest that served as a "reality check," and took the train to the border, he said on Instagram. "There is a lot of fighting everywhere, the streets are crazy," he said in an Instagram video filmed in Ukraine. "At one point I got arrested but that was probably the least traumatizing moment in this whole thing as far as Ukraine is concerned — but for me it was just a reality check." Chmerkovskiy, who appeared on several seasons of "Dancing W…