5 questions on Russia’s yearlong invasion

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When did the Ukraine war start? At the turn of the century, Russian President Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer, won election for the first time. In 2014, Moscow reacted by illegally annexing the Crimean Peninsula and fomenting a rebellion of separatists in the eastern Donbas region. One year in, Russian forces and Ukrainian troops remain locked in tense combat in eastern Ukraine. In the first phase of the war, Ukrainian troops pushed Russia out of the western part of the country.
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The Words About Ukraine That Americans Need to Hear

But they are back, and need to be addressed, as do comparable movements on the left of the Democratic Party. Even more important, average Americans, properly worried about inflation, recession, and a bitterly divided political class, need to hear why it is important to weigh in, wholeheartedly and with vigor, on Kyiv’s side. When the two coincide, as they did during World War II and the Cold War, the United States can show remarkable perseverance. They need to hear how staunchness now, even in the face of nuclear threats, is infinitely better than a large-scale, possibly global war in a decade. Americans also need to hear a celebration not only of Ukrainian courage and tenacity, but of their skill.

5 months ago Vigour Times

UFC 280 predictions, picks, best bets, props: Oliviera vs. Makhachev

Commercial Content 21+Here are our expert UFC 280 picks and predictions for an early fight card on Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. T&C applyUFC 280 predictionsCharles Oliveira vs. Islam MakhachevThis is the most anticipated fight I can remember as a UFC fan. Essentially, as long as Oliviera does not win a decision and Makhachev doesn’t finish Oliviera, we win. Lastly, a bet on Dillashaw by decision is probably the best way to bet on him this weekend at +300. The Pick: O’Malley wins in under 2.5 rounds +600 (PointsBet)UFC 280 best bets and longshot props

5 months ago Vigour Times

Hurricane Roslyn grows into Category 4 storm as it nears Mexico’s coast

Hurricane Roslyn grew into a major Category 4 storm on Saturday as it headed for a collision with Mexico’s Pacific coast, likely north of the resort of Puerto Vallarta. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Roslyn’s maximum sustained winds stood at 130 mph as of late Saturday night. People protect the windows of a swimwear shop with wooden boards as they prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Roslyn in the tourist area of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on Oct. 22, 2022. Everything is calm, it’s all normal,” said Jaime Cantón, a receptionist at the Casa Maria hotel in Puerto Vallarta. Enrique Alfaro wrote that 270 people had been evacuated in a town near the hurricane’s expected path and that five emergency shelters had been set up in Puerto Vallarta.

5 months ago Vigour Times

Nets’ T.J. Warren on track with rehab from foot surgery

The oft-injured forward is coming back from surgery for consecutive stress fractures in his left foot, and was a low-risk high-reward flier a a Nets free-agent signing. I’m on track so I’m excited about that,” said Warren, who has essentially missed the past two seasons. Nets coach Steve Nash said the wing will be reassessed next month, and Warren himself said only that he’s progressing. Even if he never quite regains his peak form, a healthy Warren off the bench would help the Nets on the wing. But on Saturday, he was more focused on helping the Brooklyn community.

5 months ago Vigour Times

Window to acquit Maria Ressa

The prosecution proved that Keng was never charged with, much less convicted of, the crimes imputed to him. Given that Keng is a private citizen, the burden of proof to show lack of malice was shifted by the law to the accused. THE CA AND THE RTC MAY HAVE SLAMMED THE DOOR TO AN ACQUITTAL, but a window to a legal exoneration had been opened by their appeal to the Supreme Court. Only the Supreme Court en banc can reverse or modify this resolution. We still believe that the rule of law will prevail.” But Ressa’s reaction was bitter, grieving that the “Philippine legal system is not doing enough to stop it.

5 months ago Vigour Times

The CDC will lose even more public trust if it puts COVID jab on the kids’ immunization schedule

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee last week voted unanimously to add the COVID vaccine and the corresponding boosters to the recommended immunization schedule for everyone six months and older. And with Democrats controlling the White House, the administration will force as many states as it can to make the COVID vaccine compulsory for kids. But I frequently hear from people who are rethinking their child’s entire immunization schedule in light of the CDC’s behavior on the COVID vaccine for children. These people were never “vaccine skeptics,” but they’ve been lied to about the COVID vaccine and now question everything they’ve heard from these health agencies. Instead of rebuilding shattered trust, putting the COVID vaccine on the children’s vaccination schedule is akin to the CDC stomping on the remaining shards on the floor.

4 months ago Vigour Times

Terry Francona shares advice for Yankees to match Red Sox comeback

Terry Francona did not give a Knute Rockne speech after his 2004 Red Sox went down, and went down hard, in Game 3 of the ALCS. Terry Francona, right, celebrates with David Ortiz after the Red Sox completed the 2004 ALCS comeback. Their director of mental conditioning, Chad Bohling, actually sent players highlights of the 2004 Red Sox comeback. APIf nothing else, Boone would need the kind of steadying approach that Francona used to lead his Red Sox to an unimagined place. We had a bunch of characters, but they had a lot of character.”The ’04 Red Sox didn’t have to overcome only a 3-0 deficit.

4 months ago Vigour Times

Novelist John Irving: “You don’t get to choose your obsessions; your obsessions choose you.”

Considered one of the great authors of the 20th and 21st centuries, John Irving thinks of himself as a 19th century writer. “I know, if only it had been three novels, I could have been paid three times as much!” he said. As with many of the characters in his novels, wrestling and writing were Irving’s early passions. “You don’t get to choose your obsessions; your obsessions choose you,” he said. Irving said his next novels will be shorter, but he has no plans to stop writing.

4 months ago Vigour Times

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