Lauren Boebert blames Ryan Reynolds and Barbra Streisand for ...
The Hill
Boebert faults Ryan Reynolds, Barbra Streisand for her district switchRep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is blaming Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Barbra Streisand as part of the reason why she decided to switch districts. Boebert accused Hollywood stars of “trying to buy” her current congressional district by donating to her Democrat opponent, Adam Frisch, in an interview on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast Saturday. She…
The Telegraph
2024 will be a critical year for the West and the worldThe new year dawns with the West being drawn in the direction that every diplomatic sinew has been straining to avoid – direct conflict with either Russia or Iran, or both. The relentless Russian air and missile attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine seem designed to demoralise its people just as the West is cooling in its support almost two years after the invasion.
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Soccer's Hermoso in court for World Cup kiss probeSTORY: Former Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales was banned for three years from all football-related activities after kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, allegedly without consent, following the final in Australia in August.Spain's brilliant victory at the Women's World Cup was almost immediately overshadowed by the controversial kiss which proved that despite a great deal of progress in the women's game more structural change is needed.
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UPDATE 1-Putin, in New Year address, makes only passing reference to UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin, facing an election in March, made only passing reference in his New Year address on Sunday to his war in Ukraine, hailing his soldiers as heroes but mostly emphasising unity and shared determination. The pre-recorded address, being aired just before midnight in each of Russia's 11 time zones, was in sharp contrast to last year, when he stood behind grim-looking soldiers to make a stern call for sacrifice in what he cast as a fight for survival. Ukraine was not mentioned by name, nor the "special military operation", Putin's term for the war he unleashed in February 2022 by sending Russia's armed forces into Ukraine.