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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 13, 2024 Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Olivia Gibson, Nate Trotter, William Runkel, and Frederick W. Kagan December 13, 2024, 7:45 pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report….
Olga Rudnieva Rudnieva has provided prostheses and trauma therapy to over 1,000 amputees Serhiy Petchenko lost both hands while defending Ukraine from Russian invaders in June 2023. After surviving the bitter months-long battle for the city of Bakhmut, his injury came in a railway incident further from the front line. It left the 42-year-old feeling…
CNN — Even the normally brash Donald Trump seems disconcerted by the volatile international situation he’ll inherit as the new president next month and to which he’s certain to inject new unpredictability. “It certainly seems like the world is going a little crazy right now,” the president-elect said Saturday when he met French President Emmanuel…
MALIBU, Calif. — (AP) — Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders and warnings Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near celebrities’ seaside mansions, horse farms and Pepperdine University, where students watched as flames raced down hillsides and the sky turned deep red. The stubborn fire is 0%…
Jay-Z has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs in the early 2000s. In an amended lawsuit filed Sunday, an Alabama woman — identified anonymously as Jane Doe — claims the billionaire music mogul, born Shawn Carter, and Combs drugged and raped her at an after-party following the MTV Video…
The Celebs Who Broke Up While Pregnant Include Tom Brady, Heidi Klum & a Spice Girl—See Who Else Makes the List Pregnancy is supposed to be a beautiful moment for a couple. You’re bringing a new life into the world. At the best of times, it’ll bring you closer together. However, things don’t always work…
A fast-growing wildfire has set the affluent, star-studded Southern California community of Malibu ablaze, covering thousands of acres, burning up homes, closing roads and sending residents fleeing, including Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke. The Franklin Fire continued to explode in size overnight, and covers 3,983 acres as of Wednesday morning with 7% containment, according to…
Democrats have lost ground with the working class for a simple reason: They became “globalist shills.” Under Bill Clinton’s leadership, the party enacted the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and normalized trade relations with China, policies that had devastating consequences for the American worker. Barack Obama had a chance to chart a different course,…
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour came to an end on December 8, 2024, at the BC Palace in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The singer was accompanied by Gracie Abrams on stage, but several celebrities also watched from off the stage. These included none other than Pearl Jam vocalists Eddie Vedder and Aubrey Plaza, Chris Olsen, Nikki…