
WILL IT LOSS CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE UKRAINE CONFLICT? Unlikely to, but Britain's Ministry of Defence says its loss is likely to prompt Russia to review its naval posture in the Black Sea. U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that while the sinking would have a symbolic impact and potentially raise questions about Russia's longer-term naval capabilities, it would be unlikely to have a major impact on the course of the conflict.

A man in India has died by self-immolation after his boss reportedly demanded to have sex with his wife in exchange for a transfer. Gokul Prasad, a 45-year-old technical lineman, was feeling distressed after his boss, junior engineer Nagendra Kumar, offered to process Prasad's transfer if he sent “his wife [over] for a night.” Both were employed at the Palia power station of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) in Lakhimpur Kheri, India.

The governor of Mississippi has declared April to be both Confederate Heritage Month and Genocide Awareness Month. Gov. Tate Reeves unpacked Genocide Awareness Month as a time to reflect on the “systematic destruction of lives” and noted it had “no place in society,” but he neglected to mention the devastating race-based institution of American slavery or the near destruction of Native American people by white colonizers in the country. The Magnolia State's top government executive declared also Confederate Heritage Month as a time to recognize the state's Civil War history, a tradition initiated by his predecessors in 1993.

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a jury's findings that illusionist David Copperfield and the MGM Grand hotel-casino were not financially responsible for a British tourist's injuries during a signature vanishing act at a Las Vegas Strip show in 2013. Gavin Cox and his wife, Minh-Hahn Cox, alleged that the multimillionaire magician, the hotel, two Copperfield business entities and a construction firm that was renovating the hotel caused permanent brain injuries for Cox when he fell while taking part in the trick as a randomly picked audience member. In a complex verdict reached in May 2018 after several weeks of testimony, the jury found Copperfield, the hotel and Copperfield's company, Backstage Disappearing Inc., negligent but not civilly liable for Cox's fall.

Days before his birthday in August 2019, an employee at a Kentucky-based laboratory asked his office manager to not arrange a celebration for his birthday. It wasn't the fear of getting older, but rather an anxiety disorder that can spur “panic attacks in stressful situations,” according to court documents. The employee, who was hired in October 2018 by Gravity Diagnostics, did not want a celebration because “being the center of attention” can trigger his disorder, the documents state.

In the tumult following Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter the only voice we haven't heard from has been the company's co-founder, Jack Dorsey—until now. Taking to Twitter today, Dorsey answered a couple questions posed by a Twitter user: Was Musk investing contingent on Dorsey leaving? Did Dorsey leave because of Musk?

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russia's siege of Mariupol as fighting raged around the city's massive steel works and port, and the capital Kyiv was rocked by some of the most powerful explosions in two weeks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the military situation in the south and east of the country was "still very difficult," while praising the work of his armed forces. Russia said it struck what it described as a factory on the outskirts of Kyiv that made and repaired anti-ship missiles, in apparent retaliation for the sinking on Thursday of the Moskva, the flagship of Moscow's Black Sea fleet.
Western analysts say the Russian military is falling short. We went through dozens of videos from the war in Ukraine to see what they show.

A Russian politician who was ousted in 2016 is fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. Ilya Ponomarev told CNN Wednesday that he believed Putin's days in power were numbered. A former Russian lawmaker fighting for Ukraine told CNN Wednesday he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin's days were numbered because "no dictator can survive after losing the war."

A trillion dollars: That's how much money famed investor Bill Browder believes Vladimir Putin and Russian oligarchs have stolen from the Russian people since the fall of the Soviet Union. “And that was money that was supposed to be spent on health care and education, roads and services,” Browder said at a Manhattan event to celebrate the publication of his second book, “Freezing Order,” which chronicles how he became a Putin nemesis as a result of his attempts to expose Kremlin corruption. Learning of Magnitsky's death was “the most heartbreaking, traumatic, and devastating moment of my life,” Browder writes — and a sign of how committed Putin was willing to pursuing perceived enemies of the state.

Defectors have said that many North Koreans take issue with the higher floors of these apartments due to a lack of working elevators, electrical issues, minimal water supply and poor overall safety and quality, according to Reuters. “In North Korea, the poor live in penthouses rather than the rich because lifts are often not working properly, and they cannot pump up water due to the low pressure," Jung Si-woo, a 31-year-old North Korean defector, told Reuters. North Korean citizens are not given many options because housing is assigned, and the buying and selling of homes is illegal.

A teenager who vanished nearly three years ago in California was found alive outside of a gas station in Utah last week, authorities said. Connerjack Oswalt, who has autism, went missing in Clearlake on Sept. 28, 2019, when he was 16 years old. “It boggles all of our minds,” Lt. Andrew Wright with the Summit County Sheriff's Office said Friday.

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow would work to redirect its energy exports eastward as Europe tries to reduce its reliance on them, adding that European nations would not be able to ditch Russian gas immediately. Russia supplies around 40% of the EU's natural gas, and western sanctions over what Moscow calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine have hit its energy exports by complicating the financing and logistics of existing deals. While the EU debates whether to slap sanctions on Russian gas and oil and member states seek supplies from elsewhere, the Kremlin has been forging closer ties with China, the world's top energy consumer, and other Asian countries.

Even more than overrated, the front raise might do you more harm than good. The front raise actually incorporates the elbows, wrists, and hands to raise the load, and not in a way that's conducive to everyday, functional movements. When's the last time you picked anything up with your arms fully extended?

While Sunny Balwani's legal team maintains that he was simply an investor in Theranos, newly revealed text messages cast his involvement with the infamous startup in a new light. During Balwani's trial, a collection of private text messages were shown to jurors to help them gain insight into the nature of Balwani's romantic relationship with Elizabeth Holmes and their business partnership. “I am responsible for everything at Theranos,” Balwani wrote in one text exchange to Holmes, as reported by NBC.

But defectors and other North Koreans say that unreliable elevators and electricity, poor water supply, and concerns about workmanship mean that historically few people have wanted to live near the top of such structures. "In North Korea, the poor live in penthouses rather than the rich, because lifts are often not working properly, and they cannot pump up water due to the low pressure," said Jung Si-woo, a 31-year-old who defected to neighbouring South Korea in 2017. In the North, he lived on the third floor of a 13-storey building that lacked an elevator, while a friend who lived on the 28th floor of a 40-storey block had never used the elevator because it was not working, Jung said.

Elon Musk compared Mark Zuckerberg's role at Meta to that of a monarch. The Facebook founder owns the majority of Meta's voting shares. The Tesla CEO said that if he owned Twitter, he would avoid a similar stronghold.

A Vietnamese father from the province of Nghệ An was sentenced to 14 years in prison for selling his daughter to human traffickers. Lo Pho Pheng, 47, sold his 13-year-old biological daughter to a man in China for over 150 million Vietnamese dong (approximately $6,550) when he lacked the money to pay for medical treatment for a heart condition. Pheng met with Lo Thi Cam, 35, in 2018 to propose selling his daughter, who referred him to Moon Thi Xum, 46.

Russia has been accused of "abandoning" the bodies of 1,500 soldiers in Ukraine as tens of thousands die during Vladimir Putin's invasion. Ukraine has claimed more than 20,000 Russian troops have been killed since Putin ordered his troops to begin their offensive on 24 February. While the number has not been independently verified, last month a Nato source put the numbers of Russian soldiers killed at between 7,000 and 15,000.
STORY: Russia warned on Thursday (April 14) that if Sweden and Finland join NATO, Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in an exclave in the heart of Europe. Both Finland, which shares an 810-mile border with Russia, and Sweden are considering joining the U.S.-led military alliance. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said that should Sweden and Finland join NATO then Russia would have to strengthen its land, naval and air forces in the Baltic Sea, where Russia has its Kaliningrad exclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, BGR may receive an affiliate commission. An ancient comet, believed to be over 4 billion years old is headed towards the Earth. The massive comet is at least 80 miles across, making it twice the width of Rhode Island.

Ri Chun Hi, North Korea's most famous state TV anchor, has announced major events for decades, including nuclear and missile tests and the death of a leader, with an instantly identifiable, passionate voice. The anchor, dubbed the “pink lady” abroad for her bright traditional Korean attire, became the topic of official North Korean media herself Thursday after leader Kim Jong Un gave her a luxurious residence and asked her to continue to serve as the voice of his ruling Workers' Party. Experts say Kim is providing special treatment to elite North Koreans to boost their loyalty as he grapples with the pandemic, a troubled economy and a stalemate in nuclear diplomacy with the United States.

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The father accused of murdering his entire family inside their luxury home, located just outside of the Walt Disney World resort, cried in a Florida courtroom as he testified his wife was to blame for the grisly slayings. Anthony Todt is facing multiple counts of homicide for the 2019 slayings of Megan Todt, and their three children — 3-year-old Alek, 11-year-old Tyler and 4-year-old Zoe. Todt, a 46-year-old physical therapist from Connecticut, had been living with the bodies for weeks before authorities discovered them inside the rental home in the gated community.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp plans to launch a sport utility vehicle version of its Crown sedan for Japan, China and North America, three people said, revamping a car that has been a showpiece of Japan's market for nearly seven decades. The SUV - which will come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full-electric models - marks an attempt to bring the 67-year-old Crown more in line with market trends as consumers shy away from sedans, the people said, declining to be identified because the information has not been made public. Sales of the hybrid are expected from the summer of 2023 and will include exports to China and North America, while the plug-in hybrid is intended for the domestic market, they said.
“Work has changed. Workers have changed.”
“How long are we in this period where workers feel like they’re in the driver’s seat? My answer is: not much longer.”
“Everybody’s hiring … it certainly makes workers feel like they can be more demanding, either individually or collectively.”
“Unions in their present form no longer work for our new economy.”
“Corporations aren’t inclined to embrace unionization. And most follow a standard playbook in an effort to stop the process.”