“Dancing With The Stars” pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy shared a series of emotional videos on the situation unfolding in Ukraine, posting video clips from a balcony in Kyiv on Instagram and describing the scene in his home country. Said Maksim in the first video clip: “I’m in Kyiv, contrary to what I probably should’ve done a …
Monthly Archives: February 2022
Sean Penn in Ukraine filming documentary about Russian invasion
Filmmaker and actor Sean Penn is in Ukraine, as the country deals with a full-scale invasion of Russian military forces. The country’s presidential office said Thursday that Penn had arrived in the capital, Kyiv, to film a documentary about the conflict. The Office of the President wrote in a Facebook post Thursday that Penn attended …
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Trial begins for former officer involved in Breonna Taylor raid that led to her death by shooting
The Kentucky officer facing criminal charges in the botched raid on Breonna Taylor that led to her death by police, went on trial Wednesday — nearly two years after the shooting. Former officer Brett Hankison fired 10 shots near a side door during the raid, but none hit Taylor. Prosecutors say the bullets endangered Taylor’s …
President Biden announces sanctions on company building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden said that the United States would be expanding penalties on Moscow after it recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. Biden said the U.S. would impose sanctions on the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, targeting the Nord Stream 2 AG company and its corporate …
L.A. Rams’ wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has successful knee surgery, announces birth of son
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. took to Instagram on Wednesday to provide an update on his successful knee surgery, and share photos with his newborn son, Zydn. Beckham tore the ACL in his left knee in the second quarter of the Rams’ Super Bowl LVI win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Feb. …
Two-time champion Zach Johnson to captain 2023 U.S. Ryder Cup team
According to a report from The Associated Press, two-time major champion Zach Johnson will be the captain for the United States’ Ryder Cup team in 2023 in Italy. Johnson has played on Team USA five times and served as an assistant captain in the last two matches. The Americans are coming off a historic win …
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New teaser trailer for ‘Ozark’ Season 4/Part 2 reveals April release date
Netflix’s ‘Ozark‘ announced in a teaser trailer that Part 2 of Season 4 is set to premiere on April 29. The first seven episodes of Season 4 were released on the streaming service January 21. The teaser focuses on Ruth Langmore (Julia Garner), the 20-year-old heir of the Langmore clan, who seems to be at …
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Amanda Seyfried to star opposite Tom Holland in ‘The Crowded Room’ for Apple TV+
Apple TV+ announced that Amanda Seyfried has been cast opposite Tom Holland in upcoming anthology series “The Crowded Room.” “The Crowded Room,” from writer Akiva Goldsman, will explore inspirational stories of people who have struggled and learned to successfully live with mental illness. Season 1 is a 10-episode thriller based in part on Goldsman’s own …
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President Biden announces new sanctions against Russia, countering Putin’s ‘invasion’ of Ukraine
On Tuesday, President Biden announced that the United States will impose new sanctions on Moscow after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into two Ukrainian territories on which the Kremlin has laid claim for years. Biden said in an address from the East Room of the White House: “This is the beginning of a Russian …
3 men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery are found guilty on federal hate crime charges
All three Georgia men who were convicted of murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were again found guilty Tuesday of federal hate crimes. The jury delivered guilty verdicts against father and son Greg McMichael and Travis McMichael, as well as their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, saying they violated Arbery’s civil rights and targeted him …