An attack by Ukraine on annexed regions would be considered an attack on Russia, the Kremlin said as it prepared to takeover chunks of its neighbouring country.

Vladimir Putin is set to formally declare parts of southern and eastern Ukraine as Russian territory on Friday amid international outcry over the move.

Western leaders have said this annexation would be illegal and they would not recognise the four regions – Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia – as part of Russia.

Referendums were held last week over whether these Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine should become part of territory. They were considered a

It was a routine civil lawsuit that criminal defense lawyer Jake Pillsbury figured he could make fairly short work of.

The complaint had been filed in 2019 by a South Florida plastic surgeon who claimed that errors by his former employer’s insurance biller had prompted damaging online reviews—and at least one in-person protest—by an enraged cancer patient who called him a “butcher.”

As a result, Tomasz Kosowski, a Polish-born U.S. citizen with an impressive array of advanced degrees, claimed his reputation had been “obliterated” and his income dropped off by some $50,000 a month. He had since gotten a new

Here’s a look at trending news for today, Thursday, July 6.

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NEW YORK — Although weed is now legal in 37 U.S. states — including New York — the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico, it’s still illegal at the federal level. And the financial industry has yet to embrace the legal market, making it somewhat difficult to use anything but cash on purchases at recreational marijuana shops.

Because weed remains illegal at the federal level, most banks in the country simply won’t service cannabis companies.

Several years ago, the American Bankers Association put out a statement, which has been updated a few times since, that says “the possession, distribution

Update: Applications for President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program have opened. A beta version launched Friday, and any applications turned in right now will be processed as soon as the form goes live officially.

You can fill out the simple form here. Those who’ve tweeted about filling it out already have said it takes under a minute. 

Although the plan is currently facing legal hurdles, borrowers who make $125,000 or less can qualify for up to $10,000 of relief, while Pell Grant recipients can receive up to $20,000.

Original story, published Aug. 24, follows: 

form launched Friday in a

Drone footage has emerged allegedly showing a car filled with explosives on the Kakhovka dam when it collapsed earlier in the month.

Two Ukrainian military officials told the Associated Press that Russian troops were in the same area inside the dam where Ukraine claims that the explosion took place.

The Russian Defence Ministry did not respond to a request for comment.

The Russia-controlled Kakhovka dam collapsed earlier this month, causing flooding that has killed at least 52 people.

Ukraine has blamed Russia for the collapse of the dam, with the Ukrainian military claiming it was Russia’s attempt to prevent Ukrainian

Andrew Callaghan, the host of HBO’s new documentary These Place Ruleshas issued a statement regarding allegations of sexual misconduct that were made in early January.

The accusations against Callaghan were related on TikTok by a woman named Caroline Elise, who is claimed to have lured her into a consensual sexual liaison. He allegedly did so by wearing her down with requests.

“It’s even more difficult to have to relive the trauma that I endured every single day by seeing this man as a social justice warrior, as someone who cares about human rights, get a platform. You shouldn’t be