A court in Russia convicted Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva of reporting false information about the country’s military and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison on Friday — the same day Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years on espionage charges, marking a new level of persecution of foreign press by the Kremlin.
Kurmasheva, 47, an editor with U.S. government-financed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was convicted in a closed trial on Friday in Kazan, nearly 500 miles east of Moscow, the same day as Gershkovich’s conviction in Yekaterinburg, a city in the Urals. Read More...
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look Thursday at the damage and emotional toll left by a freight train derailment in Ohio that spilled toxic chemicals and burned in a huge plume over homes and businesses.
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EPA Administrator Michael Regan sought to reassure residents who are skeptical of testing results that say the air is safe to breathe and the water is fit for drinking around East Palestine, where just under 5,000 people live near the Pennsylvania state line. Read More...
And no persimmon or apple tree ever gets neglected when it’s bearing ripe fruit. Deer will eat virtually all fruits, but for a management program on small properties, these three stand out as good choices for most parts of the country: pears, apples and persimmons.Click to see full answer. Likewise, people ask, what fruit do deer like best?Deer adore fruits and nuts. They love pecans, hickory nuts and beechnuts acorns in addition to acorns. Read More...
