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KIEV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin faced difficult questions from the media at his annual marathon press conference Thursday in Moscow amid the country’s worst economic crisis since the 1998 default. European and U.S. sanctions against Russia over Putin’s … Continue reading →

KIEV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin faced difficult questions from the media at his annual marathon press conference Thursday in Moscow amid the country’s worst economic crisis since the 1998 default. European and U.S. sanctions against Russia over Putin’s … Continue reading →

KIEV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin faced difficult questions from the media at his annual marathon press conference Thursday in Moscow amid the country’s worst economic crisis since the 1998 default. European and U.S. sanctions against Russia over Putin’s … Continue reading →

The Department of Homeland Security released a report on Thursday (PDF) outlining the need for a new, taller fence at the White House. See also: How You Can Visit the White House Without Going to Washington The recommendation came alongside … Continue reading →

A man from New Zealand and two Burmese men have gone on trial in Myanmar, charged with insulting Buddhism. The trio, who worked at the V Gastro Bar in Yangon, were arrested last week after posting an online advertisement showing … Continue reading →

First, there was a crying baby. Two women reportedly complained to another passenger, Chan Juan Sung, that her baby was making too much noise, and that she should do something about it. Chan shouted back, and at one point, the … Continue reading →

Your go-to game-day jersey, your favorite MLB cap, those authentic NBA shorts you can’t live without — if you bought the item online, it probably came from Fanatics The web’s largest online sports e-retailer doesn’t just sell items on its … Continue reading →

Spoiler alert: if you haven’t listened to the finale of Serial and don’t want to hear it discussed, don’t read past this paragraph. In Thursday’s finale of Serial, co-producer and narrator Sarah Koenig stays focused on the central question from … Continue reading →

Facebook had the blockbuster IPO of 2012Twitter was the marquee tech public offering in 2013. And Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba raised $25 billion this year in the world’s largest public offering ever Which tech company will be the big IPO … Continue reading →

An Uber driver in Boston has been charged with raping his passenger — less than a day after the company promised it would “develop more ways … to ensure the safety of riders.” The driver, 46-year old Alejandro Done, was … Continue reading →