Author: Freedom Watch

Tickets prices for Mike Krzyzewski’s final game at Cameron Indoor are on Super Bowl’s level Yahoo News March 1, 2022 The priciest tickets to college basketball’s most obscenely expensive game sold seven months ago during a charity auction benefiting cancer research. A close friend of Mike Krzyzewski forked over an eye-popping sum of money to secure four courtside tickets to the retiring Duke coach’s final home game on Saturday against North Carolina. Continue Reading…..

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Russia bombs residential area of Kharkiv and intensifies Kyiv assault as talks with Ukraine end By Helen Regan, Tim Lister, Paul P. Murphy, Tara John, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase CNN March 1, 2022 Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN)Russian forces bombarded a residential area in Ukraine’s second-largest city with rockets on Monday, killing at least nine people, and several large detonations were heard in the center of the capital Kyiv, as talks between delegates on both sides in Belarus came to a close. The attack and explosions were launched as Russia becomes increasingly isolated from the rest of the world,…

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As over 100,000 rally for Ukraine, Germany announces vast defense spending increase that may upend European security policy By Rick Noack, Emily Rauhala and Griff Witte Washington Post February 28, 2022 European leaders have for years sought to forge from their fractious ranks a robust response to a rising Russian threat — without much success. But just days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin suddenly faces a continent that has rarely appeared so united. As Europe’s biggest economy, which had long been the key obstacle to more decisive action against Russia, Germany dramatically changed course this weekend…

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Italy must reduce reliance on Russian gas, lift domestic production -Draghi Reuters February 27, 2022 Italy must reduce its reliance on gas imports from Russia and is ready to take further measures to protect consumers from rising energy prices after the invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Friday. “The events of these days show it was imprudent not to have diversified more our sources of energy and our suppliers in recent decades,” Draghi told parliament, noting that Russia now supplied 45% of Italian gas imports, while Italian domestic production had dwindled. Italy planned to increase…

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Poland, Sweden refuse to play Russia in World Cup qualification playoffs after invasion of Ukraine | CNN By Ben Morse CNN February 26, 2022 The Polish and Swedish national teams will not face Russia in a crucial 2022 World Cup qualification playoff matches in March in protest at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The president of Poland’s football association Cezary Kulesza announced the news on Saturday. “No more words, time to act! Due to the escalation of the aggression of the Russian Federation towards Ukraine the Polish national team does not intend to play the play-off match against Russia,”…

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Greg Norman sends bluntly worded letter to PGA Tour commissioner: ‘This is just the beginning’ By Sean Zak Golf February 25, 2022 In a firmly-worded letter sent to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan Thursday morning, Greg Norman continued to spell out why he contends the Tour cannot ban players for playing golf in a different league. “Surely you jest,” Norman began the letter. “And surely, your lawyers at the PGA Tour must be holding their breath.” The theoretical tug-of-war for the best male golfers on the planet has reached a new level in the past few weeks, with…

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Capitol rioter who declared ‘civil war’ on Jan. 6 sentenced to prison NBC News February 25, 2022 A Donald Trump supporter who entered the U.S. Capitol through a broken window and declared “this is war” on Jan. 6 was sentenced to 45 days behind bars on Wednesday. Mariposa Castro, also known as Imelda Acosta, went live on Facebook on Jan. 6 when she was at the western front of the Capitol, where some of the most violent attacks on law enforcement during the Capitol siege took place. While atop the inauguration platform, she also entered the Capitol building.…

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