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Former Russian oil executive found dead after ‘fall’

A former Russian oil executive has been found dead after apparently falling from the window of his Moscow flat.Mikhail Rogachev was found outside his 10th-story apartment in Moscow with injuries consistent with a fall, Russian media reported.Russian news agencies said authorities were treating his death as a suicide.Telegram channels close to the Russian security services said his body was discovered by an agent of the SVR, Russia’s foreign intelligence service, who was walking the dog of a senior spymaster in the building’s courtyard on Saturday morning.The 64-year-old was a former vice-president of Yukos, the oil giant that was broken up and after its billionaire owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky was imprisoned after challenging Vladimir Putin.He went on to work as executive director of the Onexim group, oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov’s investment vehicle, and later deputy general director of Norilsk Nickel, a mining giant.He is the latest of nearly a dozen […]

Karl The Fog October 20, 2024

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The Great Plains Life Building and the 1970 Lubbock tornado

Editor’s Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a Librarian Emeritus from Texas Tech University. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article about the Great Plains Life Building is the first of a two-part series by frequent contributor Chuck Lanehart, Lubbock attorney and award-winning Western history writer.Great Plains Life Building under construction, 1953, in downtown Lubbock.Mother Nature boldly attempted to level the only elevated place in a famously flat community, but almost 55 years later, Lubbock’s tallest building still stands. Some believe the place is twisted, haunted or otherwise undesirable, an emblem of a declining downtown area. Others consider the tower a symbol of city center recovery. What is the true story of the Great Plains Life/Metro Tower/NTS Tower/Metro Tower Lofts Building?Between 1940 and 1950, Lubbock was the second fastest-growing city in the United States […]

Karl The Fog October 20, 2024

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A Telegram group posted what it calls ‘highly classified’ US documents about Israel’s attack plans

A Telegram group posted what it says is leaked US intel on Israel's attack plans against Iran.Middle East Spectator shared the documents but couldn't verify their authenticity.US officials have not yet commented publicly on the possible leak.A Telegram channel posted what it says are "highly classified" US intelligence documents analyzing Israel's plans to attack Iran.The channel for the "Middle East Spectator," which describes itself as an "open-source news aggregator" independent of any government, said in a statement that it had "received, through an anonymous source on Telegram who refused to identify himself, two highly classified U.S. intelligence documents, regarding preparations by the Zionist regime for an attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran."The Middle East Spectator said in its posted statement that it could not verify the authenticity of the documents.No US or Israeli officials have publicly commented on the […]

Karl The Fog October 19, 2024

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How to watch the 2024 United States Grand Prix online for free

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty ImagesTL;DR: Watch the 2024 United States Grand Prix for free on ORF, ServusTV, or RTBF. Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.Can Max Verstappen turn things around and stretch his lead at the top of the F1 standings, or will Lando Norris continue to close the gap? There are so many questions waiting to be answered at the Circuit of The Americas this weekend, and you can find out the answers without spending anything.If you're interested in watching the 2024 United States Grand Prix for free from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.When is the 2024 United States Grand Prix?The 2024 […]

Karl The Fog October 19, 2024

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Striking union holds indirect discussions with Boeing about deal, helped by US government

By David Shepardson(Reuters) -A union representing striking machinists at Boeing said on Friday it is "actively engaged in indirect discussions" with the planemaker that are being facilitated by Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su."We are fully committed to these talks. It is our responsibility to attempt to reach a resolution," said the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 751 in a social media post.Around 33,000 of Boeing's unionized West Coast workers, most in Washington state, have been on strike since Sept. 13, demanding a 40% wage increase spread over four years and halting production of the planemaker's best-selling 737 MAX and its 767 and 777 widebodies.The talks are the first sign of movement in the more than one-month-old strike since Boeing on Oct. 8 withdrew its latest offer that included a 30% wage increase over four years, after […]

Karl The Fog October 18, 2024

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Hamas leader Sinwar made ‘critical mistake’ moments before he was killed

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed moments after making a “critical mistake”, according to Israel.The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) described the 61-year-old’s final minutes in a briefing on Thursday and stressed the strategic error that the Oct 7 mastermind made by leaving the Gaza tunnel network where he had been hiding.The IDF forced him to “make this mistake” and “move like a fugitive” as they gradually closed off streets and blew up tunnels around Rafah in southern Gaza, Major Doron Spielman explained.“In fact, just yesterday he did so [made a mistake]. He left the tunnel, went into an apartment building, and [Hamas] opened fire on Israeli troops. A tank returned fire, and he was killed in that attack,” said Maj Spielman.The IDF claimed its troops restricted his movement to a “smaller and smaller area” as they advanced.Maj Spielman added that […]

Karl The Fog October 18, 2024

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Israel Releases Video Said to Show Sinwar’s ‘Last Moments’

Drone footage released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows a man they identify as Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar hurling a stick at the drone in what the IDF says were his “last moments” before being killed in southern Gaza on Wednesday, October 16.Sinwar was believed to have been the architect behind the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7 that prompted the conflict in Gaza.The IDF said Sinwar was killed in Rafah on Wednesday evening alongside two other Hamas members. The soldiers involved were not actively searching for Sinwar at the time, the IDF said.The location of the video has been confirmed as Rafah. Storyful could not independently verify the identity of the man in the video. Credit: IDF via Storyful Source: www.yahoo.com

Karl The Fog October 17, 2024

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Has Elon Musk just started a new war on women by binning the block button?

Are women still welcome on Twitter/X? I ask because the latest move by the social media platform’s owner Elon Musk would suggest otherwise.In all his wisdom, the amphibian-faced Silicon Valley bro is removing the ability to fully block other users. Which has all the hallmarks of a decision taken in an echo chamber with fewer X chromosomes than its name would suggest.The rolling-back of the tool will, in Musk’s words, mean the “block function will block that account from engaging with, but not block seeing, public posts”. In other words, you’ll no longer be able to stop anyone from viewing what you share, even if they can’t directly reply to it.Oh well, that’s OK then. Why worry about tiny inconvenient details such as whom the ability to block actually helps and which of your users might be actively harmed by […]

Karl The Fog October 17, 2024

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Couple Scrambles for Safety as Pit Bulls Swarm Around Them

Sara Cooke and Ryan Lesher scrambled for safety as a dozen pitbulls swarmed around them on their patio. The Indiana couple planned to hold their wedding on the same patio but now they say they are too scared. Court papers obtained by Inside Edition show the dogs' owner had been cited four times since June for having an animal at large. After the latest attacks, the dogs were finally removed by animal control. Source: www.yahoo.com

Karl The Fog October 16, 2024

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Kremlin suggests Europe is struggling to mobilise its arms industries for Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin suggested on Wednesday that many European countries were starting to face difficulties when it came to mobilising their military-industrial industries to help Ukraine.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to a question about the French and German arms industries, but he did not name any European countries himself or say how or why they were allegedly struggling to help Ukraine.French President Emmanuel Macron said last week that work continued regarding military supplies for Ukraine while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a 1.4 billion euro ($1.53 billion) military aid package for Kyiv by the end of 2024.Peskov suggested there were problems though."This mobilisation of capabilities for ephemeral goals is contrary to the interests of the economic development of these countries, and clearly the capacities of these countries are not designed for such efforts," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov […]

Karl The Fog October 16, 2024

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