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In his recent visit to Warsaw, Poland, President Biden spoke on Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating: “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.” The purpose of President Biden’s trip was to meet with both Ukrainian and Polish officials comes just over a month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in which Biden committed to […]
The latest on Olympic gold medalist Basketball Star Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia is, Unknown. The WNBA center was detained at an unclear date about a month ago. Her physical location is still unknown, mounting on the heightened fear that she may become a political pawn. Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, and multiple U.S. representatives have […]
Yesterday, President Joe Biden has repeated that the U.S. will not send troops to Ukraine to fight Russia, however, he did take the time to tell us that “Russia would pay a severe price” if it used chemical weapons in Ukraine. When asked: “Your White House has said that — that Russia may use chemical […]
Yesterday, President Joe Biden announced his administration is banning Russian oil, natural gas, and coal imports to the US in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, don’t expect the gas prices to go down anytime soon. Due to the supply shortage, this could lead to a spike in gas prices at home (even […]
While Governor Hochul was in Rochester yesterday morning, she took the time to address what New York State could do to help with the fast-rising gas prices. In a press release from a company called GasBuddy, they reported a 61-cent jump compared to February and a $1.43 difference since 2021. Currently, there are no clear […]
Russia continues to be completely shut out from the world after Visa and Mastercard announced that the companies will no longer provide services there. That means people wouldn’t be able to withdraw money from ATMs or use cards payments at businesses. Both companies together provide services to the world with about 90% of credit and […]
New York State & California are really feeling the hike of gas prices. Experts are predicting that gas could go up as $7 a gallon in some states. In California the average price of gas is at $5.18 and New York State stands at about $4.14, the highest price in New York State was at […]
In an attempt to block freedom of speech, Facebook has been blocked in Russia. Parent company Meta says it is rushing to try to restore Facebook’s service in the country, but currently, it is unsure whether or not it is live again. The blocking of Facebook also means the blocking of Instagram. White House press […]
Even though millions of refugees have left Ukraine since the war began, the United Nations has reported that many others stay behind without food, basic supplies, or a place to live. Local Rochesterian Cameron Knaub, Co-founder of Guardians of Hope, has headed to Poland to deliver supplies to those who have stayed behind. Knaub stated; […]
It seems like the gas prices are getting higher by the second, and locals are not the only ones who have noticed. As prices surge because of the uncertainty of the supply coming out of Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, Democrats are now joining the call from Republicans to have NYS […]