Russia

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 […]

For those of you who may not be aware, Rochester is home to a large population of Ukrainian-Americans and many still have family in the country. With that being said, yesterday local Ukrainian residents gathered at the Ukrainian Cultural Center to enjoy a traditional fish fry and pierogis as Ukraine prepares for possible conflict with […]

Yesterday, the White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan advised America to leave Ukrain now as Russia’s military invasion could begin at any time. Sullivan stated: “We are not saying that a decision has been taken…I do want to be clear: It could begin during the Olympics despite a lot of speculation that it would […]

A woman from Russia is suing McDonald’s after she saw an advertisement of a cheeseburger and chicken nuggets and that the advertisement calls her to break her fast during lent leading up to Easter. The woman said she had been doing an excellent job with staying away from meat and other animal products during her […]

Do you remember Edward Snowden? He was the one who leaked documents of the NSA surveillance programs in 2013. The documents showed the surveillance by the NSA operated outside of the U.S. Constitution. Well, he is currently living in Russia and he has not yet been pardoned by the United States. The reason Mr. Snowden […]