‘Crucibles of Power’ Review: Terrible Crossroads
In Smolensk, residents were obliged to fear both the occupying Nazis and what would happen if Soviet rule returned.
A South Korean Filmmaker’s Early Fiction Holds a Mirror to His Past
South Korea, Lee Chang-dong’s book “Snowy Day and Other Stories” hangs in the shadow of the violent Gwangju massacre.
A year after Navalny’s death, the Russian opposition struggles without its charismatic leader
The stunning news came in a terse statement from the Russian penitentiary service a year ago: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died in the Arctic Circle penal colony.
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Another closed paper mill staff dies, death toll 131
According to the mills' unions, the employees have died (including the death on January 31) after the industries became non-functional, mostly due to poverty, trauma, and lack of medical treatment.
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'Reminiscent of Stalin': Experts alarmed as Musk allies take over key federal agency
Matthew Chapman is a video game designer who attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing ...
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Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management
Centibillionaire Elon Musk’s takeover of the former US Digital Service—now the United States DOGE Service—has been widely publicized and sanctioned by one of President Donald Trump’s many ...
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‘Alice’ star Linda Lavin’s cause of death revealed after her unexpected passing at 87
Linda Lavin’s cause of death has been revealed. The “Alice” actress passed away Dec. 29 after suffering cardiopulmonary arrest with lung cancer listed as the underlying cause, according to ...
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DJ Unk’s cause of death confirmed by wife after ‘Walk It Out’ rapper dies at 43
The musician’s wife Sherkita Long-Platt announced his death Friday morning on Facebook. “I just lost my husband and my kids lost their father,” she wrote. “Our life will never be the same.” ...
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Heart disease remains leading cause of death in US, new report finds
In 2022, more than 941,600 Americans died from cardiovascular disease. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report. The American Heart ...
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‘Walk It Out’ rapper DJ Unk’s cause of death revealed
Long-Platt issued a statement on Facebook just hours after her husband’s death. “Please respect me and my family. I just lost my husband and my kids just lost their father,” she wrote on Jan ...
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Auschwitz survivors and world leaders mark 80 years since Nazi death camp's liberation
OŚWIĘCIM, Poland — The Soviet Red Army troops who arrived here on Jan. 27, 1945, helped uncover one of the greatest atrocities ever committed by — and against — humankind. Inside the ...
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A Troubling Spike in Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
A new study found that U.S. infant mortality rates overall are dropping, but that rates of sudden unexpected infant death may have increased in recent years. By Catherine Pearson Rates of sudden ...