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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Putin said Russia could send long-range weapons around the world to those who want to strike Western facilities  Yahoo! Voices Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]NBA playoffs: Jamal Murray’s 4th-quarter outburst propels Nuggets to 2-0 lead over Lakers in Western Conference finals  Yahoo Sports Source link

The so-called “Yellowstone effect” — a cultural phenomenon stemming from the popularity of the television drama “Yellowstone” — has trickled into fashion, making Western wear like cowboy hats and boots increasingly popular across the U.S. According to one executive, that trend will last for at least the next few years. Western wear is “going to briefly take over the world,” J Rogers Kniffen World Wide Enterprises CEO Jan Rogers Kniffen told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “Why is it… Source link

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Laura Cross-country Ski and Biathlon Center at the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games March 15, 2014. REUTERS/Michael Klimentyev/RIA Novosti The only thing stopping Nord Stream 1 gas flows are Western sanctions, the Kremlin said ahead of the three-day shutdown. “There are guarantees that, apart from technological problems caused by sanctions, nothing hinders the supplies,” a spokesperson said. Europe has still been preparing for a total shutoff of… Source link

A fan was briefly removed from the Western & Southern Open on Sunday after a Russian player complained to the umpire during their match that the fan was sitting there with a Ukrainian flag draped around her shoulders. During the first set of the qualifying match between Anna Kalinskaya and Anastasia Potapova, both of whom are Russian, on Sunday in Cincinnati, one of the players stopped and complained to umpire Morgane Lane. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] The… Source link

Clint Eastwood, Shane Meier and Aline Lavasseur in Unforgiven. The young actors were part of a discarded ending to the film that was shot, but has never been seen. (Photo: Warner Bros./ Courtesy: Everett Collection) Clint Eastwood knows when a story’s been told. Over the course of his filmmaking career, the Hollywood icon has cultivated a famously no-frills style behind the camera, often shooting scenes in one take and excising material he deems extraneous — even if the sequence plays… Source link

How about that cackle? How about Luka Doncic just straight laughing in the face of whatever poor Phoenix Sun was assigned to stop him on Sunday? Over and over the Dallas Mavericks‘ star would step back and drain a three-pointer — or occasionally take it to the hoop — and then promptly back-peddle down the court where he’d try to catch his opponent’s eye and break into an almost sinister, knowing laugh. Basketball has a long and colorful legacy of trash talk. It’s part of the game…. Source link

Russia’s e-commerce platforms Ozon and Yandex Market, food supplements firm Pharmstandard, dental products distributor Simkodent, largest food retailer X5 Retail Group and confectionery major UNICONF are among several Russian companies that have reached out to India for business ties amid Moscow’s conflict with Kyiv. Due to the conflict and the sanctions on Russia, many European and American brands have stopped supplying their goods including consumer electronics, and apparel to that… Source link

Bill Browder has pondered how best to put the squeeze on Vladimir Putin and Russia for nearly 20 years now. The financier and head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign has been targeted by Putin for over a decade now and, in a new interview with Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer, offered up his grade of where things stand on sanctions so far. Those sanctions got a failing grade from Browder early on. Before the invasion, he gave the West just a two out of 10 and said the actions… Source link

A small toy figure and gold imitation are seen in front of the Polymetal logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Feb 24 (Reuters) – Shares in Russian exposed companies bore the brunt of selling pressure across European and U.S. equity markets on Thursday after Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, raising the prospect of tougher sanctions. U.S.-listed shares of Russian… Source link