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Alexei Navalny—Russia's most famous anti-corruption and pro-democracy campaigner—remains languishing in a penal colony east of Moscow, confined to the prison's hospital as his health deteriorates amid an ongoing hunger strike. International media coverage, sanctions and mass protests have failed to puncture the Kremlin's public indifference to the health of one…

Manchester United fans (@RedIssue on Twitter) Manchester United fans breached security at their club's training ground on Thursday as they protested against the Glazer family for the owners' role in the failed European Super League plot. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was forced to speak to around 20 supporters after…

A few hours after a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of three charges in the murder of George Floyd, Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, announced his sympathy and support for the outcome. “Today’s verdict is a step forward in acknowledging painful truths and for the continued cause of defeating racism and…

In the days to come, there will be plenty of commentary on the implications of Tuesday’s guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial for the broader police reform agenda, but at least one proximate and relatively straightforward matter has been languishing in Congress for months now. About halfway through President Biden’s…

What we grow determines how we eat, and what we eat determines how we live and die. These simple but overlooked truths drive the work of the longtime food writer Mark Bittman, whose new book, Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, From Sustainable to Suicidal, takes an ambitious look…

President Vladimir Putin will deliver a state-of-the-nation speech to Russians on Wednesday.Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, meanwhile have planned nationwide protests over his deteriorating health in jail. Navalny's supporters have called for what they hope will be the biggest protests in modern Russian history.President Vladimir Putin will deliver a…

Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus have all dropped out of the Super League, after the six English clubs abandoned the planned competition, leaving the new competition essentially extinct before it even started. Only Spanish clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona are now still officially involved. The moves by…

In another random act of federalism, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new bill into law Monday aimed to crack down on violent protests and riots.  Today, surrounded by our state’s law enforcement community, I proudly signed HB 1 into law, which makes clear that rioting and violence have absolutely…

Chauvin is charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He could be convicted on all of the charges, some or none. The case comes down to two key questions: whether Chauvin caused Floyd’s death and whether his actions were reasonable. Each charge requires a different element of…

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