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Russia's 'satirical Wikipedia' suspends activity after government pressure

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Lurkmore is backing off from its infamous biting humour after a series of clashes with media regulators. The Moscow Times reports
Lurkmore, a Russian site described as the “satirical Wikipedia”, is suspending its operations because of increasing censorship, founder Dmitry Khomak has announced.
The era of free internet in Russia is no longer
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Shadow of Islamic State Hangs Over Russia (Op-Ed)

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It is impossible to say with certainty how many people holding Russian passports now fight for the Islamic State, but the reasons that many of them join the group are obvious, writes columnist Alexander Shumilin.

Putin Slams NGO Warning Russians Over Visiting Crimea

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused an embattled consumer rights group that has cautioned Russians against traveling to Crimea of "serving the interests of foreign states."

Many Unaware of US Immigration Rule for Military Families

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There are many members of the U.S. armed forces who are still not aware of a year and a-half old change in immigration policy that allows undocumented relatives to avoid deportation. As VOA's Bernie Shusman reports from New York, even many immigration lawyers and federal immigration employees are not aware of the change.

Moscow Officials Move to Stifle Flooding Fears

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After a torrential downpour over the weekend left streets, walkways and a metro station flooded, city officials scrambled Tuesday to assuage critics' fears that corruption or a poorly maintained sewage system were to blame.

Nato comes home to its base in Europe

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The alliance is rightly making deterrence against Russia its core role
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Easing Venezuela's crash - Washington Post

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Easing Venezuela's crash
Washington Post
For months, Venezuelans have been reading reports that one of the most powerful figures in their autocratic and virulently anti-American government, National Assembly president Diosdado Cabello, is a principal target of a U.S. criminal investigation ...

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Losing the Eastern Mediterranean to Russia? - Commentary Magazine

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Commentary Magazine

Losing the Eastern Mediterranean to Russia?
Commentary Magazine
While Greece has been a member of NATO since 1952, anti-Americanism has often run high in Greece. In 1974, Greek leftists assassinated the CIA's station chief in Athens (after the Institute for Policy Studies, a left-wing think tank still operating in ...

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How Russians Fell Out of Love With Uncle Sam - The Moscow Times

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The Moscow Times

How Russians Fell Out of Love With Uncle Sam
The Moscow Times
Several factors have contributed to today's record anti-Americanism. Above all, ever since demonstrations in favor of EU integration began in Ukraine in November 2013, Russian television channels have been perfecting a propaganda model that implies the ...

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The social roots of racism in America

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The political establishment has seized upon the tragedy in Charleston to promote the conception that race is the fundamental category in American society.

Military training exercises this month in Latvia, a former Soviet

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Military training exercises this month in Latvia, a former Soviet republic, underline the seismic shift for an alliance that had been focused on threats far beyond its borders.

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NATO Returns Its Attention to an Old Foe, Russia

By ERIC SCHMITT and STEVEN LEE MYERS
The alliance is considering what measures are needed to adjust its forces, to increase spending that had plummeted and to revisit military strategy and planning.
June 24, 2015, Wednesday

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