Author: Freddie Lloyd

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Western Europe last week to drum up support for his country’s fight against Russia, he made a last-minute stopover in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron was lucky to get the nod. Macron’s attitude toward Ukraine’s war effort has frequently proved inscrutable to allies who wonder why France seemed to be hedging its bets by pursuing dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin and touting the need for “security guarantees” for Moscow. While German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suffered bruising criticism over the slow pace of his decision to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine,…

Reform of Bulgaria’s anti-corruption system is something the US is following closely, particularly as it is so important for the EU, US, and UK, the head of the Office for Coordination of Sanctions in the US State Department, James O’Brien told Bulgarian National Radio. O’Brien travelled to Bulgaria after five more Bulgarians – among them, former ministers, and former heads of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant – were sanctioned under the US Magnitsky Act for corruption last week. “The message of the sanctions is that the reform of the anti-corruption system, of the attorney general, of the anti-corruption commission, is very…

January 24, 2023 / 2:50 PM / CW44 Tampa Bay TAMPA BAY, Fla. (Tampa Bay Now) – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced an online database is now giving survivors of sexual violence the power to know more about the findings in their case. Based on Gail’s Law which passed in 2021, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has implemented an online database for sexual assault evidence collection kits (SAKS) that allows sexual assault survivors to monitor the processing of their case. It’s a web-based tracking system that will allow survivors of sexual violence to follow the path of their…

Give A Christmas is all about helping local families in need. This year, in the wake of inflation and rising cost of living, that local need has increased. On the first day of Give A Christmas distributions this year, $23,000 in gift cards were given out to 150 households, compared to the $3,500 distributed to 21 households served on the first day in 2021, according to Joseph Cuozzo, director of development for the Bucks County Opportunity Council. As of mid-December, Give A Christmas, the annual effort by The Intelligencer and BCOC, is at about $70,000 of its $165,000 goal, and…

With the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship getting underway, rosters are being finalized for the event that will take place Dec. 26, 2022 to Jan. 5, 2023 in Moncton, N.B., and Halifax, N.S. The United States roster is chock-full of NCAA players as 21 of the 25 players named are currently on a Division I roster. GOALTENDERSTrey Augustine, U.S. NTDP *Committed to Michigan StateKaidan Mbereko, Colorado CollegeAndrew Oke, Saginaw Spirit (OHL) DEFENSEMENSean Behrens, DenverSeamus Casey, MichiganRyan Chesley, MinnesotaLuke Hughes, MichiganLane Hutson, Boston UniversityLuke Mittelstadt, MinnesotaJack Peart, St. Cloud StateRyan Ufko, Massachusetts FORWARDSJackson Blake, North DakotaGavin Brindley, MichiganTyler Boucher, Ottawa 67’s…