The fatal shooting of 17-year-old black teenager Antwon Rose by police has sparked protests in East Pittsburgh. An officer is said to have shot Rose, who was unarmed at the moment, three times to stop him from fleeing. The fatal incident took place on Tuesday evening, when an officer pulled over a vehicle that matched […]
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‘Different shades of utter resignation’: Venezuelans fleeing hardship at home are finding more struggles abroad
Thomson Reuters Protracted political, economic, and humanitarian crises in Venezuela have spurred mass migration, with Venezuelans from across the social spectrum fleeing for neighboring Brazil and Colombia, to other countries in the region like Chile or Peru, and as far away as the US and Spain. To escape what they face at home, many Venezuelans […]
Thousands of civilians fleeing militant-occupied E. Ghouta as mass exodus continues (LIVE)
Published time: 18 Mar, 2018 06:10 Edited time: 18 Mar, 2018 06:20 More than 5,000 people have left the militant-occupied areas of the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta on Sunday morning, the Russian military said. Live images from the scene show people streaming to safety. “The humanitarian corridor in Eastern Ghouta continues to work. More […]
Traders are fleeing the stock market in record numbers — but a pair of secret weapons are keeping it afloat
Getty Images / Ian Forsyth Investors pulled a record amount of money out of exchange-traded funds and mutual funds in the first three weeks of February, according to data from UBS. The firm says US stocks hung in there admirably considering this pressure and attributes their resilience to two secret weapons. February was not kind […]
Kylie Jenner fleeing Snap might be just the beginning (SNAP)
Getty/Michael Kovac Kylie Jenner tweeted that she doesn’t use Snapchat anymore. That may mean other Snap influencers may do the same, according to one analyst. The larger wave of people staying off the app is a real concern for the company. Kylie Jenner might not be the only one. The social-media star tweeted this week […]
Turkish op in Afrin leaves ‘grim tally’ of children killed, ‘fleeing families’ in Syria – UNICEF
The number of children killed in Syria has risen dramatically over the past two weeks, according to UNICEF’s envoy in the country, who said youngsters have been hardest hit. “The grim tally of children killed in Syria in the past two weeks has increased daily as violence escalates in several areas across the country,” Fran […]
Kimbal Musk — Elon’s brother — predicts a movement of millennial workers fleeing desk jobs for farms
Sarah Jacobs In an interview with Business Insider, Kimbal Musk said he sees a growing movement of young, highly educated people leaving their sedentary office jobs to become local and organic farmers. The number of farmers under 35 years old is increasing, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s latest Census of Agriculture. This new […]
Under Armour executives are fleeing the struggling company (UA)
Facebook/Under Armour At least five major Under Armour executives have left the company since October. The most recent departure is Under Armour’s head of footwear. Under Armour is seriously struggling. Under Armour executives seem to be fleeing the company. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Peter Ruppe, the senior vice president of footwear […]
Fleeing 1917 Revolution: Orthodox church in Tehran maintained by Russian émigré descendant (VIDEO)
Hundreds of thousands fled Russia after the 1917 Revolution. Some of them found a new home in Iran. RT talked to a descendant of these immigrants, who takes care of an Orthodox Church in Tehran and the first home for the elderly in the country. One hundred years ago, the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin […]
Fleeing 1917 revolution: Children of Russian émigrés cherish memories in Iran (VIDEO)
The Russian revolution of 1917 paved the way for the creation of the Soviet Union – and also led to hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the country. While many left for Europe or America, RT found the offspring of Russian emigrants in Iran and went to talk to them. November 7 marks 100 years […]