Rallies against raising of retirement age held in Moscow (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Two rallies against pension reform have been held in Russia’s capital. Some 8,000 people turned up at the events, while organizers claimed “tens of thousands” were in attendance. Russia’s Communist Party staged its rally at Sakharov Avenue in central Moscow. Some 6,000 gathered at the event, according to official data from Moscow police. The organizers,…

Minnesota State upends Angelo State in game one of DII Championship Series

SALEM, Va. – Second-seeded Minnesota State defeated top-seeded Angelo State, 5-1, in game one of the NCAA Division II Championship Series on Sunday at the Moyer Sports Complex. With the victory, the Mavericks are one win from a National Championship. First pitch for game two is set for Monday at noon ET. The Rambelles (60-6), who…

Latvia and Estonia compensation claims dismissed as groundless by Russian senator

Latvia and Estonia have no legal right to demand compensation for what they describe as “Soviet occupation” and any such claims are just Russophobic propaganda games, a Russian senator has stated. “This is hardly news. They are trying to implore something from us since the collapse of the USSR. But there is no legal grounds…

NAIA announces host sites for National Championship Opening Round

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the list of 10 host sites for the fifth annual NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round, announced Wednesday by the national office. The event will be played May 15 –17 and features 10 four-team, double elimination tournaments throughout the country. The 40 qualifiers and pairings for…

Professors Around The World Beg Ontario To Revive Basic Income Pilot

Ontario’s decision to cancel a basic income experiment early is unethical, professors from around the world said in an open letter published Tuesday. “It appears to us that 4,000 vulnerable research subjects will have made decisions to improve their lives … only to have the promise broken,” the letter read. “Not only is the cancellation…

Jagmeet Singh Scores Ex-MPs, But Heated Byelection Shows Leader's 'Rough Ride': Prof

OTTAWA — Federal New Democrats have enlisted two former members of Parliament to run in the upcoming election, and the party says they’re in talks with a few more. An NDP official told HuffPost Canada that while discussions are ongoing, the courted candidates haven’t yet decided whether to join former MPs Andrew Cash and Svend…

Lawmakers propose sanctions against external attempts to meddle in Russian elections

Russia’s parliamentary majority party has prepared a bill that, if passed, would list as “undesirable” all foreign and international groups that attempt to influence Russian elections, effectively banning their activities. The bill is written as a set of amendments to the existing Russian “Dima Yakovlev Law” – the 2013 piece of legislation introducing targeted sanctions…