Police: Six Dead After Severe Illinois Dust Storm Prompts Massive 90-Car Pileup
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 8:27pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Illinois State Police have confirmed that six people died as a result of a massive car pileup that was caused by a severe dust storm consuming the region.
Syrian Soldier Killed, 7 Injured as Aleppo Airport Closed Over Israeli Attack – State Media
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 7:05pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – One soldier was killed and seven other people were injured late Monday during an Israeli attack on Syria’s Aleppo, state media reported.
‘The Site Sucks’: Leaked Footage Captures Tucker Carlson Blasting Fox Nation
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 6:26pm EDTFollowing Carlson’s surprise sacking from Fox News, the media outlets have been working to piece together why exactly the conservative news corporation chose to toss away their most popular television host after seven years.
US May Hit Debt Limit ‘as Early as June 1’ if Congress Fails to Act, Yellen Warns
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 5:30pm EDTThe US reached its statutory borrowing limit in January and has since been operating “extraordinary measures” to avoid a US default and buy the Biden administration and US Congress time to raise the debt ceiling.
US Military Reportedly Tracking Another Balloon That Flew Over Hawaii
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 4:42pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US military is reportedly tracking a balloon of unknown origin that traversed over sections of Hawaii.
US Regulator Urges Deposits Reform to Prevent Bank Failures After First Republic Buyout
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 4:12pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US banking regulator FDIC issued a Monday report proposing three key reforms to the way deposits are insured at the country’s banks, as a means to prevent the collapse of another lender after three have already been wiped out by a banking crisis that began in March.
Not the PM You Are Looking For: Dutch Cops Bust DUI Guy With ‘Boris Johnson Driver’s License’
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 3:01pm EDTThe obviously fake driver’s license found in the suspect’s car featured Boris Johnson’s name and photograph, with year 3000 listed as its expiration date.
German Diplomats Expelled by Moscow Depart From Russia – Reports
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 2:31pm EDTBERLIN (Sputnik) – Several employees of Germany’s diplomatic missions in Russia left the country on Monday, following Moscow’s announcement about the expulsion of German diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to Berlin, media reported, citing the German Foreign Ministry.
Video: Russian Drone Flushes Out Kiev Troops From Cover
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 2:12pm EDTThe Ukraine conflict has confirmed the importance of drones in modern warfare. These tiny and relatively cheap vehicles can cause a lot of grief – not to mention deal a lot of damage – to the enemy, and when a skilled drone operator comes into play, things can become very unpleasant very quickly.
Forget Pension Reform, France Faces Bigger Problems Over Ukraine Adventurism
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 12:57pm EDTOn May 1, French unions launched a new nationwide series of protests over President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform. However, France’s real problem is much bigger than that, private investor and writer Fabien Chalandon told Sputnik.
Archaeologists Unearth Buddha Statue in Ancient Egyptian Port
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 12:55pm EDTExperts involved in the Polish-American dig taking place on the Western shores of the Red Sea made the discovery during excavations at the city’s ancient temple, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities revealed.
May 1: The Day The Red Army Hoisted The Banner That Heralded Third Reich’s Fall
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 12:28pm EDTDuring the early hours of May 1, 1945, soldiers of the Soviet Red Army scored a symbolic victory against the Nazi German forces in Berlin, planting the Victory Banner on top of the Reichstag building.
Russia’s Naval, Air Defense Forces Repelling Drone Attack on Sevastopol
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 11:45am EDTSIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) – Russia’s naval forces together with air defense forces are repelling a drone attack in the outer harbor of Sevastopol, with one drone already shot down, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Monday.
Hunter Biden to Appear in US Court for Hearing in Finances, Child Support Case – Reports
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 11:40am EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, is set to appear in an Arkansas court for a hearing in the case related to his finances and child support payments to the president’s estranged granddaughter, US TV broadcaster reported on Monday.
Odd Sacrifice: Romans Burned Animals for Egyptian Goddess
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 11:38am EDTNot long before the adoption of Christianity by Emperor Constantine, the Roman pantheon was a mix of deities from different cultures and nations. Isis was not an exception: she was revered by Romans as a patron of femininity, good fortune and travel.
‘Revolutionary May Day’ Demonstration Attracts Thousands and Rocks Berlin
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 11:31am EDT“Revolutionary May Day” is virtually a German version of Labor Day and an important evenе for anti-globalist movement.
Astronomers Spot Black Hole Devouring a Star
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 10:59am EDTThe tidal disruption event is the closest to be discovered to date.
Fruit Loop: South Korean Student Eats Banana ‘Artwork’ After Missing Breakfast
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 9:30am EDTIt was not the first time Italian artist Marizio Cattelan’s extremely perishable artwork has been consumed by a ravenous culture vulture. The piece entitled ‘Comedian’ was eaten at a Miami art gallery in 2019, just after it was sold for $120,000.
Mass Protests Against Pension Reform in Paris Mark Labor Day
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 9:18am EDTFrance is reeling from a mass political protest, accompanied by full-scale industrial strikes. The reason is a controversial pension reform plan, backed by Macron.
May Day Protests Held in London
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 8:08am EDTThe demonstrators state that they are rallying for “trade union rights, human rights and international solidarity”.
Bomb Wrecks Train in Western Russia
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 8:08am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – A bomb caused a freight train to veer off track in the western Russian region of Bryansk on Monday, the Russian Railways company said.
West Worried Kiev Not Prepared for Counteroffensive – Report
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 7:56am EDTWith Russia going ahead with its special military operation in Ukraine, speculation is rife about a possible zero hour of Kiev’s counteroffensive.
US Regulators Seize Troubled First Republic Bank, Name JPMorgan Chase as Buyer
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 7:51am EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US regulators closed First Republic Bank, which has struggled since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced on Monday, naming JPMorgan Chase as the buyer of First Republic’s assets and deposits worth over $330 billion combined.
Watch Russian Army Sappers Blow Up Abandoned Ammo
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 7:40am EDTSappers of the Russian Armed Forces have already blown up over 1,000 pieces of ammunition that were apparently left by Ukrainian troops in an unspecified area of eastern Ukraine.
Kiev Lost Over 300 Soldiers Over Past 24 Hours – Russian Defense Ministry
Sputnik - May 1st 2023 7:30am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian troops have destroyed up to 330 Ukrainian soldiers, a tank, four armored combat vehicles, four cars, and a 122-mm howitzer D-30 in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.