Putin admits Russian inflation is ‘alarming’ and economy ‘overheating’ newsthirst.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an annual televised phone-in with the country’s citizens dubbed “Direct Line with Vladimir Putin” at the Moscow’s World Trade Center studio in Moscow on June 30, 2021.  Sergei Savostyanov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that inflation is a problem facing Russia, and that…

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Elderly activist to spend Christmas in prison because tag does not fit | Prisons and probation newsthirst.

A 77-year-old environmental activist will spend Christmas in prison despite having been released on an electronic tag, because the authorities cannot find an electronic device small enough to fit her wrists. Gaie Delap, a retired teacher and a Quaker from Bristol, was jailed in August, along with four co-defendants, for her part in a campaign…

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Blake Lively Sues Justin Baldoni for Sexual Harassment, Smear Campaign newsthirst.

Blake Lively has declared legal war on her former “It Ends with Us” costar/director Justin Baldoni, laying out her allegations of sexual harassment and what she claims is a coordinated effort to destroy her reputation, but Baldoni’s team has fired back calling the allegations a false attempt to rehab her reputation. According to the lawsuit,…

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