The Priest Who Beat Pussy Riot: The Orthodox Point Man with the Kremlin

If anyone thought the members of incarcerated Russian punk band Pussy Riot would be cowed by the two-year prison sentence handed down last week, all they need do is check out the lyrics to the group's latest song, “Putin Lights Up the Fires.” A video

LOS ANGELES — Madonna, who had already voiced her support for the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, on Saturday joined a chorus of celebrities in slamming a jail sentence handed down in Moscow to three women from

Three members of the feminist band Pussy Riot were sentenced Aug. 17 to two years in a Russian penal colony because they performed a “punk prayer” in a Moscow church. The trial in Judge Marina Syrova's courtroom and the draconian punishment of

A new criminal case was launched into two Pussy Riot members who escaped police after participating in an infamous 'punk prayer' in Moscow's main cathedral. The announcement comes days after their co-participants were

Long before the punk band Pussy Riot was formed last fall, Father Vsevolod Chaplin, a senior clergyman of the Orthodox Church, had made himself an icon for conservative Russian values, sort of like what you might get if Rush Limbaugh and Pat Robertson

Melky Cabrera's phony website scam leads MLB investigators to Dominican …

"Facing a 50-game suspension for doping, San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera created a phony website and a fake product in an attempt to dodge the ban by proving he inadvertently ingested a banned substance,

Melky Cabrera hit the High-Testosterone Triple Crown: He cheated, got caught then he or a collaborator reportedly invented false devices to try to evade punishment. And were caught at that, too. So it turns out he's worse than

Melky Cabrera did the right thing. Eventually. Last week the Giants outfielder was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball after a positive drug test. Cabrera almost immediately released a statement admitting his "use of a substance I should not

San Francisco Giant Melky Cabrera recently tested positive for a banned substance and received a 50 game penalty per MLB's rules. Prior to receiving the suspension, Cabrera made an attempt, new at least in the world of

Melky Cabrera did the right thing. Eventually. Last week the Giants outfielder was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball after a positive drug test. Cabrera almost immediately released a statement admitting his "use of a substance I should not

Melky Cabrera's phony website scam leads MLB investigators to Dominican …

Before Melky Cabrera's phony website gambit unraveled last month, the now-suspended Giants outfielder sent baseball officials on a wild goose chase that included a trip to the Dominican Republic to procure a jar full of anabolic steroids. “This is not

In this, his season of extra-human batting, San Francisco Giant Melky Cabrera has confirmed that a culture of doping for greatness persists in Major League Baseball as players pursue high-number contracts. It's a damning commentary on the league's drug

San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera had enough problems on his hands when he was suspended for 50 games after he tested positive for testosterone, but no one was ready for the storm that was going to come just a few days later. According to a

The New York Daily News has discovered that in an effort to beat the rap on his 50-game suspension, Melky and his "associates" devised a scheme that included purchasing a website for $10000, making this website appear

Before Melky Cabrera's phony website gambit unraveled last month, the now-suspended Giants outfielder sent baseball officials on a wild goose chase that included a trip to the Dominican Republic to procure a jar full of anabolic steroids. “This is not

$1M Powerball winning ticket sold in Wayne County

Concerned from Fort Gratiot: “Congratulations to whomever won the Powerball $300 million-plus prize. The winner of that large amount of money must not be identified. You would think government officials would come up with a smarter idea than that.

The winning Powerball ticket was purchased at a local Sunoco gas station in Michigan, but the ticket holder remains anonymous — which is fine, because under state law, the winner has a year to come forward. NBC's Kevin

Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash as the jackpots for both games have rolled over.

The Florida Lottery announces that Robert Riedel, 63, of Tallahassee, claimed a $1 million POWERBALL® prize from the August 11th drawing. Riedel's winning ticket was sold at Circle K, located at 3600 Shamrock West in Tallahassee. The retailer received

Ticket bought at Willis Village Mart. It's worth $2 million thanks to the "Power Play"

The Priest Who Beat Pussy Riot: The Orthodox Point Man with the Kremlin

Moscow. The Pussy Riot trial may be over, but the fault lines it has exposed within Russia's educated and politicized elite appear deeper and more irreconcilable than anyone might have thought when the three women were arrested after performing a

Membership in Pussy Riot is fluid, with different members taking part in different actions, all wearing brightly colored ski masks to protect their identities. The group's modus operandi is to stage brief performances in public places, singing along

The case on the World Intellectual Property Organization website has been terminated, and the domain is currently listed as owned by Riot Games, the company behind the popular MOBA game of the same name.

Membership in Pussy Riot is fluid, with different members taking part in different actions, all wearing brightly colored ski masks to protect their identities. The group's modus operandi is to stage brief performances in public places, singing along

From Madonna to Bjork, from the elite New Yorker to the populist Daily Mail, the world united in supporting Russia's irreverent feminist activists Pussy Riot against the blunt cruelty inflicted on them by the state. It may not have stopped Vladimir

Know Your Ad-Demographic: Romney Campaign Advertising on 'Rich Kids of …

It's "Rich Kids of Instagram," and just as with Maroney, there's a Tumblr blog to peruse. The Maroney meme ("McKayla Maroney is not impressed") was all about taking her rather well, unimpressed-looking image shot after her loss in the women's

As its name suggests, Rich Kids of Instagram is a diary of excess. The Tumblr blog, which has become a viral sensation, chronicles the overconsumption of today's ridiculously wealthy kids. Kids that are oversharing their personal excess with hashtags

"The blog on Tumblr features photos set in gilded frames of rich kids and wanna-bes in various states of excess, undress and indulgence, and ever since its l

The Rich Kids of Instagram, a newly launched Tumblr page dedicated to flaunting the wealth of privileged young people, has drawn widespread rebuke for what critics believe to be constant bragging from spoilt brats. While supporters have argued that

The Tumblr called Rich Kids Of Instagram should have died a month ago when it went mainstream. Articles cropped up everywhere pointing out how it somewhat embarrasses rich kids who apparently like to brag about their personal unearned incomes.

Director Tony Scott lived like his alpha-male action heroes

The Los Angeles County coroner's office and Los Angeles Police Department were both investigating the death of filmmaker Tony Scott, including interviewing witnesses. Simon Halls, a spokesman for Scott's family, said the family asked "that their

Tony Scott's suicidal jump off an L.A. bridge was witnessed by numerous boaters, including a group of passengers on a harbor cruise some of whom took…

LOS ANGELES — Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as "Top Gun," "Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," died Sunday after jumping from a towering suspension bridge spanning Los Angeles harbor and leaving behind several notes to loved

Tony Scott's suicidal jump off an L.A. bridge was witnessed by numerous boaters, including a group of passengers on a harbor cruise some of whom took…

Tony Scott did NOT have inoperable brain cancer, or for that matter brain cancer at all this according to Scott's family.TMZ has learned …

Paul Krugman Bashes Niall Ferguson's Newsweek Cover Story As 'Unethical …

Now, we all know Newsweek isn't shy when it comes to controversial cover photos and headline stories. Indeed, on more than a few occasions, Newsweek Editor Tina Brown has had to defend the magazine's

Ronald Kessler reporting from Washington, D.C. — The financial crisis a few weeks before the last presidential election was enough to push Barack Obama over the top. This week's Newsweek cover slamming President Obama could have almost as much

Ferguson, a Harvard history professor and Newsweek columnist, wrote in the magazine's Aug. 27 cover story that Obama should lose the upcoming election because the president has broken his promises. Ferguson says Obama has not created enough jobs,

Newsweek? Posted on August 20 2012 – 2:35 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady. Yes, hell has frozen over. Newsweek allowed Harvard's Niall Ferguson to write their cover story this week, and that's exactly the argument Ferguson makes. This is a

Newsweek turned into a parody of itself months ago—call it what you will, NewsBeast, The Daily Weak, whatever—but is anyone even bothering to laugh now? This week, it follows (as if to balance the scales) its “Is Romney a Wimp” cover with a blast at

Moscow: Will police find other Pussy Riot members?

This February, a group of young women from the punk band Pussy Riot donned colored balaclavas and short skirts, and sang a song inside of Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral. The performance was an act of political theater, and among other things the

There's been plenty of talk about Russian feminist punk collective Pussy Riot in the global media over the past few weeks, but the neon-ski-mask-donning.

Pussy Riot are being unjustly persecuted (in a free society, they'd have been given a slap on the wrist and a fine, then let go), and that's appropriate and good to protest. But the support movement also carries some uncomfortable echoes of the Kony

This February, a group of young women from the punk band Pussy Riot donned colored balaclavas and short skirts, and sang a song inside of Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral. The performance was an act of political theater, and among other things the

After the prolonged performance called “The Trial of Pussy Riot” finally ended with the verdict that the band's members are sentenced to two years in prison, we can finally draw some conclusions about what happened.

$1M Powerball winning ticket sold in Wayne County

Powerball.jpg PowerballNo one matched the Powerball winning numbers on Aug. 18. That means the Aug. 22 jackpot will be $55 million. No ticket matched the Powerball winning numbers for Aug. 18, but Michigan added another big winner in the multi-state

Three days after a ticket sold in Lapeer won a $337 million Powerball drawing, another Michigan lottery player won a big jackpot.

A single ticket matched five of the Powerball numbers drawn Friday night – the winner was sold at the Hiller's Market on Haggerty Road in Plymouth.

Updated at 7:12 a.m. ET: A single ticket sold at a gas station in Michigan matched all five numbers and the red Powerball to win the $337 million jackpot, the 3rd largest Powerball prize in U.S. history, lottery officials said

For the second time in a week, a Powerball player from Michigan won a prize of $1 million or more. And this time, the lucky player has a Plymouth connection. The latest $1 million winning lottery ticket was purchase for Saturday's Powerball game at

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