sport Hasek calls out Ovechkin, wants Russian players suspended Christin Hakim, February 28, 2022 NHL legend Dominik Hasek took aim at Alex Ovechkin in a Twitter thread. (Photos via Getty) With the Russian invasion of Ukraine surging on, many companies and countries are boycotting Russian goods or from taking place in the nation. One Hockey Hall of Famer wants that practice taken to the… Continue Reading
Automotive ‘Compartment No. 6’ Review: Strangers on a Russian Train Christin Hakim, January 29, 2022 When the heroine in “Compartment No. 6” gets into a car with a guy who has been giving her nothing but grief, you may silently shriek: What is she thinking? You may also judge her for what looks like a bad decision or damn the filmmaker for putting yet another… Continue Reading
tech ‘Reckless’ Russian missile test blows up satellite, forcing ISS astronauts to take shelter Christin Hakim, November 17, 2021 The ISS faced orbital obstacles Monday. NASA Seven crew members aboard the International Space Station had to take emergency shelter in a spacecraft docked to the ISS on Monday because of a new, potentially dangerous debris field generated by a Russian anti-satellite test. The astronauts huddled inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon… Continue Reading
tech Big Tech grapples with Russian internet crackdown during election Christin Hakim, September 24, 2021 The Russian government is increasingly pressuring American technology companies to take down content from their platforms with threats of fines, throttling and criminal prosecution for local staff ahead of this weekend’s parliamentary election. The breadth of the censorship demands, backed by recently-passed laws targeting content deemed to be illegal, are… Continue Reading