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Two Russians sail to Alaska seeking asylum in US

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The Russian men landed at a beach in the village of Gambell, home to less than 500 permanent residents

Two Russian nationals have been detained by US officials after arriving in a small boat on St Lawrence Island in Alaska.

According to the two US senators who represent the state, the men landed at a beach in the village of Gambell and requested asylum in the country.

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said the duo’s asylum claim was currently being processed.

Thousands have fled Russia to avoid being conscripted for war in Ukraine.

Gambell – home to less

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Home office background – top 7 ways to create a professional look

Working from home has become a new reality for many people and that reality means adapting your home office space in general and the home office background more specifically.

If your work requires you to use Zoom, MS Team or any other video conferencing, you must think about what your work space looks like to your clients and colleagues.

As the line between professional and personal space is becoming more blurry, I believe in the importance of preserving a distinct, private, professional space, both for your clients, coworkers, and your own wellbeing.

As a professional home stager/decorator, I help clients

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Heard could face jail over perjury claims in Depp case: Lawyer

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Amber Heard is being warned she could face jail over claims she edited injury photos in her blockbuster court feud against Johnny Depp.

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India set to launch historic Moon mission Chandrayaan-3

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Chandrayaan-3 is due for lift-off on Friday afternoon from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, an island off India’s south-eastern coast

India is set to launch its third Moon mission, aiming to be the first to land near its little-explored south pole.

The Chandrayaan-3 craft with an orbiter, lander and a rover is due to lift off at 14:35 on Friday (09:05 GMT) from Sriharikota space centre.

The lander is due to reach the Moon on August 23-24, space officials said.

If successful, India will be only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, following

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Landis+Gyr Group’s (VTX:LAND) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year’s

The board of Landis+Gyr Group AG (VTX:LAND) has announced that it will be paying its dividend of $2.20 on the 28th of June, an increased payment from last year’s comparable dividend. This will take the dividend yield to an attractive 2.7%, providing a nice boost to shareholder returns.

Check out our latest analysis for Landis+Gyr Group

Landis+Gyr Group’s Dividend Is Well Covered By Earnings

We like to see robust dividend yields, but that doesn’t matter if the payment isn’t sustainable. Based on the last payment, Landis+Gyr Group was earning enough to cover the dividend, but free cash flows weren’t positive.

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Land Rover Recalls 500 Range Rovers Over Faulty Seat Welds

A photo of a low Range Rover on a coastal road.

A photo of a low Range Rover on a coastal road.

Land Rover is recalling 500 Range Rover SUVs in the US

Land Rover unveiled the fifth generation of its luxury SUV last year to some pretty good reviews. The latest and greatest Range Rover packed in oodles of luxury trimmings, a pristine finish and, unfortunately, a row of seats that wasn’t welded together correctly. Now, affected models are being recalled so Land Rover can fix the issue.

In case you missed it:

The second Land Rover recalled to hit the company today, after Range Rover Sport models were called

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Biden admin buckles to environmental groups, making a sudden reversal on key land decisions

The Biden administration announced late Tuesday that it would reverse a Trump-era land swap deal facilitating the construction, in an Alaska wilderness area, of a potentially life-saving road opposed by environmental groups.

The Department of the Interior (DOI) withdrew the land exchange — which had been finalized by former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in 2019 and aggressively defended in court by the Biden administration — and explained that it contained procedural flaws and wasn’t consistent with agency policy . DOI Secretary Deb Haaland said the agency would initiate another environmental analysis of the proposal as part of President Biden’s conservation

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The 5 Most Important Steps to Downsizing with Success

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably accumulated a lot of stuff over the years. Like most people, you likely are elements as to what to do with it. For many people, downsizing is a difficult and overwhelming task

To help you get started, I’m sharing 5 important steps to downslzing, but also to figure out what to do with your stuff.

Step 1: Map Out Your Downsizing Project

There are a number of tasks that go in to downsizing. And it all starts with a plan: narrowing down your possessions, donating/selling, putting your home on the market, renovating your