A top EU official has today urged Britain to get its act together over the sanctioning of Russian oligarchs, saying the

Daniela Jampel, pictured here with her family, called on parents in New York City to reach out to Mayor Eric Adams to express their outrage about the requirements that kids under 5 continue to wear masks 

A top EU official has today urged Britain to get its act together over the sanctioning of Russian oligarchs, saying the UK is now 'following Europe's lead' in its attempt to get tough on the billionaires 'enaballing' Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Pictures taken today show the massive boat, which has a 25-meter swimming pool, surrounded by scaffolding and waterproof covering as it sits in the dry dock of Blohm Voss Dock; where it has been since late October for a refitting job. 

Meanwhile in besieged Mariupol, which has endured two weeks without food, power or water amid a brutal blockade, is facing continuing shelling as a mosque housing 80 civilians including children was targeted today, and barrages have thwarted attempts to bring supplies to the strategic port city. 

Choosing your first word: The first word is arguably the most important. To maximize the value of your opening gambit, choose a word with three vowels and five different letters. Some examples: orate, media, radio. I always use "adieu" for some reason. It's a habit and I'm refusing to break it.

I just finished reading a fascinating piece by Tyler Glaiel, a programmer and game designer who tried to figure out the best possible starting word. Apparently we should all be kicking off Wordle with the word "roate." Honestly, read this whole article, it's great.

"I've said time and time again that the numbers and science will guide us as we continue to recover and rebuild,' he said at a press conference. 'Now New York City is back, and vaccinations are why we're back. New Yorkers should be getting out and enjoying our amazing city. The fight may not be over, but we're clearly winning the war. We are open for business.'

His comments came as officials in France seized an £86million superyacht linked to Rosneft chairman Igor Sechin - a close ally of the Russian President - in the Mediterranean port of La Ciotat close to Marseille.

(AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested in an interview that United States forces "need to align" with non-European countries including Russia to enhance global security, a remark her campaign characterized as a gaffe.

The 72,000-student Davis School District north of Salt Lake City removed the Bible from its elementary and middle schools while keeping it in high schools after a committee reviewed the scripture in response to a parental complaint.

On Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams announced that Big Apple public school children aged five and up will no longer be forced to wear face covering as the infection rate in the city has plummeted to 671 cases a day.

Jampel, who has been outspoken about keeping schools open during the pandemic because of the lower threat that the virus poses to kids, said that she caught wind of the mayor's pediatric mask mandate earlier in the week. 

The only exception to that will be children under the age of five, who are not currently eligible for the vaccine, with day care providers also ordered to enforce face masks.
That comes even though just 307 children aged between 0 and four have died of COVID in the whole of the US since the pandemic began in spring 2020, according to the latest . 

The bulk of Russian ground forces are now around 15 miles from the centre but elements of the large column have dispersed in a bid to encircle the city, after pummelling the northwest suburbs including Irpin and Bucha.

Tips and tricks If you're a word game purist, you may want to avoid the following tips and rely entirely on your own instincts. For everyone else who's sick of seeing gray boxes, here are some tips that you may find helpful.

Bargaining over toughening work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, became the focal point for the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., up until the end.