Starting in December of that year, a number of Starovoit’s former colleagues and subordinates were implicated in embezzlement of military funds—including 19 billion rubles (around $250 million) that had been allocated for defenses along the Ukrainian border.
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ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2025
Participants would complete a physical fitness test, have their body fat measured, undergo a psychological evaluation, receive leadership evaluations from former peers and subordinates, and complete verbal and written communication assessments.
However, the story actually begins in London, where the Crawleys and a few essential servants are taking in a play penned by Noel Coward (Arty Froushan) and starring Guy Dexter (Dominic West).
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Mark Meszoros,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Since 2010, fans have followed the family of the Earl of Grantham, Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), and their servants through six television seasons and three films.
Like his Washington, Bargatze’s Farnsworth regaled a trio of underlings (SNL cast members Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, and James Austin Johnson) with ridiculous yet accurate predictions for the future, in this case of TV.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Although the underlings complained about my methods, the cartel leaders, like Pedro and his boss, El Viejo, a key deputy of Pablo Escobar, were on my side.
In the light rail’s early days, CATS attendants checked tickets frequently enough that people assumed the risk of getting slapped with a fare evasion fee was too high, McCrory said.
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Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Four of the five campsites have flush toilets, hot showers, and camp attendants (from $40 per person, plus a $40 daily park entrance fee per person and a $15 daily vehicle entry fee).
Al Jazeera employees even reportedly work with the terrorist group to identify protesters.
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Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
That promise now feels increasingly tenuous; few of the permanent employees have been hired yet, the complex is still under construction, and most of the workforce are transient staff on temporary visas or contracts – like the ones swept up by ICE.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the city has seen a decline in large scale construction projects, leaving many laborers without steady, long-term employment.
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Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Local 724, the Hollywood laborers’ group, in a landmark election that took place Friday.
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