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May 18 News about Russia, the States and Russian-American relations

The car hit people in Times Square in New York. At least one person died and 12 others were injured. The police officially announced that this was not a terrorist attack: the 36-year-old driver got behind the wheel while intoxicated. He was detained.

The person involved in the March 26 case was imprisoned for eight months. Aspiring actor Yuri Kuliy was sentenced to imprisonment in a colony-settlement. He was convicted for “grabbing the hand” of a Russian Guard fighter during an anti-corruption rally in Moscow and “thus hurting him.” Kuliy pleaded guilty because he was counting on a suspended sentence .

Michael Flynn refused to comply with the subpoena as part of the Russia investigation. Trump's former national security adviser will not give investigators the documents they demanded from him. Now he can be prosecuted for contempt of the investigation. Michael Flynn was fired from his post as an adviser due to the fact that he concealed his contacts with the Russian ambassador.

Alisher Usmanov became a video blogger. The Russian billionaire recorded a video message to Alexei Navalny: he responded to accusations of bribery and other sins. It is pointless to retell this video, you need to watch it . Navalny has already announced his response, but in the meantime, you can watch koubs and read funny tweets about Usmanov's speech.

Many write about the impeachment of Trump. Is it possible? Maybe. But so far it is unlikely (analysis!).

Hundreds of Russian pilots could be left without a license. The Federal Air Transport Agency is campaigning against private training centers where pilots of commercial flights train. The department says that all this is for the sake of safety, but representatives of training centers and the pilots themselves believe that the matter is different. They have already filed a complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Quote:

“Rosaviatsia is simply getting rid of competitors that are much more efficient than state aviation universities, including economically.”

Chris Cornell, frontman of Soundgarden, has died. One of the main musicians of the 1990s was only 52 years old. Pavel Borisov wrote why Cornell is so important to music and what kind of person he was.

Quote:

“A few years ago, Chris played a solo concert and went on stage wearing sunglasses. Seeing a man in the front row wearing the same glasses, he said: “Oh, there is a guy with sunglasses sitting here. Glad I'm not the only asshole here." The man with the glasses was blind. When Cornell realized this, he added: "I'm sorry, I'm still the only asshole here." Then he gave his fan vinyl and apologized to him personally.

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