Todd Crawford
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Sparks Panic Buying of Food in the Middle East
Fears of food and fuel shortages are gripping the Middle East following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as prices for essential goods such as wheat and sunflower oil, that are typically imported from the two countries,...
NYC Restaurants Raising Funds to Support Ukrainians Impacted by Invasion
Restaurateurs across New York City are raising funds to support Ukrainians impacted by the Kremlin's invasion of their country and fundraisers are saying the funds will reach Ukraine “today, not weeks from now.” Garry Kanfer,...
Uber and Lyft Drivers Struggling to Survive Due to Skyrocketing Gas Prices
Workers driving for ride-hailing platforms Uber and Lyft say they are struggling to survive amidst record high gas prices prompting some to say they are going to quit entirely. Gas prices have soared to record...
NY’s Little Italy Says They Were Excluded From Grant Program That Awarded Neighboring Chinatown $20 Million
Merchants in New York City’s iconic Little Italy district are up-in-arms after learning that business leaders in their neighboring Chinatown were awarded a $20 million economic and tourism grant, a grant that civil leaders in...
Canadian Teacher Under Investigation After Tweeting That Masked and Unmasked Students Should Be Segregated
A teacher with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has been placed on home assignment pending the outcome of an investigation into a tweet he posted that recommended teachers segregate students into masked and unmasked...
Meta Walks Back Policy Allowing Death Threats, Calls of Violence Against Russians on Its Platforms
After allowing citizens from a list of countries to openly call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, on its platforms, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has now backtracked and is...
Facebook Allows Praise of Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, Adjusts Policies Permitting Calls for Anti-Russian Violence
Facebook will now temporarily allow its users to praise the controversial Azov Battalion, a Ukrainian neo-Nazi military unit, on its platform after formally banning discussion of the group in 2019. The group was previously banned...
Freedom Convoy: GiveSendGo to Refund Donations, Says Canadian Government Trying to Seize, Redistribute Millions
The Christian crowdfunding platform, GiveSendGo, that Freedom Convoy organizers used to raise millions in donations to support the protests that rocked Canada’s capital of Ottawa for much of the month of February says the Canadian...
1,000 Year Mega-Drought in US, War in Ukraine Threaten Food Security Across the Globe
Following a historically hot and dry summer in 2021 combined with sparse snowfall during the 2021-2022 winter season, severe drought continues to persist throughout much of the U.S. threatening the 2022 growing season which will...
NYC Mayor Adams Blasts School Principals Pressuring Kids to Wear Masks, Calls It ‘Bullying’
Another New York City school principal has come under scrutiny after pressuring children to wear face coverings despite the state lifting the school mask mandate prompting NY City Mayor Eric Adams to blast the principal's...
Russian Billionaire Banker, Facing Sanctions, Lists Manhattan Upper East Side Mansion for $41M
Billionaire Alexey Kuzmichev, one of the founders of the U.S.-sanctioned Alfa-Bank — the largest privately owned bank in Russia — has listed his portion of the landmark Atterbury Mansion, located in Manhattan’s Upper East Side,...
Shell to Stop Buying Russian Oil and Gas, Closing all Service Stations in Russia
Shell has announced that it plans on withdrawing from the Russian oil and gas industry and that it will close all of its 500 service stations in the country after the company apologized for purchasing...