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LZ Granderson: ‘Don’t say gay’ is a Putin regime creation. Brittney Griner is its prisoner

On Feb. 11, a St. Petersburg court sidelined a lawsuit filed by Russia’s Justice of Ministry. The government wanted to shut down the Russian LGBT Network, one of the country’s most powerful queer rights organizations, for allegedly spreading “LGBT views.”

Los Angeles Times

Cathie Wood's Ark Sits Out Thursday's Dip In Favorite Stocks

Benzinga

Inspired by soldier’s death, Fla. woman helping aid her native Ukraine

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Iryna Karavan’s phone rang again. She had been trying all morning to finish a flier instructing people on how to help war-ravaged Ukrainians but she kept getting pulled in every direction.

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UNESCO fears Ukraine harm as Russian culture backlash grows

An Amsterdam museum has cut its close links to the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Amsterdam Hermitage museum breaks ties with famed Hermitage in St. Petersburg

The Amsterdam Hermitage, a museum of Russian art in Amsterdam that assembled its collection in cooperation with the famed State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, said on Thursday it was "severing ties" with Russia.

Reuters

Putin is on a quest for historical significance by invading Ukraine and gambling on his own and Russia's glory

When the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, most Russian officials in St. Petersburg’s mayor’s office were quick to replace the portraits of the Communist revolutionary heroes Vladimir Lenin and Sergei Kirov with the portrait of Boris Yeltsin, the new Russian president.

The Conversation

Md. ends ‘Sister State’ partnership with Russia's St. Petersburg region over invasion of Ukraine

BALTIMORE — Maryland terminated its largely symbolic “Sister State” relationship with the region that includes the Russian city of St. Petersburg due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

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Scott McLaughlin wins IndyCar opener, Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott McLaughlin won Sunday’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg from the pole to earn his first career IndyCar Series victory.

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Scott McLaughlin wins IndyCar pole for Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott McLaughlin continued Team Penske’s tradition of dominance at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg by winning his first career IndyCar Series pole Saturday.

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Why Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR success hurt him in IndyCar, Grand Prix

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson didn’t publicly downplay the expectations on himself as a rookie at last year’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. He tried to eliminate them entirely.

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Tatiana Calderon is Grand Prix’s first female IndyCar driver since 2015

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tatiana Calderon does not feel any added pressure as the only female IndyCar Series driver at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. She has been the only woman driver in almost every race she’s ever driven.

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IOC asks sports organizations to cancel events in Russia, Belarus

The request from the Olympic body came after UEFA moved the Champions League final from St. Petersburg to suburban Paris, and after the governing body of skiing and Formula One pulled upcoming races from Russia.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gasparilla 5K the latest of many challenges for Gulf War veteran Terry Beale

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — He arrives for breakfast at a diner in St. Petersburg’s Gateway neighborhood bedecked in a black T-shirt with the only identity he ever desired emblazoned on the front, in white capital letters.

Tribune News Service

Paris replaces St. Petersburg as Champions League final host

Russia has been stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris after Russia's invasion of Ukraine

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Ernie Francis is face of IndyCar’s diversity push at Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Near the end of his visit with students at Academy Prep Center on Thursday, Indy Lights rookie Ernie Francis fielded a big question: What’s it like being a Black race car driver?

Chicago Sun-Times

International sports organizations move to punish Russia for Ukraine invasion

One of Europe’s biggest events, the Champions League final, will be moved from St. Petersburg.

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Ruling over cemetery could force 24 families to move loved ones

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Angela Lowry said she was in a “fog” in the days following the July 2020 death of her mother, Susan Wren.

The Hindu

UEFA ''monitoring'' situation in Russia ahead of UCL final in St. Petersburg

UEFA has found itself under increasing pressure to move the choice of venue amidst Ukraine crisis

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The Independent UK

Russia risks Champions League final hosting over Ukraine

Officials at European football’s governing body have been holding discussions on the impact of Russia’s deepening intervention in Ukraine on whether the Champions League final can still be staged in St. Petersburg on May 28

Evening Standard

Uefa under mounting pressure to strip Russia of Champions League Final after Ukraine escalation

UEFA is facing mounting pressure to strip St. Petersburg of the Champions League Final following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Zenger

VIDEO: Robot Dog SPOT Is The Latest Recruit At Florida Police Department

New robot to be used in “extraordinary situations” involving risk to human life, St. Petersburg police say.

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Labor pains have led to some weird spring flings

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Karen Mathews has heard the story told, repackaged and occasionally garnished plenty of times over the years.

Reason

Brickbat: It Was Him or Me

The St. Petersburg, Florida, police department has fired officer Matthew Cavinder after he Tasered a 64-year-old man in a wheelchair four times. Cavinder and another officer were answering a call about Timothy Grant trespassing at a store. They ran his name and found that Grant had outstanding warrants. When they…

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John Romano: Once upon a time, the Hall of Fame was in Carl Crawford’s future

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A decade before he ever showed up on a ballot, Carl Crawford was a Hall of Famer.

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John Romano: Tampa Bay is rid of the in-laws in Montreal, but has a stadium mess at home

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Thursday was a great day for baseball fans in Tampa Bay. Presumably. Well, possibly. OK, hopefully.

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