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The Latest Breaking News from St Petersburg

Russia pro-war blogger ‘killed in explosion in St Petersburg’

Russian news agency reports Vladlen Tatarsky died in blast that also injured at least 16 people

The Guardian - AU

St Petersburg explosion: Pro-Putin military blogger's last post before dying in blast

Russian Vladlen Tatarsky, real name Maxim Fomin, was killed in an explosion in St Petersburg earlier today amid reports a bomb was hidden in a gift he received moments before

Daily Mirror

Russian pro-war military blogger killed in blast at St Petersburg cafe

Vladlen Tatarsky, who had over 560,000 followers on Telegram, died in explosion that is being investigated as murder

The Guardian - UK

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Russian military blogger killed in St Petersburg cafe blast

Explosion in a St Petersburg cafe kills a blogger with 560,000 followers on Telegram, Russian news agencies say.

Al Jazeera

Killing of pro-Putin blogger investigated as murder

A pro-war Russian military blogger was killed in an explosion in a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday, allegedly after being handed an explosives-ridden bust as a gift.

Evening Standard

St Petersburg explosion: Pro-Putin blogger dies in blast with bomb disguised as statue

Vladlen Tatarsky, real name Maxim Fomin, who once said Russia will 'defeat' and 'kill' everyone has died in an explosion in St Petersburg after he was given a bomb disguised as a figurine

Daily Mirror

Bomb kills Russian war blogger in St Petersburg cafe

Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb blast in a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday in what appeared to be the second assassination on Russian soil of a figure closely associated with the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

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Russian pro-Putin blogger killed in St Petersburg cafe blast

Vladlen Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, had more than 560,000 followers on Telegram

The Independent UK

Lawyer once helped debt-ridden owners hang on to homes. Now he helps Florida cities take them away

Malekia and Maya McKinney were desperate to keep the property where they had grown up.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Floating restaurant named 'The Silver Whale' sinks while moored in city river

The ship was unused at the time it had sunk and was initially planned to be used as a restaurant but was put on the market for around £372,000 or 35 million rubles.

Daily Mirror

Sighting of possible 'world-ending asteroid' over Russia has people perplexed

The picture was shared on Reddit and shows a strange cloud formation over St Petersburg, Russia. Some said it looks like a 'ball of fire' and others said it could be 'foreshadowing' the end of the world.

Daily Mirror

Russian court upholds conscript's right to alternative service on religious grounds

A court in Russia's second-biggest city St Petersburg upheld for the first time the right of a soldier conscripted during the military campaign in Ukraine to perform alternative civil service, a rights group said.

Reuters

Yevgeny Prigozhin, 'Putin's Chef,' has emerged from the shadows with his Wagner Group

Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as "Putin's Chef" because of his company's origins in the catering business, now fields a mercenary army of 50,000. Its role in Ukraine is central to Russia's war effort.

WEKU

IndyCar St. Petersburg: Herta tops second practice as Dixon crashes

Colton Herta led Scott McLaughlin in second practice for the opening round of the 2023 IndyCar season, while yesterday’s fastest driver Scott Dixon crashed at Turn 4.

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Tribune News Service

Was the solution to Florida’s insurance crisis found 15 years ago?

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida’s property insurance market was in freefall in 2006 after a series of hurricanes. Premiums were rising. Insurers were going out of business or threatening to leave the state.

The Guardian - UK

Russia says military drone attempted to strike gas facility near Moscow

Wreckage suggests UAV was Ukrainian-made, marking rare attempted strike hundreds of miles behind Russian lines

The Independent UK

Flurry of drone strikes hits Russia as TV, radio are hacked

Regional officials in southern and western Russia are reporting a string of drone attacks near the border with Ukraine and deep inside the country

The Independent UK

Russia closes airspace over St Petersburg after ‘unidentified object spotted’

Russian media reports say unidenified object was spotted near Pulkovo Airport

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Reuters

Russian military says it was rehearsing after St. Petersburg airport briefly closed

Russia's defence ministry said it had carried out air defence drills involving interceptor jets after St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport was forced to suspend all flights on Tuesday for an hour.

Daily Mirror

Russia closes airspace over St Petersburg after UFO spotted with fighter jets scrambled

Russian fighter jets were sent to intercept the "intruding" unidentified flying object as it soared over St Petersburg, Russia - with the nearby Pulkovo Airport suspending all departures and arrivals and redirecting civilian craft

Tribune News Service

John Romano: Tampa may be MLB’s choice for the Rays, but the Tropicana Field site is where the money is

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Inside a tavern area at Tropicana Field, there is laughter and conversation. A Suncoast Tiger Bay meeting with Rays president Brian Auld has just wrapped up early Thursday evening, and members are now mingling with politicians and team executives.

Reuters

Netherlands orders Russian embassy to downsize, Moscow says it will respond

The Dutch government on Saturday said it would close its consulate in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and that it would limit the number of Russian diplomats allowed at the Russian embassy in The Hague.

Tribune News Service

St. Petersburg mayor picks Tampa Bay Rays, Hines to redevelop Tropicana Field

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mayor Ken Welch made the biggest decision of his political career on Monday, selecting the team led by the Tampa Bay Rays to redevelop Tropicana Field.

The Independent UK

Plan outlined for new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, redevelopment

A new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark will be built as part of a massive redevelopment project in what was once a thriving Black neighborhood

Tribune News Service

John Romano: Rays have a developer and a plan for a stadium. Do they have a partner in St. Petersburg?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s decision time in the city. The same momentous, once-in-a-lifetime decision that keeps playing round and round in these parts.

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