By Robert GreenallBBC News
EPAA poster on a bus shelter in Moscow encourages young men to join up for a "real cause"Russia is raising the maximum age at which men can be conscripted from 27 to 30, making more of them liable to serve in the armed forces.
The change was passed by the lower house of parliament on Tuesday. The package of measures comes as Moscow seeks to boost troop numbers to defend territory gained in its invasion of Ukraine last year. Read More...
More than 400 apartments are available for rent at AvalonBay’s AVA NoMa community, at 55 M St. NE in one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in the District.
The apartments range from a 511-square-foot studio to a three-bedroom apartment with 1,340 square feet. In exchange for living in a smaller unit, residents have access to more than 20,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity spaces.
AVA NoMa includes an indoor-outdoor roof deck with a swimming pool and views of the Capitol and the Washington Monument, an indoor-outdoor lounge with a kitchen and theater, and an indoor-outdoor fitness center with a yoga and spin studio. Read More...
Born at Morton Grove, Illinois on August 24th 1965 to Donald Matlin and Libby Matlin, Marlee Beth Matlin is an American actress, author, and activist. She won an Academy Award for her role as Sarah Norman in Children of a Lesser God in 1987. At the age of 21, Marlee was the youngest performer ever to receive the “best actress” award, as well as the first hearing-impaired person to be given the honor. Read More...