In 1996, Abby Alvarado was a frightened 8-year-old girl when she was taken from her mother's home in San Antonio, Texas, along with her siblings by Child Protection Services. Three brothers and sisters were sent to live in Hawaii with their uncle Eusebio Castillo, ...
Alicia Keys, in the chorus of Brooklyn's Jay-Z's iconic Empire State Of Mind, declared that "nothing is impossible when you're in New York." Bit.ua decided to check if this was true and talked with Olga Samofalova, the founder of the PR agency “Pony and Bridges”, who moved to live...
The words "Las Vegas Strip" conjure up many vivid images: neon lights, skyscrapers, huge hotels and casinos. However, many people do not know how bright and long the history of this part of the city of sin was, writes the Only in Your State edition. The first ...
July 26 marks 110 years since the creation of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). On July 26, 1908, the Bureau of Investigation was created in the United States to investigate especially grave federal crimes, including corruption. But the first 16 years of its existence, the Bureau ...
Almost anywhere in the world, when paying at a hotel, restaurant, shopping center or supermarket, your question: “What currency is best to pay in: euros, pounds sterling, yen or dollars?” - you will most often receive a clear answer: “in dollars.” However,…
A woman who disappeared at sea a year and a half ago has been found in Indonesia. She turned out to be alive and was wearing the same clothes she was last seen in. As Lenta.ru writes, with reference to the local publication Dudung Pret, at the beginning of 2017...
On June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor after a long voyage across the Atlantic in 350 separate pieces. It was a gift to the United States from France as a token of friendship between the two countries. Since then, this monument has won ...
US President Donald Trump is going to toughen the current legislation for migrants - to cancel the program "Visas for foreigners of different nationalities." Every year in the lottery, where the residence permit in the United States was drawn, 50 thousand people from different countries became winners. Meduza talked to the Russians who won the green cards - about whether they feel ...
The Sputnik publication “Georgians Abroad” project told the stories of three people who moved to the United States and achieved success in their field. At the same time, despite their new place of residence, they do not forget about their native country. Georgian designer Nino Kurdadze Biologist by profession,…
Only about 5% of commercial pilots in the United States are women. Natasha Shcheglova is one of them. Originally from Magadan, Natasha came to America almost 30 years ago and in a short time was able to fulfill her dream - to take to the skies every day.…