Francisco ‘Morochito’ Rodríguez, boxer who won Venezuela’s first Olympic gold medal, dies at 78 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Francisco “Morochito” Rodríguez, the boxer who won Venezuela’s first Olympic gold medal, died Tuesday at age 78. Venezuela’s Olympic Committee confirmed Rodriguez’ death on ... 04/24/2024 - 11:21 am | View Link
In Default on $154 Billion of Debt, Venezuela Is Ready to Talk After years of fits and starts, Venezuela is setting the stage for one of the largest and most complex debt restructurings in decades — unwinding a $154 billion web of defaulted bonds, loans and legal ... 04/24/2024 - 2:34 am | View Link
US sanction threats against Chinese banks over Russia trade ties risk ‘gargantuan’ financial instability Reports suggest US has 'preliminarily discussed sanctions on some Chinese banks' over their trade with Russia Analysts say moves to remove China from the Swift interbank financial system could create ... 04/24/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
Better US-China ties but still deep disagreements as Blinken starts visit U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday with U.S.-China ties on a steadier footing, but with a daunting array of unresolved issues threatening the stability of ... 04/23/2024 - 11:19 pm | View Link
Russia's Saber-Rattling Against Neighbor Risks Drawing China's Ire But any move by Russia towards an invasion of Kazakhstan ... China will mark 2024 as the Kazakhstan Year of Tourism to promote bilateral ties between the two. "Together we can take our bilateral ... 04/15/2024 - 12:50 am | View Link
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“A Secret Service agent tasked with protecting Vice President Kamala Harris brawled with several other agents on Monday morning,” the New York Post reports.
“The agent in question, whose identity has not been revealed, was immediately ‘removed from their assignment,’”
Trump-supporting conspiracy theorist Jim Hoft posted a message to his readers saying they are filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection claiming it is as a result of the progressive liberal lawfare attacks against our media outlet.
Hoft didn't say exactly who, what, or why this is happening now, but Will Sommer from the Washington Post has some information.
While he didn’t name which lawsuits he was referencing, the site is being sued for claims of defamation and infliction of emotional distress by Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss, two Georgia election workers who say they faced threats after the site leveled baseless accusations of ballot fraud against them.
That sounds about right.
When House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emerged onto the steps of Columbia University’s Low Memorial Library on Wednesday afternoon, he was greeted with a deafening sound: hundreds of booing students.
Johnson had just emerged from meetings with Jewish students at the university to discuss what he, other Republicans, and some Democrats allege is rising antisemitism on campuses nationwide.