The death toll from the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria has climbed past 19,000. At the epicenter, survivors began burying their loved ones. Representatives are moving closer to challenging President Biden’s new rule defining the Waters of the United States. They say the rule is an example of bureaucratic overreach. Anger is growing in…
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US Charges 4 Key Suspects in Killing of Haiti’s President
MIAMI—Four key suspects in the killing of Haiti’s president appeared for the first time in U.S. federal court Wednesday to face accusations that they plotted and participated in his assassination, a day after they were transferred to the United States for prosecution. Haitian-Americans James Solages, Joseph Vincent and Christian Emmanuel Sanon and Colombian citizen Germán…
Mexican President Says He’ll Consider ‘El Chapo’ Request
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s president said Wednesday his government will consider a plea by imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to be returned to Mexico, presumably to serve out his sentence. Guzman, 64, was sentenced to life behind bars in the United States for a drug conspiracy that spread murder and mayhem for more than two…
Vietnam President Resigns After Being Blamed by Ruling Party for ‘Violations’
The president of Vietnam has resigned due to “violations and wrongdoings,” the Communist Party of Vietnam announced on Tuesday. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, 68, was blamed for violations that were made by officials under his supervision. Phuc’s resignation is the first time a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s top leadership has resigned early. He is the…
Iran Sentences Former President’s Daughter to a 5-Year Prison Term
DUBAI—The activist daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said on Tuesday. The lawyer did not give detail of the charges against Faezeh Hashemi. But Tehran’s public prosecutor indicted Hashemi last year on charges of “propaganda against the system,” according to the semi-official ISNA…
LIVE NOW: Market Falls Mirror Great Depression; Unemployment Numbers Doctored
The United States is seeing economic trends not witnessed since the Great Depression, including with its falling GDP. While there are various estimates on the crisis, it’s projected to last for years before real improvements are seen, and early estimates didn’t take into account unforeseen events such as ongoing lockdowns in China or Russia’s war…
Market Falls Mirror Great Depression; Unemployment Numbers Doctored
The United States is seeing economic trends not witnessed since the Great Depression, including with its falling GDP. While there are various estimates on the crisis, it’s projected to last for years before real improvements are seen, and early estimates didn’t take into account unforeseen events such as ongoing lockdowns in China or Russia’s war…
Baker to Transition From Massachusetts Governor to NCAA President
Outgoing Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has already found a landing spot for his post-political career. The second-term Republican governor has been named as the next president of the National Collegiate Athletics Association, the organization said. Baker, who played basketball at Harvard University, will take the reins in March from Dr. Mark Emmert. Emmert will serve…
Dining with Thomas Jefferson: Travel Back in Time for a Lively Evening of Wisdom and Whimsy
In 1962, our young, charismatic president John F. Kennedy was entertaining the year’s Nobel Prize winners at the White House. He said of the group, “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas…
Peru President Proposes Moving up Elections Amid Protests
LIMA, Peru—Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, gave in to protesters’ demands early Monday announcing in a nationally televised address that she will send Congress a proposal to move up elections. Boluarte’s decision came after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets around Peru for another day on Sunday to demand that she resign and schedule…
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