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Venezuela frees dozens of prisoners arrested after Maduro’s election victory

Venezuela frees dozens of prisoners arrested after Maduro’s election victory


November 17, 2024
Dozens of people detained during protests over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election have been released, according to the local rights group Foro Penal. Fifty people were released from the Tocorón prison in the state of Aragua and 20 more from three other prisons, Foro Penal’s leader Alfredo Romero said early Saturday. Video footage from outside one […]
Duterte returns as Philippines’ political clans wage ‘a fight to the death’

Duterte returns as Philippines’ political clans wage ‘a fight to the death’


November 17, 2024
A foul-mouthed former Philippine president who jailed political rivals, insulted the pope and claims to have hired “death squad” gangsters is running for re-election in his hometown in a desperate bid to strengthen his scandal-hit political dynasty. Labeled “Asia’s Trump” by some commentators due to his unorthodox leadership style and bombastic rhetoric, Rodrigo Duterte is […]
Eight killed and 17 injured in mass stabbing in eastern China

Eight killed and 17 injured in mass stabbing in eastern China


November 17, 2024
Eight people were killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing attack on a college campus in eastern China on Saturday, police said — the latest in a recent spate of attacks that has shaken a nation long used to low rates of violent crime. The attack took place around 6:30 p.m at the Wuxi […]
Wreck of US Navy’s heroic ‘dancing mouse’ WWII warship found off Australia

Wreck of US Navy’s heroic ‘dancing mouse’ WWII warship found off Australia


November 17, 2024
The wreck of a US warship sunk in a World War II battle dubbed one of the bravest ever stands by a US Navy vessel has been found in the depths of the Pacific, US and Australian officials announced Monday. Known as the “dancing mouse” due to its slippery movements in that final, fatal fight […]
The UK thinks weight loss drugs could ease unemployment. Experts say that’s a fantasy

The UK thinks weight loss drugs could ease unemployment. Experts say that’s a fantasy


November 17, 2024
Weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic have been hailed worldwide as revolutionary for medicine. In the United Kingdom, the government is hoping they might also improve public finances, eyeing their use to help unemployed people re-enter the workforce and ultimately save money on health care. “For many people, these weight-loss jabs will be […]
Russia hits power grid with one of its largest-ever attacks on Ukraine, foreign minister says

Russia hits power grid with one of its largest-ever attacks on Ukraine, foreign minister says


November 17, 2024
Russia has launched one of the largest aerial attacks on Ukraine, Ukraine’s foreign minister said, hitting energy infrastructure across the country, killing at least two people, and causing widespread damage. Strikes were reported in several major cities, from Odesa in the south, Dnipro in the east to RIvne in the west. Authorities in the capital […]
Court orders South Africa police to end standoff with illegal miners

Court orders South Africa police to end standoff with illegal miners


November 17, 2024
A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners and allow emergency workers to gain access to a shaft where hundreds are believed to be holed up. The High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, said in an interim ruling that all miners underground in the mine in Stilfontein should be allowed […]
AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon

AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon


November 17, 2024
As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds of onlookers gathered in the street at a traffic roundabout several hundred meters (yards) away. Among them was an Associated Press photographer. Hassan Ammar had donned his flak jacket and helmet and rushed to the scene — taking up his […]
Israeli strike reportedly kills Hezbollah spokesperson as group prepares response to fresh ceasefire proposal

Israeli strike reportedly kills Hezbollah spokesperson as group prepares response to fresh ceasefire proposal


November 17, 2024
The spokesperson of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Mohammed Afif, was reportedly killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut on Sunday. The attack was just the fourth Israeli strike inside Beirut’s city limits since 2006, when a 34-day armed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah took place. Sunday’s strike hit the area, known as Ras al-Nebaa, […]
3 Breakouts Ready for Massive Climbs!

3 Breakouts Ready for Massive Climbs!


November 17, 2024
As the secular bull market takes a short-term pause, now is the time to research tremendous opportunities that lie ahead. I’ve looked at more than a thousand charts and wanted to point out 3 in particular that I see heading much, much higher as we close out 2024 and move into a brand new year. […]
GM lays off 1,000 employees amid reorganization and cost-cutting

GM lays off 1,000 employees amid reorganization and cost-cutting


November 17, 2024
DETROIT — General Motors laid off roughly 1,000 employees on Friday as the automaker attempts to cut costs and realign priorities amid changing market conditions, according to a person familiar with the decision. The layoffs, which were announced Friday morning to those impacted, were across the business. Some were due to poor performance, while others were part […]
Wasserman Schultz sparks backlash for claiming Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian asset

Wasserman Schultz sparks backlash for claiming Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian asset


November 17, 2024
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is facing backlash online for claiming that Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence (DNI), is ‘likely a Russian asset.’ Wasserman Schultz made the claims, without providing any evidence, on MSNBC Friday, sparking furious responses with commentators honing in on the Florida lawmaker’s own record. ‘She is considered to […]
Biden awkwardly stands in back of APEC photo with China’s Xi Jinping front and center

Biden awkwardly stands in back of APEC photo with China’s Xi Jinping front and center


November 17, 2024
President Biden awkwardly stood in the back corner of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) family photo on Saturday, as other prominent world leaders were spotted front and center. Chinese Premier Xi Jinping was placed in the front-center of the photo, next to Peruvian president Dina Boluarte. Boluarte hosted the world leaders in Lima for this […]
Trump lawyer William Owen Scharf picked for ‘crucial’ White House assistant role

Trump lawyer William Owen Scharf picked for ‘crucial’ White House assistant role


November 17, 2024
President-elect Trump announced that William Owen Scharf, one of his lawyers, will serve as assistant to the president and staff secretary in the upcoming administration. ‘I am pleased to announce that William Owen Scharf will serve as Assistant to the President and White House Staff Secretary,’ Trump’s statement read. ‘Will is a highly skilled attorney […]
Debt-ridden Harris campaign spent $2.6 million on private flights for staff in October: FEC documents

Debt-ridden Harris campaign spent $2.6 million on private flights for staff in October: FEC documents


November 17, 2024
Vice President Harris’ debt-ridden presidential campaign spent $2.6 million on private flights in the last few weeks of the election season, documents show. The release of the findings comes as the debt-saddled campaign, which spent $1 billion on the trail, is being scrutinized for the financial decisions it made before losing the Nov. 5 election […]