Columbus, OH

Fox Business

Elon Musk accepted Nicolás Maduro's challenge to fight, simply writing: "I accept." Maduro appeared to be miffed over Musk doubting he won the election in Venezuela fairly.

Elon Musk accepts Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's challenge to fight

Latin Times

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum defended the decision to invite her soon-to-be Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to her inauguration in October, following backlash and the Ukrainian embassy's request for the country to detain him upon arrival given the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against him. "They are diplomatic letters normally sent...

Mexican president-elect defends inviting Putin to inauguration while Ukraine asks for his detention

WashingtonExaminer

The leaders of the Venezuelan military reaffirmed their support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro amid a contested election that has split the country’s military. The Venezuelan election results had Maduro winning, results Democratic Unitary Platform candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia denounced as fraudulent, claiming victory as well. Mass protests broke out in the aftermath, leading to […]

Venezuelan military high command throws support behind Maduro as loyalty of military brought into question

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will seek his third term in office on Sunday in a vote that is widely regarded as the South American country's most open contest in more than a decade. Some public opinion polls have indicated a preference for opposition candidate and former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia....

Venezuela’s Maduro bids for a third term in power — as U.S., Brazil warn over need for free election

As the political crisis in Venezuela deepens and the repression against the protests becomes more violent, ideas on social media to solve the situation also abound. One notable suggestion comes from Erik D. Prince, founder of the private military contractor formerly known as Blackwater and considered the biggest private security firm in the world.

Blackwater founder Erik D Prince advocates for $100 Million bounties on Venezuela regime leaders Maduro and Cabello

Snopes

Right-wing social media accounts shared images of women in revealing clothes, claiming they showed the vice president.

Fact Check: Photos Do Not Show Young Kamala Harris Working as an 'Escort'

The Mirror US

Taylor Swift was reportedly invited to be a guest on Meghan Markle's Archetypes podcast, but the singer declined the offer and the show was later axed by Spotify

Taylor Swift brutally snubs Meghan Markle after receiving personal invitation from Duchess

Arizona State

As the Arizona senatorial elections continue to near, the latest figures show that Republican candidateKari Lake is now trailing her opponent, Democrat Ruben Gallego, by a larger margin than before. Concretely, a study by HighGround shows Gallego with a double-digit lead over Lake, getting 49.6% of the support compared to...

Trump ally Kari Lake's chances of winning a Senate seat in Arizona are dwindling, new polls suggest

Savannah, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Texas State

SEATTLE - Nine out of ten Texans say the state has a housing affordability crisis, according to a poll released on Aug. 8 conducted by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University. Ninety percent of the participants told pollsters that housing affordability is a problem, and more than half of them said they face some amount of financial strain resulting from high housing costs.

Majority of Texans say housing costs are too much, poll shows

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Maine State

Florida State

SEATTLE - In 1978, the state of Florida became one of the first states to allow for juveniles to be prosecuted in the adult criminal justice system. Fast forward more than four decades, "The Sunshine State" is one of 13 states across the country that gives prosecutors the power to try juveniles and children as adults without getting sign-off from a judge.

Teenagers in Florida are getting longer prison sentences than adults, report shows

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The Atlantic

Venezuela’s strongman appears to believe that dictatorship can survive on repression alone. What if he’s right?

Maduro Takes the Easy Way Out

Reuters

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican president on Thursday rejected a request from Ukraine's government to arrest Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader defies an international arrest warrant and attends the inauguration of Mexico's next president in October.

Mexico rejects Ukraine's request to arrest Russia's Putin during visit

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J. Souza

A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Brooklyn, NY

SEATTLE - Jordan Goudreau, a former U.S. Green Beret who in 2020 organized a failed cross-border raid of Venezuelan army deserters to remove President Nicolás Maduro, has been arrested in New York on federal arms smuggling charges on Wednesday. Goudreau, alongside Venezuelan partner Yacsy Alvarez, are accused of violating...

Former Special Forces agent connected to failed raid to remove Venezuela's Maduro is arrested in U.S.

Denver, CO

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the political opposition in Venezuela should accept what Moscow called its defeat and congratulate incumbent Nicolas Maduro on his election win.

Kremlin says Venezuelan opposition should accept defeat and congratulate Maduro on election win

NewsBreak

Venezuela's Maduro continues social media crackdown, now accusing TikTok of seeking a 'civil war'

As the fallout of the Venezuelan election continues to unfold, President Nicolas Maduro is further cracking down on social media, most recently attacking one of the...

Venezuela's Maduro continues social media crackdown, now accusing TikTok of seeking a 'civil war'

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