The Associated Press

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The government of Paraguay on Thursday effectively ordered the U.S. ambassador to leave the South American nation, escalating tensions between the allies in the wake of the Biden administration’s sanctions on a tobacco company linked to the country’s powerful former president. In...

Paraguay says it wants the US ambassador to leave the country in apparent protest over sanctions

Latin Times

U.S. authorities are conducting a search for Verónica Roblero Pivaral, a 25-year-old Mexican woman accused of leading an organization that trafficked thousands of migrants from multiple countries into the United States along with her husband. The Department of Justice (DoJ) filed charges against Roblero Pivaral and her husband, Abdul...

DOJ in search of Mexican woman accused of smuggling thousands of migrants into the U.S.

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

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino made sure to clarify the reach of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) he signed with the U.S. a few weeks back regarding the managing of the flow of migrants through the Darien Gap, minimizing his country's overall involvement. In the agreement, the Biden...

Panamanian president says migrants crossing the Darien Gap will only be repatriated if they agree

Mediaite

President Joe Biden is reportedly still “angry” after being forced to abandon his re-election bid with his ire directed at three of the party’s most influential figures: former President Barack Obama, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Despite preparing to address a convention in Chicago aimed at reuniting the party, Biden […]
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Joe Biden ‘Angry’ At Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer Over ‘Ouster’: Report

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Anthony's hit country song, "Rich Men North of Richmond," previously topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 2023.

Fact Check: Oliver Anthony Filed Cease and Desist Order Against Tim Walz to 'Stop Using My Song'?

Former federal prosecutor and NBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner said that if Donald Trump loses the 2024 election, he will “spend the rest of his miserable life in court” or in prison. During a conversation on SiriusXM’s The Dean Obeidallah Show, host Dean Obeidallah asked about how and...

Former Federal Prosecutor: If Trump Loses Election He Spends ‘Rest of His Miserable Life’ in Court or Prison

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Deputies found the four-year-old in "a mixture of both human and animal feces," inside a residence in Hamburg after the child escaped from a makeshift cage

Boy, 4, escapes homemade cage covered in feces to find help as grandparents face child neglect charges

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

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SEATTLE - The head of business chambers' federation in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas was killed just hours after giving television interviews complaining about drug cartel extortion. Julio Almanza was shot to death outside his offices in the city of Matamoros, just across the border city of Brownsville, Texas. "We...

Mexican business leader is killed in border town after complaining about cartel extorsions on TV

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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

NBC News

Mexico’s president called Donald Trump “a friend” Friday and said he would write to the former U.S. president to warn him against pledging to close the border or blaming migrants for bringing drugs into the United States. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called Trump, president from 2017...

Mexican president calls Donald Trump ‘a friend’ and says he’ll warn him against closing border

The Argentine government responded to Iran following a threat by a government mouthpiece over its stance regarding two decades-long attacks against the country's Jewish community and the current Israel-Hamas war. Several high-ranking officials, among them the vice president, the cabinet chief and the ministers of security and defense, rejected the...

Argentina responds to Iran following threats: 'we won't be deterred'

Business Insider

"If he got involved with government, it would be a good thing for everybody in America," O'Leary said of Musk.

'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says he thinks Elon Musk is a 'modern day Bruce Wayne'

Reuters

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said in a phone call with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino that US-funded flights would start this month to repatriate migrants illegally crossing into Panama through the Darien jungle, according to a Panama government statement.

Migrant repatriation flights from Panama to start this month

The federal government is processing citizenship requests at the fastest rate in a decade, addressing a backlog that accumulated during the Trump administration and the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the close to 3.3 million immigrants who have become citizens during the Biden administration, processing speed sits at under five months, on par with 2013 and 2014.

Immigrants are becoming U.S. citizens at the fastest average rate in a decade

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has agreed to a $45 million settlement in a case that saw the agency accused of discriminatory practices against pregnant officers, according to a statement released Tuesday by the employees' legal representatives. The settlement, which involves nearly 1,100 women, also includes commitments from CBP to implement reforms aimed at addressing and preventing such discrimination in the future.

CBP to pay $45 million over pregnancy discrimination suit filed by more than 1,000 employees

The Independent

 Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a warning to Russia as Ukraine continues its advance into the Russian border region of Kursk.Addressing the nation on Tuesday (13 August), President Zelensky revealed new discussions and legislative initiatives are being prepared for the month, which he says will “undoubtedly strengthen our state, our defense, and our society.”The Ukrainian president said: “The more the Russian military presence in the border area is destroyed, the closer peace and real security will be for our country.“The Russian state must be held accountable for what it has done.”

Zelensky issues warning to Russia as Ukraine forces continue advance into Kursk

An explosive report in the Wall Street Journal says Zelenskyy okayed the explosion of the Nord Stream pipeline — before trying to row it back.

Ukraine's top general disobeyed Zelenskyy and blew up the Nord Stream pipeline without permission, report says

Ismael Burgueño will take office as Tijuana's new mayor on October 1, with one issue almost completely dominating the city's agenda: soaring levels of violence. The municipality has recorded almost 1,000 homicides in the first half of the year, practically the same amount as in all of 2023. Most of the cases are related to drug trafficking but other cases like femicides have also seen a spike, with Tijuana recording 18 such crimes in the first half of the year, also almost twice as many as during all of 2023.

Tijuana's incoming mayor's plan to crack down on crime includes an ex police chief accused of torture

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AMLO to send note to Biden after describing 'open intervention by the U.S. in the sovereign affairs of Mexico'

Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum will be sworn in on October 1. In the meantime, outgoing president Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) is still very much active...

AMLO to send note to Biden after describing 'open intervention by the U.S. in the sovereign affairs of Mexico'

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