Columbus, OH

Reuters

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's President William Ruto on Wednesday named John Mbadi as finance minister in a cabinet that includes opposition coalition members in a planned broad-based government.

Kenya's president names John Mbadi as finance minister

Kenyans residing in Washington DC staged a demonstration outside the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters on Saturday. The demonstrators expressed their discontent with the organization's involvement in Kenya's economic affairs. The protestors, adorned in the colours of the Kenyan flag, vocalized anti-IMF slogans and played Kenyan music to draw attention to their cause. The demonstrators displayed placards accusing the IMF of meddling in Kenya's internal matters and demanded accountability for the violence that occurred during recent protests in Kenya. Messages such as "IMF Set Kenya Free" and "We Demand Transparency. Kenya 1st, IMF Last" were prominently displayed.

Kenyan Diaspora Protests IMF Policies Outside Washington Headquarters

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has expressed his willingness to withdraw his African Union Commission (AUC) bid. Speaking in Dubai, Odinga has affirmed his intent to withdraw from the race if his candidacy is being used to manipulate him at the expense of Kenya's stability. Odinga has reiterated his refusal to engage in dialogue with President William Ruto's administration until justice is served for the young Kenyans who lost their lives during anti-government protests. He vehemently denies allegations of accepting bribes from the Kenya Kwanza administration in exchange for supporting a government of national unity, dismissing such claims as entirely false.

Odinga Considers Withdrawing AUC Bid Amid Political Tensions in Kenya

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

UPI News

A 33-year-old Kenyan man was arrested Monday by police after he confessed to allegedly killing at least 42 women including his own wife over a two-year period.

Kenyan man arrested, admits to killing 42 women, including his wife

Virginia State

Benny Hinn was a popular preacher during the 1990s and early 2000s. There were Virginia churches that offered bus rides to his crusades in North Carolina, and I knew quite a few Virginians who purchased his books and tapes and donated to his ministry.

Benny Hinn is being criticized for asking for money again

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Business Insider

Local media reported that while Japanese authorities believe the ship made a mistake, its captain is still being questioned for the 20-minute incident.

Japan is scrambling to explain why its naval destroyer pushed into Chinese waters where Beijing was conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan

Charlotte, NC

Airports across the country, including Charlotte Douglas International, are recovering from a tech outage that's caused thousands of flight delays and cancellations.

Delays, cancellations persist at Charlotte Airport

The Independent

 Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese told Russia to “back off” and rejected claims that the arrest of a Brisbane-based couple accused of spying for Moscow was fuelling “anti-Russian paranoia”.Mr Albanese said Russia engaged in “espionage here and around the world” and had “no credibility”.“Russia can get the message: back off,” he said at an event in Brisbane on Saturday.“How about you get out of Ukraine and stop the illegal and immoral war that you’re engaged in and how about you try to stop interfering in domestic affairs of other sovereign nations.“This is a country that has no respect for...

Albanese tells Russia to ‘back off’ after Moscow condemns Australia’s ‘paranoia’ for espionage

Get to know Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu; he is reportedly the first Nigerian billionaire and the founding president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He established his wealth during the colonial era. When he died in 1966, his wealth was $4 billion in today’s economic value, Forbes Africa reported in 2018.

Meet Nigeria’s first billionaire who was reportedly worth $4 billion at the time of his death in 1966

Wyoming State

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WyoFile

A group of hemp retailers and an agricultural organization are suing the state of Wyoming claiming that its recent ban on the marijuana-like substance delta-8 is unconstitutional. The Hemp Community of Wyoming wants an injunction or restraining order to stop the law from going into effect today.

Wyoming hemp shops sue state over delta-8 ban, seek halt to enforcement

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday his country "cannot yield" and "cannot waver" on its position in the South China Sea, but it will find ways to de-escalate tensions in the contested waters.

Philippines "cannot yield" its South China Sea position, president says

The Prime Minister has said the UK’s European Union neighbours did not urge him to rejoin them.Sir Keir Starmer made the comments during a House of Commons statement on the 47-member European Political Community (EPC) summit which took place at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire last Thursday, and the Nato summit in Washington DC earlier this month.Sir Keir told MPs that migration featured among the discussions with other European leaders, as he committed the UK to a “reset” relationship with European nations.He said: “We had a very full discussion about illegal migration, about the law enforcement aspect of it, as I’ve...

European neighbours did not urge me to take UK back into EU, says PM

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, expressing his support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation that the DEA ease restrictions on marijuana.

Gov. Andy Beshear pens letter to DEA in support of easing federal restrictions on marijuana

Former President Trump will take the stage on Wednesday at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte. Supporters were out early Wednesday morning lining up.

Several hospitalized at Bojangles Coliseum ahead of Trump rally in Charlotte

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man has been charged with numerous offenses related to narcotics distribution and firearms trafficking. Kyrell Domnie, 39, of Irvington, known by the alias "Fly Ky," was charged by complaint and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024. He remains detained following the hearing.

Convicted Felon Faces Multiple Narcotics and Firearms Charges

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Kenya’s turmoil widens as anti-government protesters clash with emerging pro-government group

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital clashed with an emerging pro-government group on Tuesday, with hundreds swarming and burning a motorcycle belonging to...

Kenya’s turmoil widens as anti-government protesters clash with emerging pro-government group

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