Moscow May Seize Private US Assets in Russia if US Seizes Frozen Reserves, Says Putin Ally
Russia may respond to any U.S. confiscation of its currency reserves frozen in the West by seizing the assets, including property and cash, of…
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Surge of Illegal Homemade Machine Guns Helps Fuel Gun Violence in US
WASHINGTON — Eleven-year-old Domonic Davis was not far from his mom’s Cincinnati home when a hail of gunfire sprayed out from a passing car. Nearly…
Toby Keith: Country Music Legend Dies Aged 62
Toby Keith, a major country music star who sold tens of millions of records, has died at the age of 62 “[He] passed peacefully…
Canada Mining Firm Cuts 4,000 Jobs After Panama Rejection
Canadian firm First Quantum Minerals said Friday it was laying off more than 4,000 workers after a court prohibited it from operating the largest…
Mexico Detains 2 Iranians Being Monitored by FBI
5 Iranian nationals were detained in total, alongside Haitian driver Mexico’s immigration agency said Friday its agents have detained two Iranians who they say were…
Descartes: November U.S. Container Import Volumes Down 9% From October; Panama Drought Impacting East and Gulf Coast Ports
In November 2023, U.S. container import volume decreased from October 2023, with East and Gulf Coast ports experiencing the greatest declines. While the decrease…
Meltdown in Greenland: Glaciers Losing Ground Twice as Fast
Greenland’s peripheral glaciers are retreating rapidly, with recent studies showing a significant acceleration in the 21st century. This highlights the urgent need to address…
Bloody Clash in Mexican Hamlet Kills 4 Villagers and 10 Gunmen, Including Drug Cartel’s Leader
MEXICO CITY — A clash between gunmen from a notoriously violent drug cartel and residents of a small farming community in central Mexico left 14 people dead,…
Why America Ferrera Was ‘compelled’ to Play a Trump-voting White Woman in ‘dumb Money’: ‘i Was Being Considered for a Role That’s Not Latina’
It didn’t take long for America Ferrera to find the personal connection in the speech she delivers as Gloria in the box-office smash “Barbie.” “I think…
Americans’ Views of the Israel-Hamas War
Bipartisan concern about violence against Jews in U.S.; wide partisan gap in concerns over violence against U.S. Muslims As the war between Hamas and…