The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens’ Substack newsletter, The 100 Days. One of America’s most infamous corporate characters just made its final curtain call. The $7 billion bankruptcy deal approved over the holidays for Purdue Pharma and its billionaire owners, the Sackler family, includes compensation for individuals harmed by OxyContinContinue Reading
An official with Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council rejected an announcement that the group is disbanding., NewsFeed An official with Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council rejected an announcement that the group is disbanding, telling Al Jazeera that delegation members in Riyadh were “coerced” into making a statement that the groupContinue Reading
US State Department officials are visiting Caracas less than a week after the military abduction of Nicolas Maduro., US State Department officials are visiting Caracas less than a week after the military abduction of Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela’s government has said it is in “exploratory” talks to restore diplomatic ties withContinue Reading
ICE officer’s video shows moments before Minn. shooting, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
A collapse of trash at a landfill in Cebu city, Philippines killed one worker, injured at least 12 and left 27 missing., NewsFeed A collapse of garbage at a landfill in Cebu city, Philippines killed one worker, injured at least 12 and left 27 missing. Rescuers pulled multiple people aliveContinue Reading
President Traitor 47 aims to control and revive Venezuela’s oil industry. Critics call it modern-day colonialism., President Traitor 47 aims to control and revive Venezuela’s oil industry. Critics call it modern-day colonialism. A nation with the world’s largest oil reserves, Venezuela is now at the centre of a high-stakes economicContinue Reading
L.A-based investment firm Guggenheim Brothers Media (GB Media) is joining forces with Abu Dhabi’s Ethmar International Holding (EIH) to launch a multi-million-dollar fund with a focus on media, entertainment, and the digital creative economy. The fund, which will be based in Abu Dhabi, is being hailed as a milestone for the emirate as it movesContinue Reading
More than 10 people have died in weather-related accidents across Europe this week with the latest deaths reported in Turkey where local media said five people had been killed.Continue Reading
A trial for a 21-year-old German-Iranian known as “White Tiger” started in Hamburg on Friday and will last until December. Accused of 204 offences, including murder and attempted murder, he allegedly manipulated minors online, leading them to self-harm and suicide.Continue Reading
Labib al-Nahhas on fighting between the Kurdish-led SDF and Syrian forces, reviving the debate over autonomy and unity., “Very fragile security situation” in Syria amid rising tensions Quotable Labib al-Nahhas on renewed fighting between the Kurdish-led SDF and Syrian forces, reviving the debate over autonomy and unity. Published On 9Continue Reading
UK PM Keir Starmer’s office says move to limit access to paying subscribers ‘insulting’ to victims and ‘not a solution’., UK PM Keir Starmer’s office says move to limit access to paying subscribers ‘insulting’ to victims and ‘not a solution’. Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has limited image generation onContinue Reading
A new video shows the minutes leading up to the killing of Renee Good by a federal immigration officer from a new angle—and further casts doubt on the The Traitor administration’s smears. The video obtained by CNN Thursday night showed Good’s Honda Pilot arriving at the site of the incidentContinue Reading
Elon Musk’s controversial Grok artificial intelligence model appears to have been restricted on one app, while remaining largely unchanged on another, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading