Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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US SEC settles charges against Rari Capital over misleading investors

The U.S.

September 18, 2024
US SEC settles charges against Rari Capital over misleading investors
Americas|News|World

Trudeau set to survive confidence vote next week with opposition support

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks set to survive a confidence vote next week after a rival party said on Wednesday it would not back an attempt to

September 18, 2024
Trudeau set to survive confidence vote next week with opposition support
Americas|Crime|News|World

Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is demanding that former secretary of public security Genaro García Luna, who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States last year, present evidence to support his accusations that the president has links to drug trafficking

September 18, 2024
Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties
Americas|Environment|News|World

Peru declares state of emergency in regions scorched by forest fires

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in three regions affected by devastating forest fires that have burned through swathes of

September 18, 2024
Peru declares state of emergency in regions scorched by forest fires
Americas|News|Political|World

US wants more clarity from Ukraine on possible use of long-range weapons

U.S. officials say the Biden administration still isn't convinced that it should give Ukraine the authority to launch long-range missiles deeper into Russia

September 18, 2024
US wants more clarity from Ukraine on possible use of long-range weapons
Americas|News|World

US Senator Bernie Sanders bids to halt some weapons sales to Israel

U.S.

September 18, 2024
US Senator Bernie Sanders bids to halt some weapons sales to Israel
Americas|News|Technology

Venezuelan journalists are using AI to protect identities amidst government crackdown

After the Venezuelan government intensified its crackdown on independent media following the controversial election of president Nicolas Maduro, a group of journalists turned to AI for protection. A collective of reporters launched “Operation Retweet,” which uses two avatars to report verified news from journalists while protecting their identities.

September 18, 2024
Venezuelan journalists are using AI to protect identities amidst government crackdown
Americas|Crime|News

Mayor of Atlantic City and his wife are indicted for allegedly beating their daughter

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta, the city’s superintendent of schools, have been indicted on child endangerment and other charges for allegedly beating their teenage daughter on numerous occasions

September 18, 2024
Mayor of Atlantic City and his wife are indicted for allegedly beating their daughter
Americas|Election|News|World

As Trump seeks Polish-American votes, he and the Polish president are due to be at the same event

Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda are scheduled to attend the same event this Sunday in Pennsylvania, a battleground state in this year’s presidential election, as Trump seeks to tap into the Polish-American vote

September 18, 2024
As Trump seeks Polish-American votes, he and the Polish president are due to be at the same event
Americas|Business|Economy|News

Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay

Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation’s cargo from ships

September 17, 2024
Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay
Americas|Election|News|Opinion|Political

New York Democrats are desperate to avoid repeat of their 2022 midterm collapse

New York Democrats are desperate to avoid repeat of their 2022 midterm collapse

September 18, 2024
New York Democrats are desperate to avoid repeat of their 2022 midterm collapse
Americas|Business|Economy|World

Amid deepening economic crisis, Cuba tightens rules on fledgling private sector

Cuba's booming private businesses braced for impact on Wednesday as the island's communist-run government implemented a raft of new laws aimed at

September 18, 2024
Amid deepening economic crisis, Cuba tightens rules on fledgling private sector
Americas|Travel

The North American airports that travelers find the most – and least – satisfying

The North American airports that travelers find the most – and least – satisfying

September 18, 2024
The North American airports that travelers find the most – and least – satisfying
Americas|Crime|News|World

The Haitian Times covered the false claims targeting Springfield. Now it’s also facing attacks

The Haitian Times covered the false claims targeting Springfield. Now it’s also facing attacks

September 18, 2024
The Haitian Times covered the false claims targeting Springfield. Now it’s also facing attacks
Americas|Business|Election|World

Teamsters will not endorse Trump or Harris in US presidential race

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said on Wednesday that the union will not endorse any U.S. presidential candidate despite polling that showed a

September 18, 2024
Teamsters will not endorse Trump or Harris in US presidential race
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance|News

Brazil's tinkering to meet fiscal target threatens to dent credibility

As Brazil struggles to meet its year-end budget target, the government has become increasingly creative with how it accounts for spending, tax

September 18, 2024
Brazil's tinkering to meet fiscal target threatens to dent credibility
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|News|World

China hits 9 US firms with property freeze over weapons sales to Taiwan

China announced steps against nine U.S. military-linked firms on Wednesday over U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan, freezing their property within China, in the latest move to put added

September 18, 2024
China hits 9 US firms with property freeze over weapons sales to Taiwan
Americas|News|World

Colombia's president says attack on army base 'practically ends' peace talks with ELN rebels

An attack on a military base in eastern Colombia killed two soldiers and injured at least 21, Colombia’s military says, as tensions escalate between Colombia’s government and one of the nation’s largest remaining rebel groups

September 17, 2024
Colombia's president says attack on army base 'practically ends' peace talks with ELN rebels
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance

Traders brace for least predictable Fed meeting in years

Traders in global financial markets are facing extraordinary uncertainty as they await the U.S.

September 18, 2024
Traders brace for least predictable Fed meeting in years
Americas|News|Opinion

John Thune is striving to be the next Republican Senate leader, but can he rise in Trump's GOP?

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is competing intensely to become the next Republican leader in the Senate

September 18, 2024
John Thune is striving to be the next Republican Senate leader, but can he rise in Trump's GOP?
Americas|News|Political|World

A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore

A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood since 1910

September 18, 2024
A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore
Americas|Crime|News|World

Colombia's Petro says ELN attack 'practically' ends peace talks

An attack with explosives by Colombian leftist rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN), which left more than two dozen troops injured and two dead, has "practically" ended

September 18, 2024
Colombia's Petro says ELN attack 'practically' ends peace talks
Americas|News|Political|World

March for Bolivia's ex-President Morales turns violent, as political crisis escalates

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marching in support of Bolivia’s former socialist President Evo Morales were clashing with counterprotesters blocking their way, a stark sign of an escalating power struggle in the volatile Andean nation

September 17, 2024
March for Bolivia's ex-President Morales turns violent, as political crisis escalates
Americas|Election|News|World

Trump, Polish President Duda plan joint appearance in Pennsylvania, sources say

U.S.

September 18, 2024
Trump, Polish President Duda plan joint appearance in Pennsylvania, sources say
Americas|News

Biden calls on Sudan's warring parties to re-engage in negotiations

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Sudan's warring parties to re-engage in negotiations to end a war that has been ongoing for more than 17 months.

September 18, 2024
Biden calls on Sudan's warring parties to re-engage in negotiations

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