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In the back corner of his small-town biker bar, Ty Poole gestures at a spot where he made what proved to be, in retrospect, a wise decision. That’s where he persuaded his group of buddies to cancel plans to ride down to Washington for Jan. 6, 2021, the day theContinue Reading

Former chief-of-staff says Trump fits ‘general definition of fascist’ Former U.S. president Donald Trump’s one-time chief-of-staff John Kelly describes Trump as ‘fitting the general definition of fascist’ in a new Atlantic interview. The retired U.S. Marine Corps. general also said Trump, on more than one occasion, said ‘Hitler did someContinue Reading

World Gisèle Pelicot, the 72-year-old victim of mass rape whose case has shocked the world, told a trial in southern France on Wednesday that in making her case public, she was determined to help other women and change society. France may introduce changes to its rape law to include consent for the firstContinue Reading

World Israeli strikes pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday and Hezbollah said it fired precision guided missiles for the first time at Israeli targets, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken toured the region, pushing for a halt to fighting in both Gaza and Lebanon. Hezbollah claims to have fireContinue Reading

World Assailants set off explosives and opened fire in an attack Wednesday on the premises of the Turkish state-run aerospace and defence company TUSAS, killing four people and wounding several, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Turkish media say assailants arrived by taxi before setting off explosive deviceThe Associated PressContinue Reading

World An Australian woman was rescued earlier this month after getting stuck upside down, wedged between two boulders, while trying to retrieve her phone. The Australian woman was wedged upside down between two boulders Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Oct 23, 2024 11:05 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hoursContinue Reading

World North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support the latter’s war against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday after being briefed by the national intelligence agency. The estimate is twice the previous figure. They say roughly 10,000 troops are pledged for deployment by DecemberThomson Reuters ·Continue Reading

World Cuba made fast progress restoring power to swaths of the Caribbean island nation on Tuesday, both in Havana and outlying provinces, even as emergency and grid workers struggled to reach areas ravaged by Tropical Storm Oscar. Grid first failed in Cuba last week, an event that left 10 millionContinue Reading

As Lebanon endures more rounds of Israeli air and ground attacks, those peering into the distance at a gloomy horizon continue to point to the Lebanese army as one of the few state institutions capable of providing a stabilizing influence if there is a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.  “WeContinue Reading