In the aftermath of the U.S. military strike that seized Venezuelan President NicolΓ‘s Maduro on Jan. 3, the Trump administration has emphasized its desire for unfettered access to Venezuelaβs oil more than conventional foreign policy objectives, such as combating drug trafficking or bolstering democracy and regional stability. During his first news conference after the operation,…
Sho Evans of Cleveland High was thrown into the fire as a freshman guard last season. βIt was hard,β he said. βI was trying not to mess up.β This season as a 6-foot-4 sophomore, you can see his growing confidence and calmness. Heβs had a 39-point game and isnβt afraid to launch a three. βI…
Water is finally being restored to some homes across Kent and Sussex – after almost a week of chaos. Some 6,500 homes will have their taps running again after a gruelling six days of disruption – which has prompted fury towards provider South East Water (SEW). The firm blames the outage – which has affected…
Thereβs something refreshingly 19th century about Patrick Pageβs traveling Shakespeare seminar, βAll the Devils Are Here,β which opened Thursday at BroadStage in Santa Monica. The show, a touring tutorial he created and performs solo, allows Page the opportunity to animate with barnstorming crackle a rogueβs gallery of Shakespearean scoundrels. Villains come quite naturally to this…
The Greens are calling for people under the age of 22 to have free bus travel in England. Party leader Zack Polanski said such a proposal could help young people shut out of work and training because of the cost of living. Those aged five to 22 have had free bus travel in Scotland since…
The off-duty federal immigration agent who shot and killed a Los Angeles man on New Yearβs Eve allegedly whipped his sons with a belt and made racist and homophobic remarks in the past, according to documents obtained by The Times. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer Brian Palacios shot Keith Porter Jr. late on Dec….
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Rolls-Royce Holdings is to hand its chief executive a multimillion-pound annual pay boost, even as he nears one of Britain’s most lucrative ever public company payouts after overseeing a spectacular revival of the industrial manufacturing group. Sky News has learnt that Rolls-Royce’s board has concluded a consultation with leading shareholders on a radical overhaul of…
Singer Julio Iglesias issued a statement in response to allegations this week that he sexually assaulted two former employees at his homes in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. The Grammy winner, the father of pop singer Enrique Iglesias, on Thursday denied the allegations as βabsolutely falseβ in an Instagram statement posted in Spanish. βI…
In a typical Nigel Farage tease, the Reform UK leader has said that a “well known Labour figure” will defect to his party next week. But who? Notice that he said a “Labour figure” rather than “Labour MP”. That perhaps suggests he means an ex-MP or a peer. Or someone who’s both. And after Nadhim…