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WASHINGTONΒ βΒ A highly confidential CIA assessment produced at the request of the White House warned President Trump of a wider conflict in Venezuela if he were to support the countryβs democratic opposition once its president, NicolΓ‘s Maduro, was deposed, a person familiar with the matter told The Times. The assessment was a tightly held CIA product…
NEW ORLEANSΒ βΒ LeBron James and Luka Doncic left the fans inside the Smoothie King Center in awe at their performances on Monday night. James had a near triple-double of 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Doncic had 30 points and 10 assists, the two of them leading the Lakers to a 111-103 win over…
Donald Trump has announced Venezuela’s interim government will be “turning over” between 30 and 50 million barrels of “high quality” oil to the US. The oil – worth upwards of $2bn (Β£1.48bn) – will be taken by storage ships and brought directly to US unloading docks, the president said on Truth Social. It will be…
The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday released a report after its own investigation into FireAid, the charity founded by Clippers executives that raised $100 million for wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles last January. The investigation β led by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) under committee chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) β began in August when Kiley…
Bereaved families and the AA say the government’s long-awaited strategy to cut roads deaths does not go far enough, with “missed opportunities” to save young drivers. The Road Safety Strategy published today includes plans for mandatory eye-tests for the over 70s, lowering the drink-drive limit in England and Wales, and to consult on a minimum…
Ousted Venezuelan leader NicolΓ‘s Maduro stood in a Manhattan courthouse Monday a captive criminal defendant: surrounded by heavy security, deprived of his power as a head of state and facing drug, weapon and conspiracy charges likely to keep him behind bars for years. βI was captured,β he said in Spanish, before pleading not guilty during…
In a warm-up for his role in the upcoming Winter Olympics, Snoop Dogg was given a microphone during the second half of the NBA game between the Golden State Warriors and the Clippers on Monday night at the Intuit Dome. Canβt wait for those Olympics! Snoop hilariously sizzled when Warriors coach Steve Kerr stormed the…
The private equity firm Advent International is spearheading a multibillion-euro takeover bid for InPost, the owner of British parcel delivery firm Yodel. Sky News has learnt that Advent, which is a minority investor in InPost after taking it public in Amsterdam in 2021, is part of a consortium looking to acquire the company. Banking sources…
Professional setbacks can be opportunities in disguise: a chance to look inward, take stock and grow as a person. Or, if youβre the protagonist of Park Chan-wookβs bleakly comedic thriller, you can bypass all that and just kill your rivals. In todayβs brutal job market, murder might be a smarter career move than networking. βNo…
The UK and France have signed a joint declaration pledging to deploy troops to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal, to guarantee the nation’s security. The agreement states that a “multinational force for Ukraine” would be deployed to the Eastern European country to deter further attacks from Russia and bolster security guarantees. This…
