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CARACAS, VenezuelaΒ βΒ Like many other Venezuelans, RamΓ³n Arape said the image of ex-President NicolΓ‘s Maduro in U.S. custody was a stunning β and welcome β sight. βI confess that I felt a sense of relief when I saw the photo of Maduro in the hands of los gringos,β said Arape, 59, a welder and father of…
A look at The Timesβ top 25 boysβ basketball rankings for the Southland after Week 7. Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week 1. SIERRA CANYON (13-1): Brannon Martinsen starting to contribute after injury; 1 2. REDONDO UNION (16-3): Mira Costa will be the challenge in league play; 2 3. SANTA MARGARITA (19-2): Showdown with…
The private equity firm which has backed Time Out and Britain’s next tilt at the Americas Cup has landed a Β£1bn-plus deal to buy a fast-growing player in the global finance industry. Sky News has learnt that Oakley Capital has agreed to buy a majority stake in Global Loan Agency Service (GLAS), which specialises in…
Itβs nothing new or extraordinary to remake a foreign TV show for a different country. βAll in the Familyβ was modeled on the British series βTill Death Us Do Part,β as βSteptoe and Sonβ became βSanford and Son.β The popular CBS sitcom βGhostsβ comes from the show you can find retitled as βU.K. Ghostsβ on…
Sir Keir Starmer’s right-hand man refused to say whether the US has broken international law by striking Venezuela and capturing its president. Darren Jones, chief secretary to the prime minister, told Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips it was “for the Americans to set out the legal basis for their operation”. He also confirmed the UK…
CARACAS, VenezuelaΒ βΒ It was about 2 a.m. Saturday Caracas time when the detonations began, lighting up the sullen sky like a post-New Yearβs fireworks display. βΒ‘Ya comenzΓ³!β was the recurrent phrase in homes, telephone conversations and social media chats as the latest iteration of U.S. βshock and aweβ rocked the Venezuelan capital. βIt has begun!β Then…
It might be time to write a folk song about the demise of City Section basketball using the music of Peter, Paul and Mary and the new title, βWhere Have All the Players Gone?β The talent level clearly has hit rock bottom only a year after Alijah Arenas was a McDonaldβs All-American at Chatsworth High…
The UK’s flagship stock index has broken the symbolic 10,000 points mark for the first time. The new high was reached within a half hour of the first day of trading in the new year. The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 comprises the hundred most valuable companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Notable…
Jan. 2, 2026 3 AM PT Itβs the start of a new year and that means the kickoff of a whole new slate of television series. And while 2026 will bring plenty of those, it will also yield revivals, new seasons of beloved shows, spinoffs and long-awaited finales. Though this list isnβt exhaustive by any…
A total of 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK in 2025 after crossing the Channel on a small boat – the second-highest annual figure on record. No migrants made the journey on New Year’s Eve, the Home Office confirmed on Thursday, with the last recorded crossing made on 22 December. It means the overall number…
