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MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ By his own admission, the Mexican lawman known as El Diablo β The Devil β supervised a scourge of torture, murder, kidnappings, land grabs and other abuses while amassing a fortune in cartel bribes that bankrolled purchases of homes, cattle and a fleet of buses. Edgar Veytiaβs transgressions came while he was the top…
Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has called for a “wealth tax” to help the government’s dwindling finances. Lord Kinnock, who was leader from 1983 to 1992, said imposing a 2% tax on assets valued above Β£10m would bring in up to Β£11bn a year. Politics latest: Reeves’s tax turmoil deepens “It’s not going to pay…
Book Review Bring the House Down By Charlotte RuncieDoubleday: 304 pages, $28If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores Any profession can corrupt its practitioners β and arts critics are no exception. Are they enlightened standard-setters dragging us back from a cultural…
πListen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast appπβ―β―β―β―β―β― Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. Sir Keir Starmer will be hoping for a quieter week, after the largest backbench rebellion since he took power last week over the reforms to…
Post Office scandal victims are calling for redress schemes to be taken away from the government completely, ahead of the public inquiry publishing its first findings. Phase 1, which is due back on Tuesday, will report on the human impact of what happened as well as compensation schemes. “Take (them) off the government completely,” says…
SAN FRANCISCOΒ βΒ Bronny James made his 2025 summer league debut, scoring 10 points in 10 minutes during the Lakersβ win over the Miami Heat in the California Classic at the Chase Center on Sunday. The Lakers led for most of the game, rolling to a 103-83 victory. The Heat went on a 10-0 run to start…
An MP who decided until recently to “never speak” about the abuse he suffered as a child has shared his harrowing story so that “no kid has to go through” what he did. Josh Babarinde describes being physically abused by his mother’s former partner from the age of four, and remembers crying himself to sleep…
Clayton Kershaw was named to his 11th All-Star Game on Sunday by Commissioner Rob Manfred, who used his βLegend Pickβ to select the Dodgersβ left-hander. Kershaw (4-0) is one of just 20 pitchers in baseball history to strike out 3,000 batters. Heβll be joined on the N.L. team by right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who leads the…
When the Dodgers left Los Angeles for their final road trip before the All-Star break last summer, they had a 55-36 record and a 7 1/2-game lead in the National League West. That team went on to win the World Series. When this yearβs Dodgers land in Milwaukee on Sunday night to begin the last…
The Los Angeles sports world mourned the loss of one of its most beloved voices, Rolando βEl Velozβ GonzΓ‘lez, the longtime Galaxy broadcaster and a pioneer of Spanish-language sports radio, who died June 25. His legacy transcends generations on the microphone. GonzΓ‘lezβs career began almost accidentally. Although his dream was to play soccer, life had…
