Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocked her state’s governor during a weekend appearance, referring to Greg Abbott — who uses a wheelchair — as “Gov. Hot Wheels” while speaking at a banquet in Los Angeles. “You all know we got Gov. Hot Wheels down there. Come on, now,” Crockett, a Dallas Democrat, said about Abbott, a...
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Thai Prime Minister Survives A No-Confidence Vote In Parliament, Rivals Say Her Father Pull The Strings
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra easily survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday, following a two-day debate in which rivals charged that she has mismanaged the country and let her father, a former prime minister, control her administration. Opposition lawmakers argued that she has been unduly influenced by her father, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin is...
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Venezuela-Hired Lawyers File Petition In El Salvador Aimed At Freeing Venezuelans Deported By U.S.
Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government filed a legal action Monday in El Salvador aimed at freeing 238 Venezuelans deported by the United States who are being held in a Salvadoran maximum-security prison. Jaime Ortega, who says he represents 30 of the imprisoned Venezuelans, said they filed the habeas corpus petition with the Supreme Court’s...
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Alphonso Davies Ruled Out for the Remainder of the Season
Alphonso Davies has torn his ACL and will be out for six months. The Canadian’s season is over, meaning he will also miss the FIFA Club World Cup. He sustained the injury while on international duty with Canada. The player will undergo surgery today and will be supported throughout his recovery to regain full fitness....
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Utah Adds Protections For Child Influencers Following Youtuber Ruby Franke’s Child Abuse Conviction
Utah on Tuesday added new protections for the children of online content creators following the child abuse conviction of Ruby Franke, a mother of six who dispensed parenting advice to millions on YouTube before her arrest in 2023. Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law under the encouragement of Franke’s now ex-husband that gives adults a path...
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South Korea’s Truth Commission Says Government Responsible For Fraud And Abuse In Foreign Adoptions
South Korea’s truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated children’s backgrounds and origins. The landmark report released Wednesday followed a nearly three-year investigation into complaints from 367 adoptees...
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Stanford Football Fires Coach Taylor Following Report Of Maltreatment Of Female Staff Members, Searches For New Coach
Stanford football fired coach Troy Taylor amid allegations he mistreated female staff members. The move was announced Tuesday by Stanford Football General Manager Andrew Luck days after a report citing documents said more than 20 current and former staffers cooperated with the two investigations that included complaints against Taylor for what are described as hostile and aggressive behavior,...
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Nigeria on the Verge of Missing a Second Consecutive World Cup After Draw Against South Africa
Nigeria’s hopes of securing a place at the World Cup are hanging by a thread after the Super Eagles failed to claim maximum points against Zimbabwe. Nigeria needed a win to put the pressure on South Africa but they ended up with a draw—a result that feels like a defeat for millions of Nigerian fans....
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Alleged Kenyan Missing Police Officer Found Dead, Haitians Parades Corpse
The office of the Inspector, National Police Service on Wednesday released a press statement announcing a missing Kenyan officer on Haiti soil. According to the NPS spokesperson, Muchiri Nyaga the force was informed of its missing officer while on duty on the 25th March following an ambush incidence. The statement read in part: “A Kenyan...
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Obi Says Super Eagles Demonstrated Nigerian Spirit Of Strength And Did Excellently Well In The Game Played Against Warriors Of Zimbabwe
The former governor of Anambra state and presidential aspirant Peter Obi expressed sadness in an interview after the game between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and warriors of Zimbabwe at Uyo, stated that it was sad because Nigerians loved football and everybody have high hopes that the team will be going for the world cup....