One Romanian family’s fatal attempt to reach the US
What drove the Iordache family to make a desperate bid to reach the US from Canada?
Links 4/7/2023 | naked capitalism
This cat, nearly 32 years old, has a shot at being the oldest feline in the world FOX Flamingos form cliques with like-minded pals (press release) University of Exeter Snake…
As US and Canada Threaten to Sue Mexico Over Energy Policies, Mexico “Nationalises” Sizable Chunk of Electrical Grid | naked capitalism
After years of confrontation and souring relations with Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, Mexico’s AMLO government has just agreed to purchase 80% of the company’s Mexican operations. Earlier this week, the…
The Response to Crime
A fight has erupted in several states between Republican lawmakers and locally elected Democrats over how to respond to crime. Democratic district attorneys (often serving cities with many Black and…
Telegram Leak of US/NATO Document Paints Grim Picture of Condition of Ukraine’s Military | naked capitalism
In a bit of synchronicity, after pointing out that the Collective West was more free with information with respect to Ukraine than was ideal during a war, today we have…
The Outsourcing of America’s Border Problem
Simon Romero contributed reporting. Fact-checking by Susan Lee. Special thanks to Natalie Kitroeff and Miriam Jordan. The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael…
Stabbing of Cash App Creator Raises Alarm, and Claims of ‘Lawless’ San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — The fury erupted within hours, as word spread that the 43-year-old man who had been stabbed to death this week in an enclave of high-rise condominiums near…
Deadly Attack Exposes Growing Threat in Mexico: the Military
Gustavo Ángel Suárez Castillo, an American citizen from San Antonio, piled six friends, including two brothers, into his white pickup truck with Texas plates just before dawn, having spent the night…
Suspicions Multiply as Nord Stream Sabotage Remains Unsolved
Russian and Danish naval vessels that disappear in the Baltic Sea, days before an underwater pipeline blast. A German charter yacht with traces of explosives, and a crew with forged…
Racing Against the Tides of Brexit
Of all the vexing regulations that Brexit has thrust upon Paul Knight’s shellfish exporting business, the one he finds most absurd is this: Before he can deliver his crabs and…