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LGBTQ Russians seek refuge in Argentina
An increasing number of Russians from the LGBTQ community are settling in Argentina to escape discrimination and the war in Ukraine. (May 27) (AP Video/Victor R. Caivano, Yesica Brumec, Natacha…
Owner of Indiana funeral home pleads guilty after 31 decomposing bodies found
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — The director of an Indiana funeral home where 31 decomposing bodies and post-cremation remains of 17 others were found last year pleaded guilty Friday to felony theft…
Rep. McHenry on debt ‘significant challenges ahead’
President Joe Biden said on Friday that a deal to resolve the government’s debt ceiling crisis seemed “very close.” “There are significant challenges ahead and I don’t know that that’s…
How Fighting for Conservative Causes Has Helped Ken Paxton Survive Legal Woes
A decade ago, in a courthouse north of Dallas, a lawyer forgot his $1,000 Montblanc pen in a metal detector tray and returned to find that it had been taken.…
Behind the Scenes: Midnight Calls and Marathon Meetings, Night After Night
On Capitol Hill, the delicate talks to avert default on the government’s debts this week took place over middle-of-the-night video calls, marathon meetings in an opulent conference room, and at…
Despite High-Level Guarantees, Time Is Running Out to Avoid a Default
Senator Mitch McConnell had a message for Americans growing increasingly worried that the economy is going to crash if the federal debt ceiling is not raised: Just chill. “Look, I…
Impeachment Vote Set for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: What to Know
The Republican-dominated Texas House has scheduled a vote on the impeachment of the state’s Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, for Saturday at 1 p.m. The vote was set to take…
Workers in the South Are Defying History with Union Wins | naked capitalism
Yves here. A success in union organizing in Georgia is a welcome contrast to the worker defeat of the hard-fought battle over the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. Note that…
Inside Montauk’s Luxurious ‘Trailer Park’
On a recent May evening, Janet O’Brien served up Old-Fashioneds and tequilas on ice to friends at her Montauk home. The conversational menu featured what one might expect for a…