Mexico crime: Alleged security chief for El Chapo’s sons detained
Police say Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas provided protection for the leaders of a Sinaloa cartel faction.
Police bodycam captures traffic stop marriage proposal
Police officers helped a man propose to his girlfriend by staging a traffic stop in the city of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Bodycam footage shows what looks like a routine traffic…
Links 11/24/2023 | naked capitalism
A moose has gone viral after being on the loose in the Midwest for over a month Business Insider (David L) Why We Should Bring Back the Buffalo New York…
A Different Approach to Climate Action
There’s no shortage of reasons to be alarmed by climate change these days. This year is almost certain to be the hottest in recorded history. Extreme weather is wreaking havoc…
Quelle Surprise! UK Government Hands Management of NHS Patient Data to CIA-Linked US Spyware Firm, Palantir | naked capitalism
The company that aspires to be inside “every missile,… every drone,” including, it seems, those belonging to the Israeli Defence Forces, is now running the patient data platform of the…
Oscar Pistorius, Olympic Athlete Convicted of Murder, Will Be Released on Parole
Oscar Pistorius, a once inspirational figure who gained international fame as an Olympic sprinter for South Africa before he was convicted of murdering his girlfriend, will be released on parole,…
NATO’s Proposed “Military Schengen” Is a Thinly Disguised German Power Play Over Poland | naked capitalism
Yves here. Although I doubt the Ukraine end game is a major motivator for this German scheme, if it goes anywhere, it may have an effect. Medvedev has taunted the…
The Country Where Houses Are Bought in $100 Bills
Marcelo Capobianco was inspecting the calf carcass he had just hung from a hook in his small butcher shop outside Buenos Aires on Tuesday when he admitted that the premium-grade…
For Russia’s Pop Star Exiles, a Moral Stand and a Creative Climb
Before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Monetochka was on her way to becoming a superstar in Russia. She had released two hit albums of lyrical pop, secured ad deals with brands…
Could Haley Really Beat Trump? Big Donors Are Daring to Dream.
Mr. Bush, a Republican who voted for Mr. Biden in 2020 and for Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate, in 2016, said he had been struck by her knowledge and poise.…