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President Donald Trump on Monday announced a “Secondary Tariff” on Venezuela, declaring that any country that purchases oil or gas from them will be forced to pay an additional 25 percent on any trade they do with the U.S. Citing violent Venezuelan gangs like Tren de Aragua (TdA), Trump wrote on Truth Social that the South American nation “has purposefully and deceitfully sent to the United States, undercover, tens of thousands of high level, and other, criminals, many of whom are murderers and people of a very violent nature”: “Therefore, any Country that purchases Oil and/or Gas from Venezuela will…

Judge Patricia A. Millett, appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit by former President Obama, says Nazis received “better treatment” under the Alien Enemies Act than illegal alien gang members recently deported by President Donald Trump’s administration. “There were planeloads of people. There were no procedures in place to notify people,” Millett told Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign during a hearing on Monday. “Nazis got better treatment under the Alien Enemies Act than has happened here…” Ensign said the government “certainly dispute[s] the Nazi analogy.” The remark from Millett came during a hearing regarding whether…

Russian “information” may have swayed the White House on Ukraine policy, the Ukrainian leader has told Time magazine Russia may have influenced members of the US administration “through information,” Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has claimed in an interview with Time magazine. His comments come as US President Donald Trump has acknowledged some of Moscow’s concerns regarding the root causes of the crisis. These include the Kremlin’s repeated criticisms of NATO’s continued expansion towards Russia’s borders and its opposition to having Ukraine become a member of the bloc. Commenting on recent Russia-US contacts, particularly the phone calls between Trump and Russian President…

A well known YouTube personality named Erik Van Conover from New York was recently arrested in New Hampshire. He was allegedly speeding and gave chase to the police. When he finally pulled over for one cop, he allegedly tried to hit him with his car. Van Conover appeared in court Monday and had a total meltdown, challenging anyone to question his mental competence. He doesn’t seem completely rational. WMUR News reported: New York man charged with attempted murder for allegedly hitting police officer with car A New York City man who is well known on social media is in a…

It’s National Cocktail Day and with the new world order changing every couple of days, you probably need a stiff drink. Enter Casa Lotos, a Mexican spirit made from sotol, an ancient wild native plant of Chihuahua. This newly emergent brand is produced by a fourth-generation “sotolero” and is showing well in prestigious awards competitions. In 2024, the spirit took home “Best of Class” and was a “Double Gold” winner in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition based on taste and its four pillars: authenticity, artisanal production, organic cultivation and sustainability. The brand’s motto is “Wild Harvested. Hand Crafted” and…

On Monday’s “PBS NewsHour,” former Biden Climate Adviser and former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy stated that the Trump administration is “challenging all of the fundamental tenets of what [the] EPA stands for.” And cited as an example, changing the agency’s mission “to American energy dominance.” McCarthy said, “Look, they are challenging all of the fundamental tenets of what [the] EPA stands for. First of all, we know that Administrator [Zeldin] has changed the mission of the agency from protecting health and the environment to American energy dominance. Now, how does that work for an agency that’s trying to keep people healthy, that’s…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly working overtime on a “frenzied mission” to redact the Epstein files before they are released to the public. The FBI is reviewing documents and other evidence related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein in order to make redactions before the Department of Justice (DOJ) releases them to the public, people familiar with the matter told CNN. Due to the Trump administration’s promise for transparency, coupled with public interest in issues surrounding Epstein’s death and whether or not prominent figures could be implicated in the disgraced financier’s alleged crimes when he was alive, the FBI is…

Eskom has added the final 800MW unit of Kusile power station, Unit 6, to South Africa’s national grid.The development represents a milestone in Eskom’s strategy to add 2.5GW of new capacity by March 2025.Up to September 2025, Unit 6 will undergo testing and optimisation before being officially added to Eskom’s generation fleet.Kusile’s sister project, Medupi, is set to return 800MW from Unit 4 by April 2025 after an extended outage due to a generator stator failure.Once Kusile Unit 6 reaches commercial operation, both newbuild power station projects will be in commercial operation.Eskom Group CEO Dan Marokane stated: “Kusile Unit 6’s…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a bid by top Republican donor and former casino magnate Steve Wynn to undermine legal protections for news companies facing defamation suits.Wynn asked the court to overturn the 1964 Supreme Court defamation ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan, which concluded that there must be evidence of “actual malice” for a public figure to pursue a defamation claim.The court denied his request without comment.Wynn had sued The Associated Press after it reported on claims of sexual misconduct made against him dating back to the 1970s, which he denied.President Donald Trump has…

BLISSFIELD — Lenawee County sheriff’s deputies arrested two men early Monday after they reportedly had just broken into a gas station convenience store in Blissfield.Detectives have been investigating multiple break-ins of Lightning Quick Gas & Go locations in the Lenawee County area over the past several months, a news release issued Monday by the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office said. They had the suspects, 48- and 27-year-old men from Oakland County, under surveillance between 11 p.m. Sunday and 3 a.m. Monday and followed them as they stopped at several Lightning Quick locations.The suspects eventually stopped at the Lightning Quick at 412…