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Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour and Guts both rise on the U.K. charts this week, with Sour climbing highest, … More while Guts appears on physical and digital sales lists. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 13: Olivia Rodrigo attends the Los Angeles premiere of “The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes” at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 13, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/WireImage)WireImage There’s something a bit unusual about Olivia Rodrigo’s placements on the music charts in the United Kingdom this week. It’s not odd that her only two full-lengths, Sour and Guts, appear simultaneously. The pop star’s…

Mexico’s government is rushing to the aid of two Mexican-based banks and a brokerage firm that the U.S. Department of the Treasury accused of working with various cartels to launder money or helping them move money to China to pay for fentanyl precursors. Mexican officials questioned the validity of the Treasury Department’s sanctions, stating that the claims lack sufficient evidence to support the allegations. In a prepared statement issued this week, Mexico’s Secretariat of Treasury and Public Credit (SHCP) claimed that as soon as the U.S. Treasury notified them of the actions against the three Mexican financial institutions, they requested…

Breitbart Editor in Chief Alex Marlow warned that Democrats will have to debase themselves to keep up with figures like Zohran Mamdani, whose primary showing drew praise from Bill Clinton and reassurance from Bill de Blasio amid concerns about Mamdani’s radical agenda. Alex Marlow, Breitbart News Editor in Chief, said Wednesday on his podcast: “I did endorse Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, and I didn’t mean it. Andrew Cuomo is the least qualified person in the world to serve as mayor.” He added, “He’s a terrible guy. You have to understand, my endorsement was not out of any…

Harvard University Widener Library – wikimedia commons fair use Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government is going to start laying off staffers in the wake of Trump’s cuts to their federal funding. This is a feature, not a bug. It is impossible to estimate how many people have been indoctrinated into destructive, radical, left wing politics by passing through the doors of this school. Nothing of value is being lost here. FOX News reports: Harvard Kennedy School announces layoffs after Trump cuts billions in funding The Harvard Kennedy School of Government will lay off staff after federal funding cuts and endowment…

Half-brothers Ronald Acuna, Jr. of the Atlanta Braves (left) and Luisangel Acuna of the New York … More Mets (right) meet at Atlanta’s Truist Park on September 24, 2024. (Photo by Timothy Healey/Newsday RM via Getty Images)Newsday via Getty Images Bad news for pitchers: there may soon be a plethora of Acuñas in the major leagues. Perennial All-Star Ronald Acuña, Jr., at 27, is the oldest of four baseball-playing brothers. Luisangel Acuña, a 23-year-old infielder, started this season with the New York Mets. A third brother, Bryan, was born in 2005 and a fourth, Kenny, four years later. Bryan is…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy formally approved plans Wednesday to set up a new international court to prosecute senior Russian officials for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The special tribunal will be created through an agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe, the continent´s top human rights body. Zelenskyy visited the Strasbourg-based organization for the first time as part of the announcement. The special tribunal aims to target senior Russian leaders for the “crime of aggression,” which underpins the countless war crimes Ukraine accuses Russian forces of committing since the start of the war on…

Slovakia wants its concerns about Russian energy resolved before voting on the new package of restrictions, Robert Fico has said Slovakia will block the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia unless Brussels resolves its concerns over the planned phase-out of Russian energy, Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced. Although the energy measures are set to be presented as trade legislation – thus needing only a qualified majority for approval – Fico argues that they relate to sanctions and should be treated as such.The issue stems from the European Commission’s RePowerEU plan, which aims to eliminate all Russian energy imports by…

Booksmith, a San Francisco bookstore owned by self-described “queer booklovers”, recently announced it is banning books by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling over Rowling’s pro-woman group. The British author Rowling has taken a strong stand in the transgender battle, opposing men pretending to be women invading women’s and girls’ spaces and establishing the United Kingdom based private fund, J.K. Rowling Women’s Fund, “A legal fighting fund for women protecting their sex-based rights” for women in the UK and Ireland. LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 29: J.K. Rowling attends “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” World Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall…

Morgan Wallen’s If I Know Me hits 350 weeks on the Billboard 200, marking his first album to reach … More the impressive milestone as his latest release continues to dominate. FLORENCE, AZ – APRIL 08: Morgan Wallen performs during Country Thunder Music Festival Arizona – Day 4 on April 8, 2018 in Florence, Arizona. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Thunder USA)Getty Images for Country Thunder USA Morgan Wallen continues to dominate the Billboard 200 with his latest blockbuster, I’m the Problem. The lengthy project opened at No. 1 with just under half a million equivalent units, and…

China hosted the defense ministers of Russia and Iran — alongside Belarus, Pakistan, and Kyrgyzstan — on Wednesday for a meeting on global security in the aftermath of the most destructive military engagement against Tehran in recent memory. The meeting, China’s state-run Global Times reported, was led by Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and took place in the greater context of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a central and south Asian defense coalition led by China. While Chinese state media insists that the SCO is not an “alliance” — meaning that no treaty obligation exists among countries to defend each other in…