Author: Press Room

Human rights activists expressed disgust and outrage this week after photos surfaced of a recently freed Cuban political prisoner suffering from multiple severe medical conditions, including cancer and visible malnutrition. Cuba has been suffering under a brutal, murderous communist regime for 67 years. The Communist Party, first under late dictator Fidel Castro and now under his brother Raúl, engaged for decades in the widespread use of torture, firing squads, mass arrests, and public beatings, among other practices, to subjugate that population, which never voted for the Castro regime as Fidel Castro and his small gang staged a coup to seize…

The neo-liberal governing coalition in Ireland survived a vote of no confidence this week; however, it has been rocked by a high-profile resignation and public critiques from party members over its handling of the widespread anti-fuel tax protests. Earlier this month, farmers, truckers, and average citizens staged large-scale acts of civil disobedience, blockading Ireland’s only oil refinery, using vehicles to slow motorway traffic to a trickle, and preventing petrol stations from refilling. The protests, which come amid the potentially looming energy crisis in Europe over the shutdown of shipments through the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran conflict, were aimed…

The far-left Mediaite launched a newsletter called One Sheet a few months back, and already its editor, Colby Hall, has been suspended for fabricated quotes and a series of misattributions. In its January 21 launch announcement, One Sheet described itself as “The Newsletter of Newsletters” and promised that for a monthly fee, “Mediaite’s team of media-savvy writers and editors will sift through the dozens of media newsletters and curate all of the day’s best content in easily-digestible fashion.” Oh, and the newsletter comes “complete with insider knowledge and smart takes,” which, when you consider the awful writing and shallow, herd-like…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Tehran is ready for dialogue, but won’t let Washington impose its terms The US is in discussions on staging a second round of peace talks with Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has said.The first direct meeting between the sides since the US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28 took place in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, at the weekend, but delivered no breakthrough. Tehran blamed the failure of the negotiations on Washington’s “unrealistic demands,” while the US reacted by announcing a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for Iran-linked vessels.Speaking about the possibility…

HOUSTON, Texas — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Houston placed an immigration detainer on a Venezuelan national accused of murdering a co-worker with a sledgehammer. The incident took place in the Houston suburb of Spring, Texas, earlier this week. A criminal complaint obtained from the Harris County District Clerk’s records shows that 19-year-old Josue Chirino, a Venezuelan citizen, is being held in the county jail without bond for felony murder. The complaint states that Chirino struck Juan Antonio Salinas Leija with a sledgehammer, causing his death. 487th District Court Judge Lori DeAngelo, appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in January…

Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron has expressed support for the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger as thousands of industry elites have rallied in opposition to it. The Titanic director expressed his thoughts about the issue in an interview with the Associated Press. “I’m a supporter of it. I know it’s controversial,” he said before hailing Paramount CEO David Ellison as being “the right man for the job to run a major studio.” “I know David quite well. And I know that he really cares about movies,” Cameron said. “And he’s a natural born storyteller and thinks like almost an old school entrepreneurial producer…

Demonstrators have caused traffic disruptions, taking their cue from rallies held in the Republic of Ireland as prices soar Police in Northern Ireland have slapped fines on demonstrators who disrupted traffic to protest soaring fuel prices. Similar demonstrations began across the border in the Republic of Ireland last week.Global fuel prices have soared since the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which around a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil trade passed before the conflict.Northern Ireland police intervened in several slow-moving vehicle demonstrations along a number of major routes on Tuesday.…

In an effort to offset rising energy and fuel costs Brussels is planning to propose E.U. member states force companies to implement at least one mandatory remote working day, Spanish outlets confirmed. The newspaper El País reports that it obtained a draft copy of the European Commission’s proposal, which, in addition to the mandatory remote work proposal, also calls for other measures to reduce energy and fuel consumption, such as “closing public buildings whenever possible,” reducing public transportation fares, or making it free for certain groups. Other measures present in the draft, the newspaper reported, call for EU Member States to issue “specific energy…

“I love your country and I would love to see it succeed”, President Donald Trump said as he listed off “insane” energy and mass migration policies presently being forced on the United Kingdom. Britain is being “invaded” by mass migration, crushed by the highest energy prices in the world, and is failing to honour its alliances, U.S. President Donald Trump said as he reflected on the “sad” state of a country he said he loved and wants to see do well. The remarks, to Britain’s Sky News broadcaster, are just the latest instance of the President laying out his very…

Caitlyn Jenner says he now regrets accepting Glamour Magazine’s “Woman of the Year Award.” He still, however, wants biological men to have access to women’s bathrooms. “Here I am fighting the battle to keep biological men out of women’s sports because it’s not right… And I want to protect women,” Jenner admitted to Tomi Lahren on Tuesday. “I started thinking what a hypocrite I am, trying to keep biological men out of women’s sports, but I’m a biological man, and they gave me Glamour’s Woman of the Year Award.” Jenner added he doesn’t regret transitioning to a woman but that he understands…