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A Colombian appeals court on Tuesday overturned the controversial conviction of conservative former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez on bribery and witness tampering charges. A three-judge panel from the Bogotá Superior Tribunal led by Judge Manuel Merchán determined that the now-overturned August sentence against Uribe was marred with violations of the former president’s rights. The panel fiercely criticized Judge Sandra Heredia, who convicted and sentenced Uribe, for presenting numerous errors and biases in her ruling and for omitting crucial tests and procedures throughout the irregular trial — including, but not limited to, the illegal circumstances in which one of the key pieces…

Executives running Manchester Pride, Britain’s premiere gay festival, have announced they are shutting down and liquidating their assets after financial missteps resulting in an inability to pay some of the top talent that performed at this year’s event. Manchester Pride’s Board of Trustees told followers in Instagram that they are suffering “enormous sadness” over their announcement of bankruptcy. “A combination of rising costs, declining ticket sales and an ambitious refresh of the format aimed to challenge these issues has led to the organisation no longer being financially viable,” the statement says. “We regret the delays in communicating the current situation,”…

Sen. Jeff Merkley yielded the Senate floor after more than 22 hours Wednesday, capping off an overnight protest against the Trump administration. The Oregon Democrat began speaking at 6:21 p.m. Tuesday, warning that he was doing so to “ring the alarm bells about authoritarian control” and that the country was facing its “most perilous moment” since the Civil War. He stood down at 5 p.m on Wednesday, vowing to “keep fighting.” “We all have taken oath to the constitution,” he added, urging Americans to work together to “ring the alarm bells. … The next election is absolutely critical.” The speech…

SACRAMENTO, California — Barack Obama joined Gavin Newsom to rally supporters of California Democrats’ congressional redistricting ballot measure as the Nov. 4 special election nears. The former president during a Wednesday call with volunteers painted Proposition 50 — a bid to change California’s congressional lines mid-cycle and pick up five Democratic House seats next year — in stark terms. “There’s a broader principle at stake that has to do with whether or not our democracy can be manipulated by those who are already in power to entrench themselves further,” he said. “Or whether we’re going to have a system that…

The “pro-war political elite” is trying to derail the planned summit between the Russian and US leaders, Budapest has warned The Western media will continue to spread “fake news” aimed at derailing a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has warned.Several outlets reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed White House officials, that plans for the meeting in the Hungarian capital had been put “on hold.”Responding to the claims, Szijjarto took to X to warn that from the moment the meeting was announced following a phone call between Putin and Trump…

Three people were killed and several others were severely injured after the driver of a semi-truck plowed into vehicles on a freeway in Ontario, California, on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses said the collision created a massive fireball after the driver failed to stop as traffic slowed down. It has been more than 24 hours since the accident and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) has not released the identity of the driver who caused the fiery crash. The Gateway Pundit contacted the California Highway Patrol to obtain the driver’s identity. This reporter reached out to CHP Officer Rodrigo Jimenez, inquiring about the identity…

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has rejected calls to pull his invitation for cross-dressing Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny to headline next year’s Super Bowl halftime show. Indeed, Goodell claims that the offer to Grammy-winning rapper, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, was very carefully considered, and he stands by the decision. “He’s one of the leading and most popular entertainers in the world. That’s what we try to achieve. It’s an important stage for us. It’s an important element to the entertainment value, and it’s carefully thought through,” Goodell said at the NFL’s fall meeting, according to The…

(AP) — Netflix missed the earnings target set by stock market analysts during the video streamer’s latest quarter, a letdown that the company blamed on a tax dispute in Brazil. The results announced Tuesday broke Netflix’s six-quarter streak of posting a profit that eclipsed analysts’ projections. The Los Gatos, California, cited an unexpected $619 million expense tied to the Brazilian tax dispute for the earnings shortfall while hailing its lineup of distinctive TV series and films for keeping its audience engaged and delivering a mix of subscriber fees and increased ad sales that helped it deliver revenue that matched analyst forecasts. Investors,…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune met with a group of GOP senators on Wednesday as Republicans quietly discuss possible paths forward on health care once the government reopens. The group met to talk about ideas including what to do about soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies — the centerpiece of Democrats’ demands amid the three-week shutdown — according to three people granted anonymity to describe the meeting. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) were among the senators who gathered in Thune’s office. Barrasso, asked if they talked about…

News outlets have speculated that the test was timed to coincide with US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to South Korea North Korea fired several ballistic missiles on Wednesday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) have reported.The short-range weapons were launched from the southern North Hwanghae Province and traveled roughly 350km before landing in North Hamgyong Province, in the country’s northeast, according to a statement from Seoul. Military analysts believe the projectiles may have been of the same type tested by Pyongyang in September of 2024.Japan’s newly appointed prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said Tokyo was sharing real-time tracking…