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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses around 3,000 summer camp and out of school time professionals at the American Camp Association and Tri State CAMP conference Thursday, March 19, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. Clinton said the nation's political class could use "camps for adults" and too many leaders get backed into partisan corners and won't work together. 'I'm not suicidal': Kari Lake pushes Hillary Clinton murder conspiracy theory
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake is promoting a conspiracy theory suggesting Hillary Clinton wants to assassinate her. Her remarks came just one day before she ... (photo: AP / Mel Evans) Raw Story
Hillary Clinton   Kari Lake   Photos   United States   Wikipedia: Hillary Clinton  
Police stop at a car to inspect in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 22, 2024. Haiti situation 'catastrophic' and growing worse, UN warns
As gang violence continues to rage, two-thirds of children are now in need of aid, the UN warns. ... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa) BBC News
Gang Violence   Haiti Crime   Humanitarian Aid   Photos   Wikipedia: Gang war in Haiti  
Masked members of "G9 and Family" gang stand guard during a press conference by their leader Barbecue in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Another foreign intervention will not solve the crisis in Haiti
On March 12, Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry tendered his resignation amid escalating violence in the country. Ahead of his announcement, the Caribbean Community and... (photo: AP / Odelyn Joseph) Al Jazeera
Caribbean   Haiti   Photos   United Nations  
Anti Apartheid Protest 02 F Unbecoming American: Did Apartheid Really End in 1991? The Vanities of Academic Politics
To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. | Click the share button above to email/forward this article to your friends and colleag... (photo: Creative Commons / Paul Weinberg ) GlobalResearch
Apartheid   Democracy   Human Rights   Photos  
Former President Donald Trump appears during a court hearing at Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 Opinion: As Trump trial opens, attorneys have to make deft first moves
I will be joining the line Monday morning to witness opening statements in the first-ever criminal trial of a former American president. Journalists are to queue up in t... (photo: AP / Brendan McDermid) CNN
Donald Trump   Photos   Politics   US States  
Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Could Trump lose his right to vote in the 2024 presidential election? Maybe.
How do you find jurors for the Donald Trump hush money trial? | How are jurors who have not heard about Donald Trump's hush money case going to be found? Here's what we k... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta) Star Gazette
Donald Trump   Photos   Politics   US States  
A Myanmar military soldier hoists a national flag during a ceremony to mark the 69th anniversary of Independence Day Racial wart on Myanmar’s revolutionary troika
As Myanmar’s political opposition complex marks a three-year anniversary since the 2021 military coup, its progress has been at best mediocre and at worst an abysmal fa... (photo: AP / Photo, File) Asiatimes
Asia   Myanmar   Photos   Politics  
Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump quickly responds to a media question after leaving session at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Friday, April 19, 2024. Historic Trump criminal trial to hear opening statements
Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial in his hush-money case starts in earnest Monday morning with opening statements that mark a momentous day in US history. | Trump... (photo: AP / Maansi Srivastava//The New York Times via AP, Pool) AOL
Donald Trump   Photos   US Elections   US Justice System   Wikipedia: Donald Trump  
Soldiers patrol in the perimeters of an open-air market in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 Ecuador approves extradition, anti-gang measures
Quito: A solid majority of Ecuadoran voters on Sunday approved the extradition to the United States of organized crime bosses in a referendum on measures against drug tra... (photo: AP / Ariel Ochoa) The Peninsula
Ecuador   Latin America   Photos   Politics  
Anti-government demonstrators march to protest economic and social reforms pushed by the government of President Gustavo Petro and his proposal to convene a constituent assembly in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, April 21, 2024. Thousands of Colombians protest Petro government’s reform agenda
Tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets on Sunday to protest against President Gustavo Petro’s reform agenda. | Despite heavy rains in many parts of Col... (photo: AP / Fernando Vergara) Anadolu Agency
Colombia   Gustavo Petro   Latin America   Photos  
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency invented in 2008 by an unknown person or group of people using the name Satoshi Nakamoto and started in 2009 when its implementation was released as open-source software. Chris Hedges: Technocapitalism—Bitcoin, Mars, and Dystopia
By Chris Hedges / The Real News Network | We are living through an incipient technological revolution. AI, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, commercial space travel, and othe... (photo: Creative Commons / Freepik/ fabrikasimf) Scheerpost
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A Palestinian woman reacts at her damaged house in the village of Qusra, near the West Bank city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank went on the largest rampage against Palestinians there since the war in Gaza began, as Israel's army said Saturday the body of a missing Israeli teen was found after he was killed in a "terrorist attack." Witnesses said settlers assaulted a number of communities. Rise in violence has West Bank back at heart of UN agenda
While the international spotlight has been focused on Gaza, the surge in settler-related violence in the West Bank has received less attention. | But last week's killing ... (photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed) RTE
Gaza War   Human Rights   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: IsraelHamas war  
Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Meta releases early versions of its Llama 3 AI model
Meta Platforms on Thursday released early versions of its latest large language model, Llama 3, and an image generator that updates pictures in real time while users type... (photo: AP / Jeff Chiu) Gulf News
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New Orleans BP Oil Flood Protest, Jackson Square. Protest against the great oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Taking Big Oil to court for ‘climate homicide’ isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds
A new legal theory suggests that oil companies could be taken to court for every kind of homicide in the United States, short of first-degree murder. | The idea of “cli... (photo: Creative Commons / Infrogmation) Grist
Climate change   Mental Health   Oil   Photos  
Soldiers patrol a residential area on the south side of Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in the wake of the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader from prison. Guayas, Ecuador: The Least Safe Place on the Planet?
LONDON -- In 2023, no other region anywhere in the world -- excluding active war zones -- felt less secure than Guayas, Ecuador. Just 11% of residents in the country&rsqu... (photo: AP / Dolores Ochoa) Gallup
Drug gangs   Ecuador   Latin America   Photos  
Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings during jury selection at Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, April 18, 2024 in New York. Trump trial live updates: Juror excused; prosecutor says Trump violated gag order
Can jurors in Trump's hush money trial be impartial? | As of Tuesday, April 16, seven jurors have been selected to serve on the jury in Donald Trump's hush money trial. |... (photo: Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP) HM Media
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FILE  Former South African President Jacob Zuma addresses supporters of the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. South Africa's election commission has ruled that Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections because of Zuma's criminal record. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2021 for defying a court order to appear before a judicial commission that was investigating corruption allegations during his presidency. (AP Photo, File) Jacob Zuma’s nine lives: How South Africa’s ex-president keeps coming back
In March, South Africa’s electoral commission barred former president Jacob Zuma from running as a parliamentary candidate in next month’s general elections due to a ... (photo: AP / Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Al Jazeera
Jacob Zuma   Photos   Politics   South Africa  
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