November 20, 20240 Comments

MSF charity halts work in Port-au-Prince over attacks

The humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended its operations in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, following a violent attack on its staff and the alleged killing of two patients they were treating by Haitian police officers. The incident took place last week as violence continued to worsen in the country. An estimated 25 people were killed in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday alone in what police say was a foiled

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November 20, 20240 Comments

Comedian Katt Williams often brags about passing Marine boot camp. The Marines say they have no record of it.

Los Angeles — Katt Williams, the Emmy-winning actor and renowned stand-up comedian, for years has claimed to have joined the U.S. Marine Corps as a teenager and successfully navigated the rigorous training only to be drummed out of the military when his superiors discovered he was a minor. The Marines told CBS News they have no record of him.  Dating back to at least 2016, Williams has claimed association with the

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November 20, 20240 Comments

Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead massive Medicare and Medicaid agency CMS

Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former celebrity TV host and Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, poses for a portrait outside a polling location during the primary election in Rockledge, Pennsylvania, May 17, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz — celebrity TV host and former U.S. Senate candidate — as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator. CMS operates or

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November 19, 20240 Comments

Trump picks pro-tariff billionaire Howard Lutnick for US commerce secretary | Donald Trump News

US president-elect nominates Lutnick, a Wall Street investment firm CEO, to lead his ‘tariff and trade agenda’. United States President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Howard Lutnick, a billionaire and head of the investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, as the next US secretary of commerce. In a statement on Tuesday, Trump hailed Lutnick – who has served as co-chair of the Republican’s transition team – as “a dynamic force on Wall Street

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November 19, 20240 Comments

Met Office issues new yellow warning for more snow and ice

Watch: Snowy scenes as cold snap hits UK Yellow weather warnings remain in place across the UK following the first snowfall of the season. Snow and ice forced the closure of more than 200 schools and led to widespread travel disruption as an Arctic airmass took hold. Southern and central England, along with eastern parts of Wales, have been under a yellow alert since 17:00 GMT on Tuesday, and this

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November 19, 20240 Comments

Why Trump and Xi Jinping’s ‘special relationship’ soured

BBC Donald Trump once declared that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping “love each other” In a sports park next to the red walls and glossy blue tiles which surround Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, a group of pensioners are working out. “I’m 74 and I hope this helps me live a long time,” one man says after he finishes his pull-ups, just as a cold wind blows leaves from cypress

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November 19, 20240 Comments

Son of Norway’s princess arrested for rape

The son of Norway’s crown princess Mette-Marit, who is already facing charges of violence as part of an ongoing investigation, has been arrested on suspicion of rape. Marius Borg Høiby, 27, is the stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon, but does not a have a royal title or official duties. On Tuesday, Norwegian police said Mr Høiby had been charged with sexual intercourse with “someone

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