(Bloomberg) — Venezuela has an opportunity to resuscitate the linchpin of its economy — oil — now that punishing US sanctions have been relaxed. The surprise move on Oct. 18 allows international companies to apply the full weight of their expertise and technology to crude fields and infrastructure that atrophied amid years or underinvestment, civil … Read more
Less than a year ago, a tragic act of violence rocked the Virginia football program. A gunman shot and killed three members of the team and injured running back Mike Hollins. Just less than a year later, Hollins scored three touchdowns and the Cavaliers stunned No. 10 North Carolina, 31-27, for the program’s first top-10 … Read more
We now know the name of the man shot and killed by police yesterday in Cobb County. The GBI says 26-year-old Marthely Theodore pointed a gun at people and police in the area of Smyrna Powder Springs Road in Smyrna and that’s where he was shot by police after police say he refused to drop … Read more
Ukraine has already documented 2,500 war crimes committed by Russia against the environment since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said during an event on Oct. 21. Each day of war causes an estimated 120 million euros ($127 million) in damages per day, she said. “(Russians) brutally kill Ukrainians, they destroy … Read more
New York — The judge in former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial lashed out at him this morning for failing to remove from his campaign website a derogatory post about the judge’s clerk. The post, which was spotted Thursday by the pro-democracy news website MeidasTouch, was a duplicate of one posted to Trump’s social … Read more
If you die owing money on a mortgage, the mortgage remains in force. If you have a co-signer, the co-signer may still be obligated to pay back the loan. A spouse or other family member who inherits a house generally has the right to take over the payments and keep the home. Alternatively, terms of … Read more
The Philadelphia Phillies watched a 2-0 NLCS lead disappear as the Arizona Diamondbacks won two consecutive games in Phoenix. But they bounced back in Game 5 in the desert, winning 6-1 to take a 3-2 series lead before the NLCS goes back to Philly for Game 6. On Saturday in Game 5, the Phillies sent … Read more
NEED HELP? If you or someone you love is struggling with a mental health crisis, there are resources available. You can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or text Hello to 741741. NECESITA AYUDA? Red Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio: 800-273-8255 In what police called a murder-suicide, a 48-year-old North Carolina man set … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Oct. 21 to express his gratitude for Turkey’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The two presidents discussed the next round of discussions on the peace formula proposed by Zelensky, which will take place in Malta at the end … Read more
A number of very large container ships carry out container handling operations at the automated terminal of Yangshan deep-water Port, Shanghai, China, July 21, 2023. China has slapped export controls on graphite, a key mineral used to make steel and electric car batteries, ratcheting up a trade fight with the United States over the technologies … Read more