Liberia’s presidential election likely headed for a run-off in closest race since end of civil war
Liberia’s presidential election Wednesday appeared headed for a run-off, with the top candidates neck and neck and the votes nearly fully counted.
Day: October 18, 2023
Matt Gaetz sorry for email that blamed other Republicans amid speaker fight
Fundraising email from Florida congressman said ‘Rinos are working with radical Democrats … to block Jim Jordan’The Florida Republican representative Matt Gaetz has issued an apology over a fundraising email sent out allegedly without his team’s approv…
Putin’s ex-‘puppet master’ probed for suggesting Russia, US and Europe will draw closer
Vladislav Surkov said the term “Global South” indicated there had to be a north too. “There will be a Great North – Russia, the USA and Europe forming a common socio-cultural space,”
Some Pixel 8 Pro owners are having a weird screen issue
It’s not clear whether the issue is hardware or software-related, but Google is apparently offering up replacement devices to some Pixel 8 Pro users.
Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Sonko resumes hunger strike
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko says he has resumed the hunger strike he ended last month ahead of next year’s elections. Sonko has been detained since the end of July on various charges including calling for insurrection.
Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 7.8% YoY to $8.54B, vs. $8.54B est., and global paid memberships up 10.8% YoY to 247.15M, vs. 243.88M est.; NFLX jumps 9%+ (Sarah Whitten/CNBC)
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Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 7.8% YoY to $8.54B, vs. $8.54B est., and global paid memberships up 10.8% YoY to 247.15M, vs. 243.88M est.; NFLX jumps 9%+ — – Netflix shares popped more than 12% after the closing…
Israeli ambassador calls the UN Security Council ‘a satanic entity’ for ‘failing to condemn Hamas’
The UN Security Council arranged an emergency session to discuss about the Israel-Gaza war.
NY AG Letitia James allegedly called Cuomo accuser ‘not credible’, ex-aide Melissa DeRosa claims
NY AG Letitia James allegedly called Cuomo accuser ‘not credible’, ex-aide Melissa DeRosa claims
China marks ten years of Belt & Road forum, though interest is waning
Beijing will inject over $100 billion of new funding into its Belt and Road initiative (BRI), China’s President Xi Jinping said Wednesday at a summit marking the vast infrastructure project’s tenth anniversary.
US sanctions ship for carrying Iran’s military cargoes
Multipurpose ship tied to Tehran-based IRISL accused of moving missile boats to Venezuela