At Iowa event, Trump plans to go after DeSantis over ethanol
Former President Donald Trump plans to headline his largest Iowa campaign event in nearly four months with a speech to thousands at an arena in the western part of the state
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First GOP debate next month faces threats of boycott as lower-polling candidates scramble to qualify
Seven weeks before the premiere debate of the 2024 GOP primary, anxiety is building that the event could prove messy and divisive for the party
UN renews calls for Haiti intervention force, calls living conditions ‘beyond appalling’
The organisation says authorities have been unable to quell unprecedented violence and vigilantism that has taken hold of the country. Since April at least 264 gang members have been killed by vigilante groups.
Biden administration says judge’s social media order could cause ‘grave harm’
Biden administration attorneys say a Louisiana-based federal judge’s order broadly limiting executive branch communications with social media companies could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and r…
Mark Zuckerberg accused of hypocrisy for shielding his children’s faces in 4th of July Instagram post
Facebook and Instagram have been accused of violating people’s privacy in the past
Greece pledges more high defense spending, seeks F-35 fleet
Greece’s conservative government is promising to continue a multi-billion euro defense modernization program during its second term in office, setting its sights on acquiring F-35 fighter jets in five years
DeSantis campaign video crossed a line for gay right-wing pundits despite governor’s record on LGBT+ rights
LGBT+ influencers condemned a meme-filled video approvingly calling his agenda ‘totalitarianism in disguise’
Lula’s first six months reverse Amazon deforestation trend under Bolsonaro
The rate of deforestation since Lula Ignacio de Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president has dropped by 34%. Protecting the Amazon had been one of his campaign promises.
Brazil: Amazon deforestation drops 34% in first six months under Lula
Government data shows marked reduction against same period last year, reversing trend of destruction during Bolsonaro reignAfter four years of rising destruction in Brazil’s Amazon, deforestation dropped by 33.6% during the first six months of Presiden…
Authorities search for man who vanished on Yosemite backpacking trip
The backpacker was last seen on Sunday near the Upper Chilnualna Falls area of the park