3 h. ago Trump nominee for Southern Command pressed on Latin America military operations

The general admitted he does not know how long the heightened focus will endure

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8 h. ago General tapped to lead US operations in Latin America grilled over presence in region

The Marine Corps general tapped to lead U.S. military operations in Latin America says he's ready to oversee an expanded presence but isn't sure what the Trump administration has planned

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65 h. ago Moment catfish sicko who preyed on 350 kids from bedroom ‘tries to groom’ cops before tattoo unmasked ‘UK’s worst paedo’

A RANDOM notification on Snapchat from Chloe Norris, 16, saying she had added him to her friends, led a 15-year-old boy to casually tap ‘Accept’. That simple action in 2018 lead to years of traumatic sexual abuse and blackmail online that was to make his life hell. “She sent a picture of herself and asked...

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3 w. ago English cricket meets Spinal Tap as Rob Key delivers latest Ashes autopsy | Barney Ronay

The England men’s cricket MD offered a postmortem that didn’t address the nuts and bolts of the system he manages“It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever.” David St Hubbins, lead vocalist Spinal Tap.“There’s a real difference between aggressive and dumb.” Rob Key, managing director, England cricket. Continue reading...

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last month Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

Move against all sanctioned vessels comes amid escalating campaign against authoritarian leader Nicolás MaduroDonald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.The move comes amid an escalating campaign by the Trump administration against Maduro that has included a ramped-up military presence in the region and more than two dozen military strikes on vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea near Venezuela, which have killed dozens of people. Continue reading...

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last month Trump orders blockade of oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

Move against all sanctioned vessels comes amid escalating campaign against authoritarian leader Nicolás MaduroDonald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.The move comes amid an escalating campaign by the Trump administration against Maduro that has included a ramped-up military presence in the region and more than two dozen military strikes on vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea near Venezuela, which have killed dozens of people. Continue reading...

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