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After 30 years, this global dictator to finally be jailed?!

The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, as President Donald Trump threatens possible military action against the communist-run island. One of the people told the AP that the potential indictment… Read More

Health officials warn not to freak out over Ebola spreading… yet

The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday the risk of global spread of the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda is high at national, regional levels but low at the global level. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said so far 51 cases have been confirmed in Congo… Read More

Guess who just convinced Trump to “leave” Iran…

President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway to end the war. “There seems to be a very good chance that they can work something out. If we can do that without bombing the hell out… Read More

Mega pop star acquitted in shocking international tax fraud case

A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros ($64 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document seen Monday by The Associated Press said. The decision follows years of tax troubles in Spain for the Colombian superstar. The… Read More

Report: Cuba’s communist regime on brink?

Cuba Is Running Out of Everything — And the CIA Just Showed Up With a Warning The Cuban Communist government has run out of fuel, its power grid is collapsing, its people are protesting in the streets… and the Director of the CIA just flew to Havana with a message… Read More

Massive, record-setting 11,000 carat ruby found

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media reported Friday. The ruby, measuring 11,000 carats(nearly 5 pounds), was unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the upper Mandalay region, the… Read More

42 “ghost” pages of a critical Biblical manuscript found

For 800 years, 42 pages of one of the world’s most important early New Testament manuscripts were lost. Now these “ghost” pages have finally been found. An international team of researchers led by Professor Garrick Allen at the University of Glasgow has recovered the lost pages from a 6th-century copy… Read More

Trump names the 51st state (ay Dios mio!)

President Donald Trump has added Venezuela to his wish list of American territory, and this time he says he’s seriously thinking about making the Latin American country the 51st state in the Union. Trump confirmed in a phone call with Fox News that he is “seriously considering” a plan to… Read More

Volodymyr Zelenskyy caught in massive money-laundering scheme

Two national agencies fighting corruption in Ukraine have named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff as an official suspect in a major graft investigation. Andriy Yermak is suspected in an alleged 460-million-hryvnia ($10.5 million) money-laundering scheme, the agencies announced late Monday. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy met with the CEO of… Read More

Cha-ching! Miners accidentally uncover whopping 11,000-carat jewel

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media reported Friday. The ruby, measuring 11,000 carats (2.2 kilograms, or 4.8 pounds), was unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the upper… Read More