Month: May 2023

li > a.highlight, a.highlight { background-color: #fff147; padding: 6px 9px; left margin: -9px; margin-right: -9px; color: # 000000; } .meganizr > li > .highlight_text { color:#fff147; font-weight: bold; } ]]> Sudan’s political coalition welcomes the ceasefire agreement The Sudanese army and rival Rapid Support paramilitary forces signed an agreement on Saturday for a seven-day ceasefire Reuters, Cairo, May 21, 2023, 06:40 updated: May 21, 2023, 06:40 The Sudan Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition of political parties that support the democratic government, welcomed a ceasefire agreement between the warring parties in the county on Saturday afternoon. Sudan’s army…

State Sen. Doug Mastriano plans to make an announcement next week about the decision he’s made on whether to run for the U.S. Senate, in what he called “crazy news.” Mastriano, R-Franklin, a uber-conservative who lost his 2022 gubernatorial bid to Democrat Josh Shapiro by 15 percentage points and 800,000 votes, said Saturday at a Lebanon County event that he will reveal his decision to run in the 2024 primaries on Facebook Live. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is up for re-election next year, and at least one other Republican, former Senate candidate and financier Dave McCormick, is looking to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer who left Donald Trump’s legal team last week attributed his decision Saturday to strategic disagreements with a close adviser to the former president. Timothy Parlatore, who had been a key lawyer for Trump in a Justice Department special counsel investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents at his Florida estate, told CNN in an interview Saturday that there were “certain people who made defending the president much more difficult than it had to be.” He singled out Boris Epshteyn, another lawyer and Trump’s lead adviser on multiple criminal investigations, whom he accused of “doing…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Debt limit negotiations between the White House and House Republicans stalled over the weekend with tough talk but little action as President Joe Biden and world leaders watched from afar. hoping that high-stakes discussions would move forward to avoid a potentially catastrophic federal. by default. In a sign of a renewed negotiating session, food was brought into the Capitol negotiating room Saturday morning, only to be brought back hours later. No meeting was expected. It was another day of departures with no outward signs of progress, although talks could intensify again on Sunday. The Biden administration and…

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) – On Saturday, May 20, 2023, Midland Police found remains, identified as Madeline Pantoja, in the area approximately 3 miles east of County Road 190 and County Road 1160. On May 20, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Midland Police Department detectives arrested 24-year-old Mario Juan Chacon on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Madeline Pantoja. The Midland Police Department began an extensive investigation and search on May 11, 2023, after Madeline went missing. Today, Saturday, May 20, 2023, Midland Police found remains, identified as Madeline Pantoja, in the area approximately 3 miles east of…

Ripple, a leading global provider of blockchain-based payment solutions, has it announced the launch of its Ripple CBDC platform. The platform is designed to provide central banks, governments and financial institutions with a seamless solution for issuing, managing and distributing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins. With more than 90% of countries exploring CBDC development and implementation to increase financial inclusion, reduce costs and reduce risks associated with domestic and cross-border payment processes, the Ripple CBDC platform is poised to revolutionize the services sector financial, as reported. a press release. Ripple CBDC platform, a game changer for financial inclusion?…

A conflict within former President Donald J. Trump’s legal team erupted into public view on Saturday when one of his former lawyers went on television to attack one of his current lawyers, who has been the focus of the ire of other team members. The former lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, withdrew last week from representing Mr. Trump in the special counsel’s investigations into his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But Mr. . Parlatore did not explain the reasons for his departure at the time, saying only that it was not related to the merits…

By Andrew Selsky | Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon has long been seen as a quirky state, whose main city was satirized in a TV sitcom, where country folk and urban hipsters could get along and political differences were they could solve with a pint or two of craftsmanship. beer But with a Republican march on the Democratic-controlled Oregon Senate in its third week, Oregonians these days are wistfully recalling “The Oregon Way,” when politicians of different stripes forged deals for the common good. Famous examples include establishing the nation’s first recycling program, guaranteeing public beach access for…