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On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the bill known as the Reinforcing Nicaragua’s Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform (RENACER) Act. The move – a response to an alleged crackdown there on the opposition – came just days ahead of the November 7 presidential election, where Ortega is set …

Dave Halls was “removed from set” after “a crew member incurred a minor and temporary injury when a gun was unexpectedly discharged” during the production of ‘Freedom’s Path’ in 2019, a producer on the film told the Hollywood Reporter on Monday. Halls, according to court documents, had assured Alec Baldwin …

The company says that Moldova’s government has created the gas supply crisis the country now finds itself in, and that Moldova’s total debt is currently $709 million.  However, Gazprom insisted that the situation has nothing to do with politics, since the company can’t afford to operate at a loss. Moldova …

Apparently under the impression the prop was safe to handle around other crew members, Baldwin ended up discharging the weapon at least one time on set on Thursday, killing director of photography Halyna Hutchins, 42, who was struck in the chest, and injuring director Joel Souza. The new details about …

A day after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on set in New Mexico, killing the film’s director of photography Halnya Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza, a new damning report suggested that on-set safety took a back seat in the low-cost production, as it pinched pennies and neglected …

AFP’s Sunday evening report said that Ambassador Nicolas de Bouillane de Lacoste has already departed from Minsk, and that the Belarusian authorities had set an October 18 deadline for his departure.  The agency cited a French embassy spokesman, who said that the envoy sent his goodbyes to the staff before …

The report in question warned grocery shelves “are not going back to normal this year” after over a year of issues including labor shortages and transport restrictions.  Rice Krispies Treats, Sour Patch Kids, some Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors, McCormick gourmet spices, and Marie Callender’s pot pies are all …

Problems can be like waiting for a bus – nothing comes, then two arrive simultaneously. Facebook experienced something similar this week. On Sunday, on the news program ‘60 Minutes’, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen publicly explained her decision to speak out about the internal workings of the company, saying she …

As the last US military helicopters were leaving Kabul, Afghanistan, many, including myself, emphasized the similarities with America’s embarrassment in Saigon, South Vietnam – but one parallel that few dared to draw was with Kosovo. When I merely asked “Is Kosovo next?” on Twitter, it sent Albanian media outlets into …

Currently number 10 in the women’s pound-for-pound rankings and number three in her division, 9-1 Ladd was scheduled to take on 8-1 Macy Chiasson on a UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas headlined by Thiago Santos and Johnny Walker. Attending the weigh-in, however, the 26-year-old had to strip down while …