As Washington made combating fentanyl a priority, cocaine trafficking has surged. Nowhere have the ripples been felt like in Ecuador, where criminal groups have run rampant. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/world/americas/cocaine-ecuador-fentanyl.html Author : Maria Abi-Habib, José María León Cabrera and Daniele Volpe Publish date : 2025-12-05 15:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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How one of the richest people on the planet presses his pet issue: school choice Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/05/jeff-yass-school-choice-trump/ Author : Laura Meckler, Beth Reinhard, Clara Ence Morse Publish date : 2025-12-05 10:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro critiqued former President Barack Obama's infamous "bitter" comments from 2008 in an interview this week, as part of a broader conversation about Democrats struggling to win back the working class.Obama made the controversial comments during a fundraising event in San Francisco, arguing that small towns in the Midwest saw jobs disappear over the previous decade and have begun to "cling" to harmful beliefs."And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are going to regenerate and they have not," Obama said at the time.
The case over online transparency has become a flashpoint between the European Union and the Trump administration. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/technology/eu-elon-musk-x-140-million-fine.html Author : Adam Satariano and Kate Conger Publish date : 2025-12-05 12:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Russia and China are filling the information vacuum with the Voice of America now dark. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/05/venezuela-voa-voice-of-america-maduro-trump/ Author : Editorial Board Publish date : 2025-12-05 12:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
As tensions between the United States and Venezuela escalate, a national security and foreign policy expert revealed what it would take for the Trump administration to deploy American boots on the ground.Victoria Coates, former Trump national security advisor and vice president of the Heritage Foundation’s Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, told Fox News Digital during an interview that while deploying troops inside Venezuela is unlikely at this time, it remains "possible.""The president has fairly sweeping authorities under Article II of the Constitution to defend the American people from what he has defined as
Across Latin America, there has been a surge in cocaine trafficking as Washington prioritized combating fentanyl. Times reporters traveled to Ecuador to see how criminal groups are wreaking havoc. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/world/americas/ecuador-cocaine-trafficking.html Author : Maria Abi-Habib Publish date : 2025-12-05 10:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
About 0.5 to 2 inches expected today, with midwinter chill in town. Milder this weekend. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/12/05/dc-weather-live-updates-friday-snow/ Author : A. Camden Walker Publish date : 2025-12-05 10:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
President Donald Trump on Thursday hired a new architect to lead the next phase of the White House ballroom project.Trump tapped Shalom Baranes Associates, a Washington, D.C.-based architectural firm to oversee the ballroom design effort."As we begin to transition into the next stage of development on the White House Ballroom, the Administration is excited to share that the highly talented Shalom Baranes has joined the team of experts to carry out President Trump’s vision on building what will be the greatest addition to the White House since the Oval Office — the White House Ballroom," White House Spokesperson Davis Ingle
Netflix would acquire Warner television and film studios as well as HBO Max in a deal that would bulk up the world’s biggest paid streaming service. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/business/warner-brothers-discovery-netflix.html Author : Brooks Barnes Publish date : 2025-12-05 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
NFL primer: New England and Chicago are tops in the AFC and NFC, while Denver’s success is also contributing to the unconventional standings. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/12/04/nfl-standings-patriots-bears/ Author : Mark Maske Publish date : 2025-12-05 00:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he would stop clearing homeless encampments when he takes office in January, ending a longstanding practice by Mayor Eric Adams' administration.While answering questions at "Hot Chocolate, Frozen Rent" in Manhattan, Mamdani confirmed he would halt sweeps of homeless encampment sites across the city, marking one of his clearest breaks yet from an Adams policy launched in 2022."If you are not connecting homeless New Yorkers to the housing that they so desperately need, then you cannot deem anything you're doing to be a success," Mamdani said.The mayor-elect said his administration's focus would be
Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, has been ingratiating himself with the president to help ensure a successful 2026 World Cup. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/politics/trump-fifa-peace-prize-world-cup-infantino.html Author : Tariq Panja and Luke Broadwater Publish date : 2025-12-05 05:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The Booker T. & the MG’s guitarist was little-known by the public but was behind much of the music that defined an era. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2025/12/04/steve-cropper-guitarist-tribute-appreciation/ Author : Geoff Edgers Publish date : 2025-12-04 18:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Jessie James Decker is fighting a mysterious illness.The 37-year-old country singer opened up about her health in a series of Instagram stories, sharing she hasn't been feeling well the past few days.In a story posted last night, Jessie can be seen sitting in a hot tub, with the words, adding the caption: "Feeling a little better today…still a slight fever and tummy aches, but after the day I had yesterday, I’ll take it." Decker added that she is "trying to sweat this thing out now," and that whatever she has, "has kicked my butt." She also included a question box, asking
Two men struggled to cling to the boat’s hull, according to lawmakers and congressional aides. Then Adm. Frank M. Bradley gave an order for a follow-up strike, and the men were gone. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/us/politics/drug-boat-strikes-sept-2-video-congress.html Author : Helene Cooper, Megan Mineiro, Julian E. Barnes and Charlie Savage Publish date : 2025-12-05 02:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Every week, we ask readers to think like an advice columnist and submit their advice to a question Carolyn Hax hasn’t answered. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2025/12/04/carolyn-hax-boyfriend-attracted-not-beautiful/ Author : Carolyn Hax, Haben Kelati Publish date : 2025-12-04 21:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch personally apologized to his team after her brother described him as an "enemy" of the Jewish people during a high-profile charity dinner in Manhattan on Wednesday night.Speaking at his Cocoa Chat community meeting, Mamdani stressed that the apology was received and that he intends to govern for all New Yorkers."The commissioner apologized to my team for those remarks, and I look forward to being a mayor for each and every New Yorker, including Jewish New Yorkers," Mamdani said.He emphasized that the incident will not interfere with his
The president trumpeted a peace pact in a meeting with the two countries’ leaders that includes incentives for U.S. access to minerals. Fighting in eastern Congo has continued in the months since an earlier agreement. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/us/politics/trump-congo-rwanda-leaders-peace-talks.html Author : Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Saikou Jammeh and Ruth Maclean Publish date : 2025-12-05 00:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Shorter work permit expiration timelines will impact asylum seekers and other migrants in need of humanitarian relief, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/04/trump-work-permits-migrants/ Author : Lauren Kaori Gurley Publish date : 2025-12-04 21:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A coalition of Colorado school districts reached a settlement with the state's high school sports league that ensures the districts can enforce rules to protect girls' sports from biological male trans athletes. Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Col., announced the settlement in a post on X, Thursday. "Biological men NEVER belong in biological women’s sports, period. The Colorado High School Activities Association finally made the right decision and will STOP penalizing school districts that protect women’s sports," Crank wrote. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Colorado's District 49 led a lawsuit against the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) in May, challenging Colorado state
The Netherlands and Slovenia also said they would not take part in next year’s contest, meant to be its celebratory 70th edition. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/arts/music/eurovision-israel-boycott.html Author : Alex Marshall Publish date : 2025-12-04 21:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Kate Rogers was leading a $550 million renovation of the Alamo. She resigned after Texas Republicans began criticizing a social media post and her college dissertation. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/11/20/alamo-kate-rogers-trump/ Author : Emmanuel Felton Publish date : 2025-12-04 20:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
As the old saying goes, "close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades," and the GOP is certainly breathing a sigh of relief coming out of Tuesday night’s special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn by nine points in a race that received a great deal of national attention in recent weeks.Why 2026 should terrify Republicans after Tennessee electionTHE TENNESSEE 'WALTZ': REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS DANCE AROUND SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS MEANINGThat relief, however, will be short lived upon further analysis because President Trump carried TN-7 by more than 20 points just a year
“Nessun Dorma?” More like “Ice, Ice Baby,” as a statue in Italy is overshadowed. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/world/europe/pavarotti-statue-ice-rink-pesaro-italy.html Author : Victor Mather Publish date : 2025-12-04 18:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.