2025 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela opposition leader, for promoting democracy

[ad_1] The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Venezuelan political opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Jørgen Watne Frydnes, announcing the…

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The Great Heflin, Alabama Toilet Paper War

[ad_1] After the senior class at Cleburne County High School, in Heflin, Ala., covered the local police department in toilet paper last month, folks were surprised to see the police chief’s response: Fight toilet paper with toilet paper. Steve Hartman reports from the front lines of a battle that has tickled the fancies of pranksters…

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Federal judge tosses Trump’s lawsuit against New York Times, calls complaint “decidedly improper and impermissible”

[ad_1] A federal judge in Florida has thrown out President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, citing its excessive length, but giving his attorneys a chance to file a shorter, amended version of the complaint within a month. In the ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Steven Merryday said the original 85-page complaint was…

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Madagascar coup leader sworn in as president after Andry Rajoelina impeached amid “Gen Z” protests

[ad_1] Johannesburg — Large crowds gathered Friday in Madagascar’s capital city to watch the leader of the African island nation’s recent military coup be sworn in as its new president.  Col. Michael Randrianirina’s power was cemented after weeks of youth-led “Gen Z” protests culminated a dramatic few days of unrest, capped by former President Andry…

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