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Lifestyle by Eric Spitznagel issued March 30, 2024, 8:00 a.m. ET Operation Fast and Furious, the government's plan to stop illegal U.S. weapons from entering Mexico, had the opposite effect, increasing smuggling and violent crime. AFP (via Getty Images) On January 18, 2011, in Phoenix, Arizona, Special Agent Peter Forcelli of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) received a 911 call regarding a robbery in progress. When he arrived on the scene, it was clear that something terrible had happened. “As I walked through the doorway, the sharp sound of metal hit my nostrils,” he writes (along…

Haiti's political parties, civil society organizations and diaspora groups have been negotiating for weeks what will become of Haiti's interim government after Prime Minister Henry steps down as promised. Many hope a representative council can re-establish security, rebuild institutions and boost the confidence of Haitians to vote for a new government in elections late next year. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) brokered negotiations primarily via Zoom and established an interim presidential council that includes both democracy defenders and members of several political parties. That council will choose a new interim prime minister.As these negotiations take place, the violent leaders who control…

Television footage shows government agents armed with sledgehammers entering Dina Bolarte's home. Saturday 30 March 2024 09:37, UK Government officials investigating the president over a luxury watch broke into the home of the president of Peru. Television footage showed the team using sledgehammers to storm Dina Bolarte's mansion in the capital Lima.Since assuming power as vice president in July 2021 and becoming president in December 2022, she has been under investigation for allegedly owning a private collection of luxury watches. image: Police stand guard outside President Dina Bolarte's home during the raid.Photo: Associated Press Bolarte initially insisted that ownership of…

JERUSALEM — The United States welcomed the establishment of a new Palestinian government and said it was open to changes to the cabinet as a step toward Palestinian political reform.The Biden administration has called for the “revitalization” of the Palestinian Authority, based in the West Bank, in the hope that it will be able to take control of the Gaza Strip once the Israel-Hamas war ends. The war broke out about six months ago, triggered by Hamas' attack on southern Israel on October 7.State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement late Friday that the United States looks forward…

Palestinians inspect damage to a residential building in the Musa family after an Israeli airstrike in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ismael Abu Deiya) JERUSALEM (AP) – The United States has welcomed the establishment of a new Palestinian government and said it is open to changes to the cabinet as a step toward political reform in the country. The Biden administration has called for the “revitalization” of the Palestinian Authority, based in the West Bank, in the hope that it will be able to take control of the Gaza Strip once the…

Across Peru, government officials were shown on television carrying sledgehammers breaking into the presidential palace.March 30, 2024, 3:01 a.m. ET• 2 minute readLate Friday, government agents from the investigation team were shown on television entering the presidential palace with sledgehammers in a raid authorized by law enforcement authorities at the request of the attorney general's office.Dina Bolarte took over the government in July 2021 as vice president and minister of social inclusion, and since becoming president in December 2022, a preliminary investigation has been launched for allegedly owning an undisclosed collection of luxury watches. is recieving.Initially, she claimed ownership of…

Photo provided by: Jennifer Compston-Struff The old Bellaire Bridge still stands over the Ohio River between Bellaire and Benwood. The entire village of Bellaire and portions of it are shown here as seen from the west side of the Ohio River. Editor's note: This is the last in a series of articles examining the status of the Bellaire Bridge, which previously operated as a toll bridge between Bellaire and Benwood. The bridge has been closed for over 30 years and there are no viable plans for its removal. BELLAIRE — Like others who lived in Bellaire,…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel Supreme Court Judgment The cuts to subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men have rattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government and raised questions about its viability as the country moves forward with its policies. war in gaza.Prime Minister Netanyahu The court has until Monday to present to the court a plan to dismantle what the justices called a system that privileges the ultra-Orthodox at the expense of the secular Jewish public.If the plan alienates ultra-Orthodox lawmakers who rely on his support, the coalition could collapse and the country be forced to hold new elections. Here's a breakdown of…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Supreme Court ruling cutting subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men has rattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition and threatened its viability as the country presses forward with its war in Gaza. gave rise to questions about.Prime Minister Netanyahu has until Monday to submit to the court a plan to dismantle what the judge called a system that privileges the ultra-Orthodox at the expense of the secular Jewish masses.If the plan alienates ultra-Orthodox lawmakers who rely on his support, the coalition could collapse and the country be forced to hold new elections. Here's a breakdown of this decision…

Phoenix (AZ Family) — $1.25 million worth of fine jewelry, watches and coins will go up for auction in Arizona this weekend.These items were seized from illegal drug trafficking by the Counter Narcotics Agency (CNA). Sierra Auctions is listing the items available and says online bidding has begun.Some of the items up for auction include an 18K Presidential Rolex with diamond bezel valued at more than $65,000, and a men's oval diamond ring in 14K yellow gold set with 5.02 carats of diamonds ($80,000). ) and other fine diamond-encrusted jewelry. parts and custom designs.Money raised at the auction will be…