Deposed Venezuelan Leader Maduro, Wife Arrive In NY To Face Charges After Daring Raid: Video
Nicolás Maduro, the deposed authoritarian president of Venezuela, and his wife, Cilia Flores, have arrived in New York to face federal charges after being captured in a dramatic US military operation.
The pair landed at Stewart International Airport in Orange County, north of New York City, late Saturday afternoon, Jan. 3, flown in by the Department of Justice from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. View a video of the plane taxiing on the runway here.
The couple disembarked under heavy guard, chained and shackeled, marking their first appearance on US soil since their overnight capture by elite Army D…
By Invitation Only: The World's Most Elusive Clubs
Ever get the feeling the real party isn’t the one you’re at, but the one you’ll never be invited to? The kind with no address on the invite, because there is no invite?
That sense of being shut out isn’t new. It’s the hallmark of a tradition of private, invitation‑only circles that’s been quietly perfected for centuries.
In the 1700s, the Hellfire Club made headlines for secrecy and scandal, while across London, White’s was quietly defining the real rules of exclusivity. Founded in 1693, it remains the world’s oldest private members’ club, counting royals, prime ministers, and power brokers…
Trump Eyes US Expansion Of Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal, New 'Gulf Of America'
President-elect Donald Trump unveiled sweeping plans for US territorial expansion in the Western Hemisphere during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida.
He refused to rule out military action to retake the Panama Canal, proposed the acquisition of Greenland, and suggested economic measures to incorporate Canada into the United States. Leaders in all three countries swiftly condemned the remarks.
The remarks came during a news conference on Tuesday, Jan. 7, where Trump covered a wide range of topics, including his plans to reshape American energy pol…
New Impeachment Evidence Drags Connecticut Congressional Candidate Into Trump Trial
New evidence released by the House of Representatives has pulled a Connecticut congressional candidate into President Trump's impeachment trial.
Republican Robert Finley Hyde, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, a Democrat, in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District, contacted an associate of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer, about efforts to oust the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, according to the documents released on Tuesday, Jan. 14 by the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Reform committees.
On Wednesday, Hyde told Daily Vo…
