Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery

BOGOTA, Colombia — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery in a historic case that gripped the South American nation and tarnished the conservative strongman’s legacy. The sentence, which Uribe said will be appealed, followed a nearly six-month trial in which prosecutors presented…

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House Oversight Committee postpones Ghislaine Maxwell deposition

Congressional testimony by Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator and confidant Ghislaine Maxwell previously scheduled for mid-August will be postponed until at least October, the chair of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee indicated in a letter Friday. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said in the letter obtained by NBC News that the committee would consider next steps after the…

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How do doctors treat starvation?

As deaths from starvation in the Gaza Strip continue to rise, experts say there’s no easy way out of the crisis due to the medical complexity of treating severe malnutrition. More than 160 people — at least 90 of them children — have died of malnutrition since the war began, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry….

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Trump defends firing labor statistics chief, confirms movement of two nuclear subs

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT ‘He’s always too late’: Trump continues criticism of Powell over interest rates 02:35 Trump: Epstein ‘stole’ young female employees from Mar-a-Lago 01:25 Trump is ‘clearly afraid’ of what’s in the Epstein files, says Pennsylvania House Democrat 08:53 Trump…

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