I Wish That I Lived in a First World Nation like Mexico

Do you know what Mexico has that we in the USA do not now?

They are getting universal healthcare.

Lucky bastards.

At her morning press conference on April 7, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that the credencialización process, or enrollment, for Mexico’s new universal health care service was set to begin. The goal, she explained, was unambiguous: “By the time we leave office, any…

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One interaction cannot be viewed in isolation, says PPP's Shazia Marri after Bilawal's mid-presser curtness

PPP MNA and spokesperson Shazia Marri said on Friday that one instance of interaction between two people who had worked closely for several years “cannot be viewed in isolation”, after a video clip of PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari curtness with her went viral on social.

The incident took place at a press conference after the PPP’s parliamentary party meeting at the Parliament House in…

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Trump on Iran Missile Capability: 'I’d Like to Eliminate It'

President Donald Trump addressed reporter questions Saturday as he prepared to board a plane, outlining his current posture on Iran’s latest proposal while indicating potential future military and diplomatic steps amid an ongoing standoff.

The post Trump on Iran Missile Capability: ‘I’d Like to Eliminate It’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Power minister declares end to month-long loadshedding following arrival of LNG shipment

ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Awais Leghari on Friday declared the end of a month-long loadshedding period after a shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) arrived in Pakistan a day earlier.

The power minister made the announcement in a recorded televised message, saying that the recent power outages were caused by a gas shortage linked to the war between the US and Iran, and were not the result of…

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Yep, Salt Lake City is a hockey town. And it didn’t take long

No living human has seen a herd of live mammoths, but those at the Delta Center last Friday night have a pretty good idea of what it would sound like.

That was the night the Utah Mammoth, the NHL’s newest hockey team, played their first home playoff game. As they’ve done for two seasons now, the fans showed up — so much, this time, that the players had a hard time hearing the coaches‘…

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Shreveport community mourns as mass shooting leaves 8 children dead

Tragedy struck the town of Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday morning as a man shot and killed eight children — seven of his own and one of their cousins — and critically injured his wife and former partner, officials reported.

The shooter, identified as 31-year-old Shamar Elkins, reportedly shot his wife, the mother of four of his children, first in their home in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove…

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Mexico Is Going All In for Universal Health Care

Mexico’s new national health system aims to provide universal care. At a moment when US taxpayer dollars are being harnessed to destroy health care infrastructure abroad, Mexico is attempting to make a constitutional right to care into a lived reality.


Claudia Sheinbaum is making the current disparate health care service in Mexico open and portable. (Mariana Maytorena / ObturadorMX /…

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"I'd say mission achieved for this one": Stop Killing Games on the latest European Commission public hearing

Right, how about a little Stop Killing Games progress update? Earlier today, a public hearing was held today that included three European parliament committees, IMCO, JURI and PETI, discussing the European Citizens Initiative Stop Destroying Videogames. Both Stop Killing Games founder Ross Scott and group organiser Moritz Katzner made an appearance at the hearing, which you can watch in full…

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What Melania Trump’s bizarre Jeffrey Epstein press event reveals about a White House in chaos

By now, you’ve probably seen First Lady Melania Trump’s extremely strange press conference this week—a rare and tightly controlled appearance in which she denied any connection to Jeffrey Epstein, declined to take questions, and offered little explanation for why the statement was happening at all. It landed with a kind of thud, not because it was dramatic, but because it felt oddly out of…

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Bernie and AOC Pump the Brakes on Artificial Intelligence

A bill from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposes a moratorium on new AI data centers until oversight mechanisms and legal safeguards are in place. Only federal legislation stands a chance at leashing a monster of this size.


Critical of the wealthy accumulating power at everyone else’s expense, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are warning that unregulated AI…

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‘No impact’ of Middle East conflict on remittances from Gulf countries so far: finance minister

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday said the ongoing conflict sparked by the US-Israeli war on Iran has not adversely impacted Pakistan’s remittances from the Middle East.

“Some members spoke of remittances, which is true. [However,] thankfully, there has been no impact on remittances as of yet,” Aurangzeb said while speaking on the National Assembly floor.

“However, the…

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Achakzai suggests formation of ‘national government’ to build political consensus

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Tuesday suggested the formation of a “national government” to build consensus among the country’s political parties.

Speaking in the NA during a debate on the Iran situation, Achakzai said, “We should agree on some democratic points at least — Parliament will be the source of power, supremacy of the Constitution, policies…

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HRCP, civil society organisations demand immediate halt to eviction operations in Islamabad’s katchi abadis

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, along with several civil society organisations, on Sunday called on authorities to immediately halt all planned and ongoing eviction operations in Islamabad’s low-income areas and katchi abadis (informal settlements).

The call was made in a statement issued by the HRCP following a press conference at the National Press Club in Islamabad.

“The All Party…

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Anatomy of a March Madness Upset

Two days of Moda Center Madness inside the student section of High Point University, the school no one in Portland knew about.

by Cameron Crowell

High Point University (12-seed) is down one with under a minute to go playing the heavily favored University of Wisconsin (5-seed). The High Point Panthers have yet to win a single game in the March Madness NCAA men’s basketball tournament since the…

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Prince George’s County targets illegal car rallies with new legislation

Prince George’s County is moving to tighten enforcement on illegal car rallies and street takeovers by introducing new legislation that would penalize not only drivers but also spectators who attend the events.

The push comes as communities across Maryland continue to deal with dangerous car takeovers, which have led to shootings, injuries, damaged police cruisers and high‑speed chases across…

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