UNBELIEVABLE: 3 | History Defined

ICE Keeps Venezuelan Soccer Pro Detained as Third Bond Bid Fails

Homero Calderón, a Venezuelan pro soccer player, has spent over six months in ICE custody in Georgia after a judge denied his bond for a third time.

Latin Times · Aug 26

Cops used electrocution gloves to subdue high school students in Omaha, now the school district and parents are pleading with police to stop: 'Supposed to be a safe space for students'

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to acquire electric-shock gloves for $20 million. These devices were recently used on two Omaha high school students by officers. Omaha's superintendent requested the police stop using the gloves in schools. Bellevue police will continue carrying the controversial devices for student safety. Experts and…

The Times of India · Aug 24

ICE’s tactics look increasingly like torture

Plans for gloves that can deliver electric shocks underline the homeland security department’s sadistic practices

The Guardian - US · Aug 24

Trump ‘fails the laugh test,’ say critics, with push to weaponize the Census for ‘rigged’ elections

Trump touts shoddy analysis and bogus data to claim ‘I WON THE ELECTION’ as he pushes for sweeping restrictions on ballot access

The Independent UK · Aug 20

Online Clinics Are Selling Tadalafil as a Longevity Drug Without a Single Randomized Trial to Support It

Tadalafil is being marketed for heart health and longevity. The observational data are consistent, but no randomized trial has tested the claim.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

In 1973, Marjorie Merriweather Post left Mar-a-Lago to the US government hoping it would become a 'Winter White House'; 44 years later, her vision came true

Mar-a-Lago has a long history that predates Donald Trump and the FBI search. Built in the 1920s by wealthy heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, the Florida mansion hosted royals, diplomats, lavish parties and charity events. Post later left the estate to the US government as a presidential retreat, but it was…

The Times of India · Aug 18

Colombia's Earthquake Death Toll Approaches 300 as Search for Survivors Ends — From Grief to Grassroots

Colombia's earthquake toll nears 300 a week later; South Florida's Colombian diaspora mobilizes aid from Doral to Tampa as rebuilding begins.

Latin Times · Aug 16

Ro Khanna Calls US a 'Second Gilded Age,' Says Billionaire Wealth Tax Could Raise $4 Trillion

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said the concentration of wealth among U.S. billionaires has reached levels he compared with the Gilded Age, calling for a tax on billionaire wealth.

Benzinga · Aug 14

A Scandal-Scarred Charity Just Landed Up to $244 Million to Represent Migrant Kids — Days After a Rival Deal Collapsed

A scandal-tied charity won a no-bid deal to represent migrant kids as a rival contract for the same job just collapsed under scrutiny.

Latin Times · Aug 13

Fatigue and Low Mood Often Trace to Sleep and Stress Rather Than Testosterone, Urologists Tell Patients

Symptoms blamed on low testosterone overlap heavily with sleep loss, stress and other conditions. Urologists explain what a real workup requires.

Medical Daily · Aug 12