by WorldTribune Staff, February 4, 2019 The anti-Trump Washington Post laid out a cool $5.2 million for an ad during the Feb. 3 Super Bowl broadcast. Tom Hanks narrated the ad which highlighted journalists, including slain Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi, who work “oftentimes in the face of grave danger.” The Post’s publisher, Fred Ryan, noted: […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2019 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Feb. 2 said the U.S. plans to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, citing Russia’s “continued noncompliance.” “Today the United States provided Russia and other Treaty Parties with formal notice that the United States will withdraw from the INF Treaty in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2019 A new poll shows a majority of Democrats oppose President Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and a plurality oppose the commander in chief’s move to bring the troops home from Afghanistan. Why the shift for what usually bills itself as the anti-war party? Simple, analysts […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2019 A top general in Venezuela’s air force said the country’s military is poised for mutiny against socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Gen. Francisco Yanez of the air force’s high command said in a Feb. 2 video posted to Twitter that “People of Venezuela, 90 percent of the armed forces of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2019 Will New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady face as much heat from the Los Angeles Rams’ defense as he does from media and assorted celebrities for his friendship with President Donald Trump? The Daily Beast, in a Feb. 2 report, went so far as to say Brady and Patriots […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 1, 2019 When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced he was “seriously considering” an independent presidential run in 2020, Democrats, many with their own 2020 White House aspirations, went ballistic. Schultz has brushed off the Dems who say an independent run will result in a second term for President Donald Trump […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 1, 2019 Showing up “six months before an election” isn’t good enough if Republicans want reliable support from the black and Latino communities, the lone black Republican in the House of Representatives said in a recent iTunes podcast. A Pew Research Center survey released this week said that, in 2020, “Nonwhites […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 1, 2019 Since 2004, some 1,800 local newspapers have shut down. With cable news and social media filling the void, the United States has become a much more politically polarized nation, a study said. Fewer local newspapers mean fewer opportunities for citizens to find out about local politicians. As a result, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler BUENOS AIRES — Nobody strolling the streets or riding along the massive tree-lined avenues of this amazing city can fail to be impressed by the size, vitality, and the pulse of the Argentine capital. Moreover so much of Argentina conjures the word — potential: its size, resources, and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 1, 2019 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on Jan. 31 that its officers had seized 254 pounds of fentanyl in Nogales/Mariposa port of entry in Arizona. The amount discovered in what was the largest fentanyl seizure ever recorded was enough to kill 115 million people, according to investigators in […]
