Blog Verité

Keepin’ News Real

Dianne Feinstein, Trailblazing Senator Who Represented California for Over 30 Years, Dies at 90

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90. Feinstein

Read More

Longest-serving US female senator dies

California senator Dianne Feinstein – known for being a vocal advocate of gun control measures – has died aged 90.

Read More

Suspect in Rotterdam gun rampage suffered from ‘psychotic behaviour’

A medical student suspected of shooting dead three people in Rotterdam had a history of psychotic behaviour, according to prosecutors.

Read More

Ex-president’s daughter accused of running multi-million dollar crime ring

The daughter of Uzbekistan’s former president has been indicted on charges including money laundering and bribery after being accused of running a huge multi-million dollar crime network known as “The Office”.

Read More

Why the Philippines May Take China to Court—Again—Over the South China Sea

Ten years ago, the Philippines lodged a complaint to the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, taking issue with China’s expansive claims over the South China Sea, which China used to justify building military outposts in the disputed waterway.

Read More

Jimmy Carter’s Secret to Living to 99, According to His Grandson

As Jimmy Carter, America’s longest-living president, turns 99 on Oct. 1, his grandson shares what he believes is the secret to his grandfather’s long life: exercise. “If he got to a new city that he had never been to before,

Read More

Up First briefing: Affects of a shutdown; health workers may strike; Maui conspiracies

What will stay open if the government shuts down? Kaiser Permanente’s health care workers near a nationwide walkout. How conspiracy theories spread in the wake of wildfires in Hawaii. (Image credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Read More

From I.P.O.s to Inflation Data: What’s at Risk in a Shutdown – The New York Times

From I.P.O.s to Inflation Data: What’s at Risk in a Shutdown  The New York Times Congress on track for shutdown as GOP divisions on display after late night votes  CNN The last government shutdown was the longest in more than 40 years.

Read More

Myanmar Resistance Leader Claims Majority Control Over Territory

The acting leader of Myanmar’s government-in-exile said resistance forces are in control of about 60% of the country’s territory and poised to threaten the ruling junta in key strongholds as fighting rages across the Southeast Asian nation. Violence has intensified

Read More