To dodge sanctions Venezuela turns to Asia asphalt giant
MIAMI (AP) — Back in January, a yearlong campaign of U.S. sanctions was taking its toll at Venezuela’s state-run oil company. Many of PDVSA’s overseas bank accounts had been frozen or closed, hampering its ability to pay vendors on whom it relies to keep the nation’s crude flowing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
To dodge sanctions Venezuela turns to Asia asphalt giant
MIAMI (AP) — Back in January, a yearlong campaign of U.S. sanctions was taking its toll at Venezuela’s state-run oil company. Many of PDVSA’s overseas bank accounts had been frozen or closed, hampering its ability to pay vendors on whom it relies to keep the nation’s crude flowing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Ruby Tuesday, hit by COVID closures, files for bankruptcy
Ruby Tuesday is filing for bankruptcy protection, the latest casual restaurant chain to suffer from coronavirus-related closures and changing consumer habits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Missouri governor says again he will pardon St. Louis couple
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday he “most certainly would” pardon a St. Louis couple if they are convicted of gun charges after waving guns at protesters walking in front of their home this summer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Ruby Tuesday, hit by COVID closures, files for bankruptcy
Ruby Tuesday is filing for bankruptcy protection, the latest casual restaurant chain to suffer from coronavirus-related closures and changing consumer habits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
GOP seeks to curtail Senate work, but not Barrett hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Saturday sought to call off legislative work in the Senate until Oct. 19 as the coronavirus reached into their ranks. But they vowed that hearings for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee would push ahead as planned.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US firm pleads guilty to paying bribes in Brazil, Venezuela
MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — A major U.S. asphalt company agreed to pay $16.6 million in fines while pleading guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it paid millions in bribes to officials in Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela for almost a decade to win lucrative contracts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US firm pleads guilty to paying bribes in Brazil, Venezuela
MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — A major U.S. asphalt company agreed to pay $16.6 million in fines while pleading guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it paid millions in bribes to officials in Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela for almost a decade to win lucrative contracts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US firm pleads guilty to paying bribes in Brazil, Venezuela
MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — A major U.S. asphalt company agreed to pay $16.6 million in fines while pleading guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it paid millions in bribes to officials in Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela for almost a decade to win lucrative contracts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Colombia targets ex US Green Beret behind anti-Maduro plot
MIAMI (AP) — Colombia's police chief is calling on a former U.S. Green Beret behind a plot to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to “answer for his crimes” in the South American country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Colombia arrests 3 Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot
MIAMI (AP) — Police in Colombia have arrested three Venezuelans who were part of a failed plot organized by a former U.S. Green Beret to sneak across the border and oust President Nicolás Maduro, The Associated Press has learned
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Colombia arrests 3 Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot
MIAMI (AP) — Police in Colombia have arrested three Venezuelans who were part of a failed plot organized by a former U.S. Green Beret to sneak across the border and oust President Nicolás Maduro, The Associated Press has learned
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
OAS chief under fire for removal of top rights official
MIAMI (AP) — An ombudswoman for the Organization of American States is facing criticism that she assisted Secretary General Luis Almagro in a widely condemned effort to remove the region’s top human rights official, The Associated Press has learned.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Sources: US stops ex Colombia warlord's deportation to Italy
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has blocked the scheduled removal of a former Colombian paramilitary boss to Italy and now intends to deport him to his South American homeland, where he’s been found responsible for hundreds of war crimes.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Sources: US stops ex Colombia warlord's deportation to Italy
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has blocked the scheduled removal of a former Colombian paramilitary boss to Italy and now intends to deport him to his South American homeland, where he’s been found responsible for hundreds of war crimes.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Serbia surprisingly joins EU in condemnation of Belarus vote
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — In a surprise move, Serbia has joined the European Union in its rejection of the election results in Belarus and criticism of a crackdown against those protesting against the country’s longtime autocratic leader.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Chlorine plant fire has residents sheltering after hurricane
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — A fire at a Louisiana chlorine plant erupted with thick, billowing smoke Thursday after
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Serbia surprisingly joins EU in condemnation of Belarus vote
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — In a surprise move, Serbia has joined the European Union in its rejection of the election results in Belarus and criticism of a crackdown against those protesting against the country’s longtime autocratic leader.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Houston firm drops bribe suit against ex Venezuela oil czar
MIAMI (AP) — A Houston energy firm has dropped a lawsuit against Venezuela's former oil czar, who it had accused of orchestrating demands for a $10 million bribe to approve an asset sale in the South American country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Opera's Domingo denies abusing power, seeks to clear name
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Opera legend Plácido Domingo denied ever abusing his power during his management tenure at two U.S. opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, as he embarks on a full-throttle campaign to clear his name after two investigations found credible accusations he had …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Venezuela 1st lady's nephew takes drug case to Supreme Court
MIAMI (AP) — A nephew of Venezuela’s first lady appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court an 18-year sentence for conspiring to smuggle 800 kilograms of cocaine into the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Opera's Domingo denies abusing power, seeks to clear name
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Opera legend Plácido Domingo denied ever abusing his power during his management tenure at two U.S. opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, as he embarks on a full-throttle campaign to clear his name after two investigations found credible accusations he had …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Ex Miami lawmaker hired by Venezuela elected to GOP board
MIAMI (AP) — Democrats are sharpening attacks on a former congressman who was quietly elected to the Miami GOP's executive committee despite a federal investigation into a $50 million lobbying contract with a favorite Republican target in South Florida: Venezuela's socialist government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Ex Miami lawmaker hired by Venezuela elected to GOP board
MIAMI (AP) — Democrats are sharpening attacks on a former congressman who was quietly elected to the Miami GOP's executive committee despite a federal investigation into a $50 million lobbying contract with a favorite Republican target in South Florida: Venezuela's socialist government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Ex Miami lawmaker hired by Venezuela voted to GOP committee
MIAMI (AP) — Democrats are sharpening attacks on a former congressman who was quietly elected to the Miami GOP's executive committee despite a federal investigation into a $50 million lobbying contract with a favorite Republican target in south Florida: Venezuela's socialist government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Opera's Domingo denies abusing power, seeks to clear name
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Opera legend Plácido Domingo denied ever abusing his power during his management tenure at two U.S. opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, as he embarks on a full-throttle campaign to clear his name after two investigations found credible accusations he had …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Opera's Domingo denies abusing power, seeks to clear name
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Opera legend Plácido Domingo denied ever abusing his power during his management tenure at two U.S. opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, as he embarks on a full-throttle campaign to clear his name after two investigations found credible accusations he had …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
El Salvador hires, then fires, lobbyist booming under Trump
MIAMI (AP) — El Salvador’s government signed a $450,000 contract to hire a well-connected Washington lobbyist — only to immediately back away from the deal — as President Nayib Bukele, a strong Trump ally, has come under criticism that his popular polices mask an authoritarian streak, The Associated Press has …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Colombia warlord asks US court to force deportation to Italy
MIAMI (AP) — A lawyer for a former Colombian paramilitary leader is asking a U.S. federal court to force Attorney General William Barr to immediately deport the former warlord to Italy after he completed a long drug sentence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
US intercepts Venezuela-bound aircraft loaded with firearms
MIAMI (AP) — U.S. customs officers intercepted a Venezuela-bound private jet in south Florida loaded with 82 firearms, including a sniper rifle, plus 63,000 rounds of ammunition, U.S. authorities said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Dutch economy shrinks by 'unprecedented' 8.5% as virus hits
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch economy suffered an unprecedented 8.5% contraction in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on spending, exports and investments, the country's Central Bureau for Statistics said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Officials: U.S. seizes Iranian gas heading for Venezuela
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has seized the cargo of four tankers it was targeting for transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela, U.S. officials said Thursday, as it steps up its campaign of maximum pressure against the two heavily sanctioned allies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Dutch economy shrinks by 'unprecedented' 8.5% as virus hits
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch economy suffered an unprecedented 8.5% contraction in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on spending, exports and investments, the country's Central Bureau for Statistics said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Officials: U.S. seizes Iranian gas heading for Venezuela
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has seized the cargo of four tankers it was targeting for transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela, U.S. officials said Thursday, as it steps up its campaign of maximum pressure against the two heavily sanctioned allies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Dutch economy shrinks by 'unprecedented' 8.5% as virus hits
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch economy suffered an unprecedented 8.5% contraction in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on spending, exports and investments, the country's Central Bureau for Statistics said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Dutch economy shrinks by 'unprecedented' 8.5% as virus hits
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch economy suffered an unprecedented 8.5% contraction in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on spending, exports and investments, the country's Central Bureau for Statistics said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Officials: U.S. seizes Iranian gas heading for Venezuela
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has seized the cargo of four tankers it was targeting for transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela, U.S. officials said Thursday, as it steps up its campaign of maximum pressure against the two heavily sanctioned allies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Officials: U.S. seizes Iranian gas heading for Venezuela
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has seized the cargo of four tankers it was targeting for transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela, U.S. officials said Thursday, as it steps up its campaign of maximum pressure against the two heavily sanctioned allies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Officials: U.S. seizes Iranian oil heading for Venezuela
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has seized the cargo of four tankers it was targeting for transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela, U.S. officials said Thursday, as it steps up its campaign of maximum pressure against the two heavily sanctioned allies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Venezuela sanctions set off fight for 'plundered' oil cargo
MIAMI (AP) — For two months, the Malta-flagged oil tanker Alkimos has been quietly floating off the Gulf Coast of Texas, undisturbed by the high-stakes legal fight playing out in a federal courtroom as a result of American sanctions on Venezuela.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Venezuela sanctions set off fight for 'plundered' oil cargo
MIAMI (AP) — For two months, the Malta-flagged oil tanker Alkimos has been quietly floating off the Gulf Coast of Texas, undisturbed by the high-stakes legal fight playing out in a federal courtroom as a result of American sanctions on Venezuela.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Venezuela sanctions set off fight for 'plundered' oil cargo
MIAMI (AP) — For two months, the Malta-flagged oil tanker Alkimos has been quietly floating off the Gulf Coast of Texas, undisturbed by the high-stakes legal fight playing out in a federal courtroom as a result of American sanctions on Venezuela.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Venezuela sanctions set off fight for 'plundered' oil cargo
MIAMI (AP) — For two months, the Malta-flagged oil tanker Alkimos has been quietly floating off the Gulf Coast of Texas, undisturbed by the high-stakes legal fight playing out in a federal courtroom as a result of American sanctions on Venezuela.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Watching Sun Belt spikes, other states back off on reopening
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City and a number of states that likewise seemed to have tamed their coronavirus outbreaks are hitting pause on some of their reopening plans as they watch from afar the alarming surge in reported infections across the Sun Belt.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Venezuela sanctions set off fight for 'plundered' oil cargo
MIAMI (AP) — For two months, the Malta-flagged oil tanker Alkimos has been quietly floating off the Gulf Coast of Texas, undisturbed by the high-stakes legal fight playing out in a federal courtroom as a result of American sanctions on Venezuela.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Watchdog eyes violent routing of protesters near White House
An Interior Department watchdog office will investigate law enforcement and security forces’ violent clearing of protesters from a square in front of the White House earlier this month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Sources: Venezuela wooed Texas Republican to ease sanctions
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela's socialist government tried to recruit then-Congressman Pete Sessions to broker a meeting with the CEO of Exxon Mobil at the same time it was secretly paying a close former House colleague $50 million to keep U.S. sanctions at bay, The Associated Press has learned.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Testing tradition, Trump taps US official to lead Latin bank
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday it plans to nominate the top White House official for Latin America to lead the Inter-American Development Bank, aiming to break a six-decade tradition of choosing the bank's leadership from candidates in that region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Testing tradition, Trump taps US official to lead Latin bank
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday it plans to nominate the top White House official for Latin America to lead the Inter-American Development Bank, aiming to break a six-decade tradition of choosing the bank's leadership from candidates in that region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Pablo Escobar's crime partner freed in US, goes to Berlin
MIAMI (AP) — Pablo Escobar's crime partner and one of Colombia's pioneering “cocaine cowboys” has been released after a long prison sentence in the U.S. and been deported to Germany, his lawyer said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Venezuela demands release of businessman connected to Maduro
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela on Saturday demanded the release of a government-connected businessman who was detained in Cape Verde on U.S. corruption charges, calling his arrest an illegal act of aggression by the Trump administration aimed at piling new hardships on the crisis-wracked oil nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Venezuela demands release of businessman connected to Maduro
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela on Saturday demanded the release of a government-connected businessman who was detained in Cape Verde on U.S. corruption charges, calling his arrest an illegal act of aggression by the Trump administration aimed at piling new hardships on the crisis-wracked oil nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Venezuela demands release of businessman connected to Maduro
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela on Saturday demanded the release of a government-connected businessman who was detained in Cape Verde on U.S. corruption charges, calling his arrest an illegal act of aggression by the Trump administration aimed at piling new hardships on the crisis-wracked oil nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Businessman tied to Venezuelan leader arrested in Cape Verde
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities in Cape Verde have arrested en route to Iran a prominent businessman accused by the U.S. of corrupt dealings with President Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government in Venezuela.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Lawyer: businessman linked to Venezuelan leader is arrested
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities in Cape Verde have arrested on a U.S. warrant a prominent businessman accused of corrupt dealings with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in Venezuela.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
For Ellison, Floyd case brings pressure -- and opportunity
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Keith Ellison has been a civil rights activist, a defense attorney, a cable-TV favorite, a rabble-rouser in Congress, a party operator and an occasional provocateur on Twitter.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
For Ellison, Floyd case brings pressure -- and opportunity
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Keith Ellison has been a civil rights activist, a defense attorney, a cable-TV favorite, a rabble-rouser in Congress, a party operator and an occasional provocateur on Twitter.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Judge blasts prosecutors in Iran-Venezuela sanctions case
A New York federal judge has scolded prosecutors for potentially withholding evidence against an Iranian businessman convicted of being a key nexus in growing ties between the Islamic republic and fellow U.S. adversary Venezuela.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Failed Maduro coup leader flew on pro-govt magnate's plane
MIAMI (AP) — It was mid-January and Jordan Goudreau was itching to get going on a secret plan to raid Venezuela and arrest President Nicolás Maduro when the former special forces commando flew to the city of Barranquilla in Colombia to meet with his would-be partner in arms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Failed Maduro coup leader flew on pro-govt magnate's plane
MIAMI (AP) — It was mid-January and Jordan Goudreau was itching to get going on a secret plan to raid Venezuela and arrest President Nicolás Maduro when the former special forces commando flew to the city of Barranquilla in Colombia to meet with his would-be partner in arms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Citgo sues Miami firm over millions lost in Venezuela fraud
MIAMI (AP) — When the U.S. recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the nation's rightful leader last year it did more than just trigger a bitter feud with socialist leader Nicolás Maduro. Increasingly, it's also unleashing a torrent of lawsuits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Citgo sues Miami firm over millions lost in Venezuela fraud
MIAMI (AP) — When the U.S. recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the nation's rightful leader last year it did more than just trigger a bitter feud with socialist leader Nicolás Maduro. Increasingly, it's also unleashing a torrent of lawsuits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Maduro taps US fugitive to revamp Venezuela oil industry
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro on Monday named a powerful ally sanctioned by the U.S. as a drug kingpin, along with a cousin of the late socialist leader Hugo Chávez, to revamp Venezuela's oil industry amid massive gasoline shortages.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Sources: Guaido allies take slice of first Venezuela budget
MIAMI (AP) — Opposition lawmakers in Venezuela quietly agreed to pay themselves $5,000 a month when they readied special $100 bonuses for doctors and nurses battling the coronavirus — a large payout for a nation where most workers are scraping by on couple of dollars a month, according to people …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Sources: Guaido allies take slice of first Venezuela budget
MIAMI (AP) — Opposition lawmakers in Venezuela quietly agreed to pay themselves $5,000 a month when they readied special $100 bonuses for doctors and nurses battling the coronavirus — a large payout for a nation where most workers are scraping by on couple of dollars a month, according to people …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Trump panel: Boost US uranium mines as strategic interest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday urged government intervention to rescue U.S. uranium mining and nuclear fuel industries in a tough global marketplace, from making it easier to mine public lands out West to blocking some imports of foreign nuclear fuel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
EPA guts rule credited with cleaning up coal-plant toxic air
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday gutted an
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US: Naval buildup in Caribbean not aimed at ousting Maduro
MIAMI (AP) — The top U.S. military commander for Latin America said Friday that the Trump administration isn’t looking to use military force to remove Nicolas Maduro even as it expands counternarcotics operations in the Caribbean.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
EPA guts rule credited with cleaning up coal-plant toxic air
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday gutted an
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
EPA guts rule credited with cleaning up coal-plant toxic air
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday gutted an
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
EPA gutting rule credited with coal-plant toxic air cleanup
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is gutting an
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Congress delays return to Washington until at least May 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday joined the House in delaying its next meeting in Washington, citing the need to protect members from the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Feds: Online drug dealer planned to bomb Nebraska pharmacy
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Maryland man who operated an online drug dealing website engaged in extensive plans to bomb and burn down a competing pharmacy in Nebraska, an FBI agent testified Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
7 Essential tracks from John Prine, folk music's Mark Twain
NEW YORK (AP) — Some people, the songs just come out of them. For nearly half a century, they tumbled out of John Prine like nothing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
AP Sources: Shipping tycoon helps Venezuela in quest for gas
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — With gas lines across Venezuela growing, a controversial shipping magnate has stepped in to prevent the country from running out of fuel amid the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press has learned.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Guaido urges unity government backed by loans to fight virus
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó called Saturday night for the creation of a "national emergency government" of diverse political leanings to fight the spread of the coronavirus with the assistance of $1.2 billion in international loans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Guaido urges unity government backed by loans to fight virus
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó called Saturday night for the creation of a "national emergency government" of diverse political leanings to fight the spread of the coronavirus with the assistance of $1.2 billion in international loans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Guaido urges unity government backed by loans to fight virus
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó called Saturday night for the creation of a "national emergency government" of diverse political leanings to fight the spread of the coronavirus with the assistance of $1.2 billion in international loans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
AP Sources: Alleged Maduro co-conspirator is in DEA custody
MIAMI (AP) — A retired Venezuelan army general indicted alongside Nicolás Maduro has surrendered in Colombia and is being taken by Drug Enforcement Administration agents to New York for arraignment, four people familiar with the situation said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
AP Sources: Alleged Maduro co-conspirator is in DEA custody
MIAMI (AP) — A retired Venezuelan army general indicted alongside Nicolás Maduro has surrendered in Colombia and is being taken by Drug Enforcement Administration agents to New York for arraignment, four people familiar with the situation said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Virus fuels calls for sanctions relief on Iran, Venezuela
MIAMI (AP) — From Caracas to Tehran, officials are calling on the Trump administration to ease crippling economic sanctions they contend are contributing to the growing death toll caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Virus fuels calls for sanctions relief on Iran, Venezuela
MIAMI (AP) — From Caracas to Tehran, officials are calling on the Trump administration to ease crippling economic sanctions they contend are contributing to the growing death toll caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Miami crime expert to plead guilty in Venezuela graft case
MIAMI (AP) — A University of Miami professor who is a top expert on money laundering in Latin America is scheduled to plead guilty for trying to hide $3 million in proceeds from a corruption scheme with Venezuela's socialist government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Miami crime expert to plead guilty in Venezuela graft case
MIAMI (AP) — A University of Miami professor who is a top expert on money laundering in Latin America is scheduled to plead guilty for trying to hide $3 million in proceeds from a corruption scheme with Venezuela's socialist government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Venezuela's Maduro taps DC firm to fight US sanctions
MIAMI (AP) — A top official for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government has hired a Washington law firm that also represents Turkey, taking over from another legal team that backed out last month following an outcry from critics who accused it of collaborating with a repressive regime.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
AP Exclusive: Maduro taps DC firm to fight US sanctions
MIAMI (AP) — A top official for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government has hired a Washington law firm that also represents Turkey, taking over from another legal team that backed out last month following an outcry from critics who accused it of collaborating with a repressive regime.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Scientist nabbed for Russia spying is Mexico hometown hero
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican microbiologist accused of spying for Russia in Miami is considered a benefactor in his native state of Oaxaca, the mayor of his hometown said Wednesday, and he holds positions with at least two prominent universities.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Warren Buffett's son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse
TIBU, Colombia (AP) — With Colombian military snipers in position, Howard Buffett descends from a helicopter and trudges through the wet grass in steel-toe boots chewed through by his dog’s teeth.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Warren Buffett's son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse
TIBU, Colombia (AP) — With Colombian military snipers in position, Howard Buffett descends from a helicopter and trudges through the wet grass in steel-toe boots chewed through by his dog’s teeth.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Warren Buffett's son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse
TIBU, Colombia (AP) — With Colombian military snipers in position, Howard Buffett descends from a helicopter and trudges through the wet grass in steel-toe boots chewed through by his dog’s teeth.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Warren Buffett's son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse
TIBU, Colombia (AP) — With Colombian military snipers in position, Howard Buffett descends from a helicopter and trudges through the wet grass in steel-toe boots chewed through by his dog’s teeth.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Warren Buffett's son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse
TIBU, Colombia (AP) — With Colombian military snipers in position, Howard Buffett descends from a helicopter and trudges through the wet grass in steel-toe boots chewed through by his dog’s teeth.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Warren Buffett's son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse
TIBU, Colombia (AP) — With Colombian military snipers in position, Howard Buffet descends from a helicopter and trudges through the wet grass in steel-toe boots chewed through by his dog’s teeth.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
AP Exclusive: AT&T under pressure to defy Maduro's censors
MIAMI (AP) — Last April, as a military uprising roiled Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government ordered pay TV providers to immediately cease transmission of CNN and the BBC.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
AP Exclusive: AT&T under pressure to defy Maduro's censors
MIAMI (AP) — Last April, as a military uprising roiled Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government ordered pay TV providers to immediately cease transmission of CNN and the BBC.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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