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The secret escape was prepared in advance, complete with a hydraulic system to lift the heavy bathtub and expose a trapdoor to the tunnel. The famous drug lord ran for his life, leaving his mistress and assistant behind. Joaquin Guzman,…
Prime Minister Theresa May returns to Parliament with her so-called “Plan B” for Brexit on Monday, not even a week after her first Brexit deal suffered a historic defeat in Parliament. Things are not looking great. After surviving a no-confidence…
The government shutdown isn’t catastrophic for the US economy on a broad level — at least not yet. But real risk lies in letting it go on longer. The partial government shutdown initiated over an impasse between President Donald Trump…
It’s supposed to be a feel-good story about the government shutdown. But when you dig into it a little, it showcases just how terrible the whole situation is. MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle reported a story Thursday of a pawned wedding…
At least 680 people have been infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history, with 414 deaths so far, and the first Ebola outbreak in an active war zone, DRC’s…
At the start of “Brexit,” on HBO, Dominic Cummings (Benedict Cumberbatch) addresses the camera from the floor of a supply closet. The tale he tells is about the victory, in June, 2016, of the Vote Leave campaign in the referendum…
