The earthquake was centered some 33.0 kilometers (20.5 miles) north-northwest of Bahia de Caraquez and some 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the city of Portoviejo. It hit at a depth of 10 kilometers. DETAILS TO FOLLOW The latest tremblor came just days after a strong 7.8 magnitude quake hit the country on Saturday, whose death […]
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Truth is stranger than fiction dept: ‘Idiocracy’ has become a documentary – screenwriter Etan Cohen
Idiocracy was a 2006 cult classic that portrayed America’s future as a world run by idiots. If you think that sounds awfully familiar, you are not alone. Etan Cohen took to Twitter to admit that he saw parallels between his fiction and our reality. The comedy sci-fi movie followed a hapless Army librarian and […]
CRISIS HOT Ukraine’s Economic Minister Resigns, Citing High-Level Corruption
His ministry’s reform efforts have been “paralyzed” by the “concrete actions” of certain officials and groups, Abromavičius said, adding that he has been pressured by the president’s administration to appoint “questionable individuals” to his team or to key positions in state-owned enterprises. “I can only interpret these actions as a persistent attempt to exert control […]
Huge hailstones smash car windows, buildings in Nhlangano, Swaziland
It appears that there might be hope for the much anticipated rainfall as Nhlangano and surrounding areas experienced a heavy downpour in the afternoon yesterday which lasted approximately 20 minutes. The downside of it is that the rain was accompanied by strong winds and huge hailstones, which caused damage to property and vegetation. The […]
Military Captain Needed Help for PTSD, Police Shoot Him to Death
Psychotherapist Beth Higgins only wanted to save her patient’s life. Never would she have imagined that exactly one hour after she called the police he would end up dead. The cops were supposed to save Afghanistan veteran Brian Babb. He was a former captain of the Oregon Army National […]
CIA coups and the School of Assassins: America’s death dealing in Guatemala, Part 2
Guatemala’s current situation and tragic history can be traced back to the CIA-led coup in 1954 that ousted the democratically elected government of President Jacobo Arbenz and installed the military dictator Carlos Armas. Arbenz was an advocate for land reform and was loved by the poor. The wealthy hated him. And when the CIA […]