Day: March 14, 2024

Senate votes to confirm US ambassador to Haiti amid gang attempt to seize power in Caribbean country

6:40 pm March 14, 2024

The Senate confirmed Dennis B. Hankins as the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Haiti, as the country faces a brutal campaign for control by violent gangs. By a vote of 89-1, Hankins was confirmed to the post. Hankins has worked for years in the Senior Foreign Service and previously served as the ambassador to […]

More Marines arrive in Haiti, with Pentagon ‘ready’ to evacuate Americans, commander says

6:36 pm March 14, 2024

The United States Southern Command is prepared to execute a noncombatant evacuation of U.S. citizens in Haiti at any time, a top Pentagon official said. U.S. SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Laura Richardson, while attending a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, was asked if Southern Command has been tasked with evacuations due to the unfolding […]

Lingerie-clad Dylan Mulvaney releases ‘Girlhood’ music video mocking Bud Light controversy

6:09 pm March 14, 2024

The transgender social media influencer behind last year’s Bud Light controversy released a new music video on Wednesday appearing to take aim at critics. Dylan Mulvaney’s new video, entitled “Days of Girlhood,” references the transgender woman influencer’s social media journey celebrating a full year of “girlhood.” In the video, Mulvaney prances around in lingerie […]

Croatia dissolves parliament ahead of election season

6:04 pm March 14, 2024

Croatia’s parliament was dissolved on Thursday to pave the way for a parliamentary election later this year. All 143 of a total of 151 lawmakers who were present at the session voted in favor of the move. ALBANIAN HIGH COURT ORDERS PROSECUTORS TO REOPEN PROBE INTO PROTESTERS’ DECADE-OLD KILLINGS The date of the election is […]

Poland lays to rest a Belarusian woman who was attacked, raped in central Warsaw

6:03 pm March 14, 2024

A young Belarusian woman who died after being attacked and raped in central Warsaw has been laid to rest Thursday, with both loved ones and strangers turning out to mourn the loss of a young woman who escaped a difficult family life to seek a better future. Lizaveta Hertsen, 25, was remembered as a woman […]