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Wasserman Loses LA Mayor’s Support For LA28 Job Over Epstein Files Revelations: “He Should Step Down”
PoliticsNYTSCMPThe Independent+4Yahoovarietyhollywood-reporterdeadline1mo ago7 sources

Wasserman Loses LA Mayor’s Support For LA28 Job Over Epstein Files Revelations: “He Should Step Down”

Karen Bass can’t fire Casey Wasserman as the head of Los Angeles’ 2028 Olympic Games, but she wants the soon-to-be former agency boss out ASAP. “My opinion is, is that he should step down,” LA Mayor Bass said this Presidents’ Day on CNN. “That’s not the opinion of the board,” the reelection seeking incumbent added […]

MediaMarkt Offers 15% Discount for App Sign-Ups
Businessla-vanguardia13d ago

MediaMarkt Offers 15% Discount for App Sign-Ups

MediaMarkt is offering a 15% extra discount on a wide range of products, including mobile phones, TVs, tablets, and gaming laptops, for customers who sign up for their app. This promotion is available for a limited time.

Zapatero Justifies Plus Ultra Income from 'Oral Reports'
Politicsel-mundo1mo ago

Zapatero Justifies Plus Ultra Income from 'Oral Reports'

Former Spanish President Zapatero has justified the majority of his income from the Plus Ultra lobbyist as being for 'oral reports' to undisclosed clients, admitting he knew of Plus Ultra's connection to his payer but denying irregularities.

The next Mamdani? Progressive Nithya Raman shakes up LA mayor’s race
PoliticsThe Guardian1mo ago

The next Mamdani? Progressive Nithya Raman shakes up LA mayor’s race

Highly rated councilmember makes last-minute entry after endorsing former ally Karen Bass – can she build a campaign to win? Nithya Raman, a progressive urban planner, entered Los Angeles politics with a bang when she was elected to city council in 2020, defeating an incumbent Democrat endorsed by Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton. More than five years on, the 44-year-old is making waves again with her last-minute entry into the LA mayoral race. Raman filed to run just hours before the deadlin...

Iran Strikes Qatar's Ras Laffan Gas Complex, Causing Global Market Jitters
WorldAPNYTThe Guardian+37Al JazeeraCNNyle-uutisetruvtagesschaufazberlingskeDW+29 more19d ago40 sources

Iran Strikes Qatar's Ras Laffan Gas Complex, Causing Global Market Jitters

Following an Israeli attack on the South Pars natural gas field, Iran retaliated by striking Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world's largest liquefied gas reserve. This security incident at the Qatari gas complex has caused immediate global market nervousness, with European gas prices surging to a three-year high and Brent crude surpassing $110 per barrel.

Studio Live, Tuesday at 12 PM: Bombing of the Middle East
WorldReutersBBCbloomberg+98NYTwsjle-mondeThe GuardianNPRAl JazeeraCNNdr-dk+90 more26d ago101 sources

Studio Live, Tuesday at 12 PM: Bombing of the Middle East

The war between the US, Israel, and Iran has intensified with heavy strikes on Iranian targets and regional expansion, leading to nearly 800,000 people displaced and a serious humanitarian emergency.

G7 releases record amount of oil stocks to 'calm the markets down'
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G7 releases record amount of oil stocks to 'calm the markets down'

G7 leaders have announced the record release of 400 million barrels of oil in response to the war in the Middle East. This represents about twenty days worth of usual oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, currently through dangerous to go through due to the threat of Iranian strikes. This initiative aims 'to calm markets down', as FRANCE 24's Philip Turle explains.