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Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced

GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a…

John McCarthy November 7, 2025

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November

PROVIDENCE — A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration today to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November. The ruling by U.S. District Judge…

John McCarthy November 6, 2025

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Trump administration announces 16th deadly strike on an alleged drug boat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced yet another deadly strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, coming the same day an aircraft carrier began heading…

John McCarthy November 4, 2025

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Supreme Court won’t stop Trump’s tariffs. Deal with it, officials say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. factory equipment maker OTC Industrial Technologies has long used low-cost countries to supply components - first China and later India - but President Donald Trump's blitz of tariffs on…

John McCarthy November 3, 2025

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US military kills three in strike on drug-trafficking vessel in Caribbean, Hegseth says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on a vessel operated by a drug trafficking organization in the…

John McCarthy November 3, 2025

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Trump’s Caribbean military buildup: a war on drugs or a regime-change campaign?

War ships are cruising the Caribbean. U.S. missiles are obliterating motorboats in two oceans. And bombers are buzzing Venezuela, where sources say the Trump administration has identified targets on land…

John McCarthy November 2, 2025

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How the US is preparing a military staging ground near Venezuela

SAN JUAN — The United States military is upgrading a long-abandoned former Cold War naval base in the Caribbean, a Reuters visual investigation has found, suggesting preparations for sustained operations…

John McCarthy November 2, 2025

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Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible "fast" military action in Nigeria if the West African nation…

John McCarthy November 1, 2025

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Russia denounces ‘excessive’ US military force in Caribbean, backs Venezuela

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia's foreign ministry denounced on Saturday "excessive military force" by the United States in the Caribbean Sea deployed as part of a drive against drug trafficking and…

John McCarthy November 1, 2025

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U.S. boat bombings violate international law, UN human rights chief says

The Trump administration’s deadly bombing campaign of alleged drug-running vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean violate international law and should be investigated, the United Nations’ top human rights…

John McCarthy November 1, 2025