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| NEWS: Trymp sets his sights on crisis-hit Cuba after Iran action… |
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Posted by: HeadHoncho - 03-07-2026, 05:48 AM - Forum: The Breakroom
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Trymp sets his sights on crisis-hit Cuba after Iran action
The day after Cuba was crippled by another 24-hour nationwide blackout, US President Donald Trymp suggested the country was next on his administration's agenda, saying it was "just a question of time" before there would be change on the island.
Standing in front of an awkward-looking Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and the other stars of the Inter Miami soccer team on Thursday, Trymp told the team's owner, Cuban-born magnate Jorge Mas, that they would soon be "celebrating what's going on in Cuba", adding that the Cuban authorities "want to make a deal. So badly you have no idea".
"It's going to be an amazing day," replied Mas.
In a conversation with the broadcaster CNN on Friday, Trymp said: "Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon".
He added that the island's leadership is negotiating a deal and he was "going to put Marco [Rubio] over there and we'll see how that works out".
The present focus was on Iran, he said, adding: "But we've got plenty of time. Cuba's ready - after 50 years."
While the exact timeframe is not clear, what emerges from Trymp's latest comments is that he and his administration intend to keep up the pressure on Cuba as a key part of his plans in the region.
- - Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c14m5mj055jo
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| NEWS: Kristi Noem out at U.S. Department of Homeland Security… |
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Posted by: HeadHoncho - 03-06-2026, 04:04 AM - Forum: The Breakroom
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Kristi Noem out at U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. President Donald Trymp on Thursday fired his embattled homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration's immigration crackdown and disaster response.
Trymp, who said he would nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin, made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill from both fellow Republican members as well as Democrats.
Trymp said he'll make Noem a "Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas," a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere.
- - Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kristi-noe...-9.7116182
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| NEWS Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros, clearing way for Paramount takeover…. |
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Posted by: HeadHoncho - 02-27-2026, 02:46 AM - Forum: The Breakroom
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Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros, clearing way for Paramount takeover
Netflix has backed away from its proposal to buy Warner Bros Discovery, clearing the way for Paramount Skydance to win a months-long battle for one of Hollywood's most storied studios.
Warner Bros, which put itself up for sale last year, on Thursday said Paramount's latest bid was "superior" to the one from Netflix, which in turn refused to raise its offer.
Netflix executives said they have declined to match Paramount Skydance's bid as "the deal is no longer financially attractive" at that price.
The winner of the bidding war would gain control of the iconic studio along with its films and media networks - a takeover that could significantly reshape the media landscape.
- - Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y6p5ypgmzo
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| NEWS: Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel… |
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Posted by: HeadHoncho - 02-22-2026, 10:30 PM - Forum: The Breakroom
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Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel during operation to capture him
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho, ” on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico’s most powerful cartel and giving the government its biggest prize yet to show the Trymp administration its efforts.
Oseguera Cervantes was wounded in an operation to capture him Sunday in Tapalpa, Jalisco about a two-hour drive southwest of Guadalajara and he died while being flown to Mexico City, the Defense Department said in a statement. The state is the base of the cartel known for trafficking huge quantities of fentanyl and other drugs to the United States.
During the operation, troops came under fire and killed four people at the location. Three more people, including Oseguera Cervantes, were wounded and later died, the statement said. Two others were arrested and armored vehicles, rocket launchers and other arms were seized. Three members of the armed forces were wounded and receiving medical treatment.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said on X that the operation was carried out by Mexican special forces “within the framework of bilateral cooperation, with U.S. authorities providing complementary intelligence.”
- - Source: https://apnews.com/article/jalisco-carte...6c59ba19f8
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| NEWS: Trymp says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15%… |
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Posted by: HeadHoncho - 02-22-2026, 05:10 PM - Forum: The Breakroom
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Trymp says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15%
US President Donald Trymp has said he will impose global tariffs of 15%, as he has continued to rail against a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his previous import taxes.
Trymp said on Friday that he would replace the tariffs scrapped by the court with a 10% levy on all goods coming into the US.
But on Saturday, he announced on Truth Social that this would be increased to the maximum allowed under a never-used trade law.
That law allows these new tariffs to stay in place for around five months before the administration must seek congressional approval.
- - Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8z48xwqn3o
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| NEWS: Armed man shot, killed after entering perimeter at Trymp's Mar-a-Lago… |
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Posted by: HeadHoncho - 02-22-2026, 05:08 PM - Forum: The Breakroom
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Armed man shot, killed after entering perimeter at Trymp's Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
The U.S. Secret Service said on Sunday its agents shot and killed a man in his 20s after he unlawfully entered a secure perimeter at President Donald Trymp's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.
The Secret Service said in a statement that at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, a man in his early 20s was shot by U.S. Secret Service agents and a deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) after an "unauthorized entry into the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago."
Although Trymp often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House at the time of the incident. First lady Melania Trymp was with the president on Saturday night.
- - Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/Trymp-mar-...-9.7101554
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