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Interview: Venezuela’s Militias and the Civil-Military Union
The Bolivarian Militia has participated in defense exercises. (Archive) The escalating US military buildup led Venezuelans to sign up massively in the Bolivarian Militia. In this interview, Red Spark’s Ria Evelyn talks to militia member Armando...
Oregon Relied on Illegal Alien Sex Offender for 'Behavioral Health' Advice
Who better to advise the Oregon state government on policy areas such as behavioral health, “health equity,” and healthcare for all than a Venezuelan illegal immigrant sex offender? I can think of a few people, but apparently, Oregon state...
Russia's Self-Imposed Isolation Reaches a New Frontier: Medicine
There are two contrasting opinions about Russia’s pharmaceutical market. A common sight on Russian-speaking forums across Europe is requests to find Russian medicines and alternative cures — or at least their local equivalents — from expats who...
How Venezuelan Migrants Are Transforming US Food and Jobs
CHICAGO, Illinois — In the middle of a Home Depot parking lot, surrounded by the quiet suburbs of Indiana, stands Plátanos Venezuelan Food: a bright white school bus turned into a dining spot. From its window, the smell of fried plantains and...
Trump says war with Venezuela is unlikely but suggests Maduro’s time is up
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela in Caracas, Sept. 15, 2025. Trump administration officials seeking to remove Maduro as the leader of Venezuela have been citing a federal indictment returned half a decade ago in Manhattan as one...
Venezuela accuses EU of corruption in humanitarian aid funds
Venezuela’s FM Yvan Gil says EU aid funds never reach the country and blames NGOs for corruption under the guise of humanitarian assistance. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil has warned European taxpayers that millions of euros, which the...
Migrant nurses and physicians now critical to OECD health systems
Foreign-born doctors and nurses are becoming increasingly numerous in the health systems of developed countries, highlighted a report published Monday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). “The shortage of health...
Venezuela on Edge: Warships, Empty Wallets, and a Nation Running on Nerves
Gunboats circle the coastline. Missiles rise on television. But the loudest signal inside Venezuela is smaller and closer: the growl of empty stomachs. As Washington flexes and Caracas mobilizes, fear of war competes with the fear of tomorrow’s...
Doctor on rising health care costs: 'Not fiscal responsibility, this is fiscal cruelty'
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Transportation Secy. gives warning about airport delays: ‘Only going to get worse’ 07:15 NYC food pantry bracing for increase in people in need amid shutdown:...
Canada revises list of countries requiring immigration medical exams for temporary residence applicants
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated the countries and territories that require an Immigration Medical Exam (IME) for temporary residence applicants, adding four new regions, and removing six. As a result, temporary...
With Military Buildup Against Venezuela, the U.S. Eyes Cuba as Well
With 10 naval vessels and 10,000 troops already deployed to the Caribbean—the largest military buildup there since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis—and a carrier strike group led by the USS Gerald R. Ford taking up position, some sort of military...
Border Report: San Diego Priest Helps a Migrant’s Remains Get Home to Venezuela
Around 8 a.m. one March morning in Venezuela, Josmary Uriza received the kind of phone call that no one wants to receive. It was about 5 a.m. in San Diego, where her husband, Eduardo Jose Vivas Bracho, lived. He had gone to a San Diego hospital in...
Strip clubs, sex changes, rental aid: What a lawmaker found in Medicaid spending
Oregon state Rep. Dwayne Yunker began asking questions when he discovered the state was using tax dollars to bring developmentally disabled clients to a strip club this past summer. Yunker—a Republican lawmaker in a very blue state with a Democrat...
Migrant health workers increasingly plugging gaps in OECD workforce
The number of foreign-born doctors and nurses working in OECD countries has risen in the past two decades, highlighting the growing importance of migrant health workers, a report has found. The report, titled “International Migration Outlook...
U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela, Miami Herald reports
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. NYC food pantry bracing for increase in people in need amid shutdown: 'It's an emergency situation' 04:02 Millions face largest increase in ACA costs as end of...
Rep. Thomas Massie Announces Marriage to Early 'Practitioner of Making America Healthy Again'
Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, has remarried after the death of his first wife. Massie’s first wife, Rhonda, died in June 2024. The couple had been married for over three decades at the time, according to the Louisville...
Trump Agrees That Venezuela President's Days Are 'Numbered'
President Donald Trump dismissed the idea of going to war with Venezuela, but indicated that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro might be on borrowed time. During a Sunday interview on 60 Minutes, Trump discussed a series of issues, with Venezuela...
RW Media Pushes Venezuela Regime Change As A Cakewalk
This week, The Miami Herald reported that the Trump administration “has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment.” Although the stated excuse is drug smuggling, it’s pretty clear...