Tag: ended

Sanctions relief ended after opposition leader blocked from election

The US has pulled back part of the sanctions relief it granted Venezuela last year after the South American country’s highest court blocked the presidential candidacy of an opposition leader. The Department of the Treasury gave companies transacting with Venezuela’s state-owned mining company until February 13 to wind down operations having allowed transactions in October […]

These two Republicans are why we ended up with Donald Trump

Ted Cruz you probably remember because he is still a senator from Texas. You probably don’t even remember [John] Kasich’s first name, though he was well-known in 2016 from his radio program and his long service in the House of Representatives, then as governor of Ohio. In a tight race for the republican nomination, each […]

Putin claims that if it wouldn’t have been for Ukraine, war would have ended long ago

At a meeting with the heads of the municipalities that make up the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, the president of the aggressor state, expressed his dissatisfaction over Ukraine’s reluctance to engage in negotiations and condemned the Ukrainian side, saying that “everything would have ended long ago.” Source: broadcast of Putin’s speech; Russian state-owned news agency […]

Marshmallow Treats Ended Up On The Royal Air Force’s No-Fly List

The offending teacakes Over in the United Kingdom, there’s a certain dessert known as a “teacake” — or, as a British friend kindly informed me, it’s more accurately known as a “Tunnock” in Scotland. Basically, the food in question for this particular story are actually a cookie base topped with marshmallow, coated in chocolate, and […]

Tiger announces his longtime Nike partnership has ended

Tiger Woods has played his last tournament as a Nike ambassador. Woods, who has worn Nike apparel since first signing with the company in 1996, announced via statement on Monday morning on social media that his time with the iconic sports brand had come to an end. He did not, however, share any details on […]

Rain outlook uncertain as early winter precipitation ‘ended dryness’

Dec. 29—Only have a minute? Listen instead The good news is that light to moderate rain events in late November and mid-December erased the drought across the Lower Rio Grande Valley, according to the National Weather Service Brownsville-RGV station, though December was slightly warmer than normal. The bad news is that water levels at Amistad […]