Algeria’s government pushes staples to subsidized markets to stave off Ramadan shortages

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s government has flooded newly opened markets selling subsidized goods with pantry staples to stave off shortages during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, when demand typically increases in Muslim-majority countries and prices tend to rise. Authorities have moved to increase food and fuel imports and also limit exports, hoping to meet … Read more

JD Vance’s VP prospects could rise after he helped deliver Trump a big Ohio win

Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, showed up at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in December armed with polling data and a risky proposition. The largely unknown Bernie Moreno was rising in the Republican primary for Ohio’s other Senate seat, and Vance believed that Trump — whose endorsement elevated him in a crowded field two years … Read more

Chris DiMarco and the mirage of LIV Golf riches in golf

There’s something you do better than any other person on earth. Maybe it’s something dramatic, like throwing a fastball in the triple digits; maybe it’s something mildly interesting, like naming every Taylor Swift song in alphabetical order from memory; and maybe it’s something completely esoteric and personal, like making your grandmother’s special meatloaf. Whatever it … Read more

In Mali, Russian Wagner mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians, including many children, rights groups said in reports published this week that span the period from December to March. Mali, along with its … Read more

How Justice Thomas’s ‘Nearly Adopted Daughter’ Became His Law Clerk

The email went out to members of Justice Clarence Thomas’ law clerk network late last month celebrating his newest addition to an exclusive club. The justice’s selection needed no introduction. “Crystal Clanton’s clerkship for OT ’24 was announced by Scalia Law today!” wrote an assistant to Virginia Thomas, the justice’s wife, who is known as … Read more

Home Depot Zeros In On Pro Builder Market With $18.3 Billion Deal

Dow Jones home improvement retailer Home Depot (HD) on Thursday announced plans to acquire SRS Distribution for $18.25 billion, the largest purchase in company history. HD stock ticked lower early Thursday on the news. X McKinney, Texas-based SRS Distribution is a residential specialty trade distribution company that serves professional roofers, landscapers and pool contractors. The … Read more