Maduro’s lawyer says US is blocking Venezuela government from paying deposed leader’s drug defenseLess than three hours later, though, the Trump administration snatched back the authorization “without explanation,” though it left in place a license granting permission for Maduro’s wife’s lawyers to be paid, Pollack said.
https://apnews.com/article/maduro-venezuela-criminal-case-9dc08ea33228d05feec7ab3c473dd762Judge orders Greenpeace to pay $345m over Dakota Access pipeline protestIn court papers filed Tuesday, Judge James Gion said he would sign an order requiring several Greenpeace entities to pay the judgment to pipeline company Energy Transfer. He set that amount at $345m last year in a decision that reduced a jury’s damages by about half, but his latest filing did not specify a final amount.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/25/greenpeace-dakota-access-pipeline-protest ‘Arsonist as Fire Chief’: Fed Appoints Wall Street Lobbyist to Key Bank Oversight Role Before joining Fed staff last year as an adviser to the central bank’s vice chair for supervision, Guynn worked for close to four decades at the corporate law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, where he recently chaired the company’s Financial Institutions Group. According to Guynn’s bio, he has “focused on advising banks of all sizes on their most critical financial regulatory issues and transactions.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/fed-wall-street-lobbyistLawyers say Pennsylvania student protesters did not know a man who joined scrum was the police chiefThe attorneys said the students from Quakertown Community High School who were demonstrating against immigration enforcement policies acted in self-defense and will fight the charges. They include a simple assault charge elevated to aggravated assault, a felony, because the alleged victim is Police Chief Scott McElree. “He charged from his vehicle into the middle of this group of kids,” defense la
Post too long. Click here to view the full text.