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“I’ve had the name longer than him,” Lawyer Mark Zuckerberg sues Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg after his Facebook pages were disabled because of his name

A lawyer named Mark Zuckerberg is suing Facebook after the site repeatedly deleted his page, claiming he was impersonating the company’s CEO. Mark Stephen Zuckerberg, a bankruptcy lawyer in Indiana, says he has spent thousands of dollars promoting his services on Facebook, only to have his page removed multiple times. He explains that sharing a […]

Joe Biden seen with head bandage after skin cancer surgery

Former U.S. President Joe Biden was recently seen with a noticeable bandage on his head after undergoing surgery to remove skin cancer. The 82-year-old had Mohs surgery, a medical procedure where thin layers of skin are removed one at a time and checked under a microscope until no cancer cells remain. Doctors have not confirmed […]

Madagascar receives skull of beheaded King returned by France

Madagascar has officially received three human skulls returned by France, including one thought to belong to King Toera of the Sakalava people. King Toera was executed by French forces in 1897 during the colonial invasion. A state ceremony was held on Tuesday at the Mausoleum in Antananarivo. President Andry Rajoelina, government officials, and Sakalava leaders […]

US warship enters Panama canal and now heading towards Caribbean

A US Navy guided missile cruiser, the USS Lake Erie, moved from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean on Friday night, August 29. This move is part of the Trump administration’s strategy to deploy warships near Venezuela’s coast. AFP reporters saw the 567-foot-long ship, weighing 9,800 tons, pass through a Panama Canal lock at about […]

US court rules that most of Trump’s tariffs are illegal

A US federal appeals court has declared that most of the tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump were illegal and exceeded his authority. The court rejected Trump’s argument that the tariffs were justified under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), issuing a 7-4 ruling. Judges said the IEEPA does not give the president […]