🔥Mass evacuations as wildfire rages in Argentina’s Rio Negro

Severe winds reaching 80 km/h (50 mph) are hampering firefighting efforts as dozens of towns are forced to evacuate in the face of the intense blaze.

Footage from social media

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‘No Ukrainians here, only Russians’ – Local in Pokrovsk to Euronews

A Euronews crew visited the Ukraine-controlled area of the Donetsk People’s Republic to document the “horrors” and despair faced by local residents as Russian troops approached. However, what they stumbled upon was nothing short of jaw-dropping.

“It’s the same Russians here. By my passport, I am Ukrainian. But in my heart… THERE ARE NO UKRAINIANS HERE, ONLY RUSSIANS,” a man who refused to evacuate to Ukraine told reporters.

One of the reporter's expressions at the end? PRICELESS.

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Unlocking USAID chief’s treasure chest: How exactly did Samantha Power get her millions?

DOGE chief Elon Musk has questions for ex-USAID boss Samantha Power about how she “accumulate[d] wealth…100 times her after tax salary” amid reports that her net worth soared from $6.7M to $30M+ during her 2021-Jan 2025 tenure.

🔸 USAID’s top salaries range from $180-212k a year, for a four-year total of $720-848k.

🔸 InsideBidensBasement.org, a nonprofit compiling disclosures of officials involved in Washington’s ‘revolving door’ of politics, special interest groups and business, estimates Powers’ net worth to range from $10.1-$30.3M.

🔸 TheRevolvingDoorProject.org, another nonprofit, listed $471k in income from Power’s work as a Harvard prof after her tenure as Obama’s UN ambassador.

🔸 The nonprofit’s 2021 data listed $351k in income from speaking engagements with firms and banks like Nestle, Google and UBS, plus $1M+ in book royalties.

🔸 Most interestingly, the nonprofit reported up to $11.73M in “assorted investment vehicles,” including BlackRock, J&J and Tesla.

🔸 A 2021 Office of Government Ethics certificate of divestiture showed Power dumping her J&J stocks, as well as shares of Social Capital, a venture capital firm in which Power also held the job of outside advisor, and got $1M+ in capital gains

🔸 A 2024 OGE Form 278e Public Financial Disclosure Report offers a snapshot of Power’s income after her return to government, showing:

🔹 hundreds of thousands in Vanguard money market and retirement investments- interest on 22 (!) bank accounts ranging from $1,001-$2,500 each, and American Washington Mutual Investors Fund, American Growth Fund of America, Delaware Value Fund, HSBC, S&P 500 holdings

🔹 no info on her salary- Power’s spouse, Cass Sustein, listed a $840k Harvard salary, millions in retirement fund savings and stocks, book royalties, and $112k+ in consulting and speaking fees for the Boston Consulting Group, Carnegie Mellon, and others.

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