Tesla investors already expressed concern CEO Elon Musk’s attention is too divided. However, he may have another task on his hands if former President Donald Trump is elected in November.  “I will create a government efficiency commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic…

The man behind the infamous Fyre Festival, Billy McFarland, said a follow-up will be happening. In fact, tickets are on sale now, with no details shared about what might be involved in the show. McFarland said he doesn’t know when the festival will happen, or who might be performing. Even with the scant information, tickets…

Christmas is coming early in Venezuela this year — by presidential decree. During his weekly television show, the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro announced Christmas will start on Oct. 1. The move comes as the country continues to grapple with the fallout from July’s election, in which Maduro won a third term amid global skepticism…

Authorities in Guyana made their largest ever seizure of cocaine, taking more than 8,000 pounds from the jungle near the border with Venezuela. Officials said the seizure is the biggest drug bust in Guyana’s history. The South American country’s security minister estimated the drugs’ value at around $200 million. Police said traffickers dug holes in the…

Calls continue to grow for a cease-fire deal after the bodies of six hostages were recovered in Gaza. And thousands of hotel workers are on strike at major hotel chains across the country. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Pressure builds for cease-fire deal after 6 hostages killed in Gaza Pressure…

It’s been one month since the chaotic presidential election in Venezuela unfolded. There has been international outcry that the election was rigged. Even the U.S. said that incumbent authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro did not win the election despite his claim to victory. Since the vote, there has been no transparency over voter rolls or tallies,…

Denver’s policy of welcoming migrants is having unintended consequences in the neighboring city of Aurora, Colorado, according to a new report from the New York Post. It is now struggling with the arrival of a notorious Venezuelan prison gang, leading to a surge in violent crime. Aurora, a city with a population of 390,000 located…

U.S.-Cuba relations have been notoriously bad since Fidel Castro rose to power in 1959, with the Caribbean island nation sometimes even relying on foreign powers (traditionally the Soviet Union) to prevent an outright U.S. invasion. But with the decline of both Russia and the Castros, some experts have wondered if Cuba might be capable of…

Five Republican senators are calling on President Joe Biden to deny visas to the leaders of Iran, Cuba and Venezuela for September’s U.N. General Assembly. The senators called the presidents of those countries a threat to U.S. national security.  “The United States must prevent the U.N. General Assembly from becoming a stage for the most evil…

Panama’s government announced on Tuesday, Aug. 20, that it deported 29 Colombians on the first deportation flight funded by the United States government. The move is part of an agreement made in July between Panama and the U.S. The deportation flight falls in line with Panama’s new president, Jose Raul Mulino, who vowed during his…