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28.09.26 - 21:09
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Meta Could Face Billions In Penalties After New Mexico Facebook Verdict (ZeroHedge)
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Meta Could Face Billions In Penalties After New Mexico Facebook Verdict
A New Mexico jury has found Facebook liable for tens of millions of violations of the state's consumer protection law, potentially exposing the social media platform to billions of dollars in fines.
A Santa Fe jury on Friday found Facebook committed over 43.8 million violations of New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act through false or misleading statements to consumers, according to the state Department of Justice.
"The verdict marks a significant victory for New Mexico consumers and holds one of the world's largest technology companies accountable for its conduct," the department said.
The verdict followed a roughly two-week trial stemming from a lawsuit New Mexico filed in 2021 over Facebook's handling of user data and statements it made to consumers.
As Bill Pan reports further for The Epoch Times, the case traces back to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which the now-defunct British political consulting f...
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26.08.26 - 14:18
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Colombia′s New President Orders Immigration Raids, Vows To Deport Illegal Immigrants (ZeroHedge)
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Colombia's New President Orders Immigration Raids, Vows To Deport Illegal Immigrants
Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times,
Colombia's new president has ordered immigration raids this week and promised deportations of immigrants without legal status.
Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella speaks during a press conference at the Palacio de San Carlos in Bogota, Colombia, on August 12, 2026. (Esteban Vega La-Rotta/AFP via Getty Images)
President Abelardo de la Espriella, sworn in three weeks ago, described the move as a crucial step in reducing crime.
The order went out during a security council session in Barranquilla, with police and the national migration agency tasked with the job. Operations are set to begin this week.
"I will not accept any illegal immigrants, wherever they come from," De la Espriella said in a video posted Sunday on his X account. "They will have to leave and be deported. It is a political decision I am taking responsibility for."
He is prioritizing tho...
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23.08.26 - 01:51
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For Decades, The United States Ignored Latin America. All That Changed Under Trump. (ZeroHedge)
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For Decades, The United States Ignored Latin America. All That Changed Under Trump.
Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times,
In a pre-dawn raid in January, Delta Force soldiers burst in on a sleeping Nicolás Maduro, capturing the Venezuelan leader wanted on U.S. narco-terrorism charges.
Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images, Public Domain
The dramatic end of Maduro's control over a country emblematic of left-wing politics underscored Latin America's shift to the political right.
Since late 2025, the leadership has flipped from left to right in five Latin American countries: Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Peru, and Colombia. Uruguay did the opposite, shifting from right to left in November 2024, the same month Trump was reelected.
The conservative realignment under Trump comes as his administration has refocused on America's southern neighbors in what has been dubbed the "Donroe Doctrine" - a play on the Monroe Doctrine, which asserted U.S. dominance over the ...
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