Iran Chooses Ayatollah Khamenei’s Son as New Leader

Colombian Bonds, Stocks Rise As Trump-Backed "El Tigre" Defeats Socialist Rival Summary: Colombian Bonds, Stocks Rise as Right-Wing, Trump-Backed Espriella Wins Vote Trump-Backed "El Tigre" Wins Colombia Presidency As Socialist Era Ends Colombian Assets Rise After Trump-Backed Candidate Wins Presidential Election  Colombian-dollar bonds surged across the curve on Monday, led by notes due in 2054, as traders bet that right-wing Abelardo de la Espriella's presidential win will cut taxes, reduce spending, crack down on crime, and reopen the oil industry to unleash an energy revolution. The streets of Bogotá have erupted in celebration after it...

Got Wood? These Are The World's Biggest Lumber Producers From home construction and renovations to furniture and shipping pallets, lumber is one of the world’s most widely used building materials. This graphic ranks the world’s biggest lumber producers by sawnwood output in 2024, using data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. The World’s Top 30 Lumber Producers The United States produced roughly 2.7 billion cubic feet of lumber in 2024, making it the world’s largest producer. RankCountryCubic Feet (2024)Global Share 1🇺🇸 U.S.2.7B17.0% 2🇨🇳 China2.1B13.7% 3🇷🇺 Russia1.3B8.4% 4🇨🇦 Canada1.2B7.9% 5🇮🇳 India847M5.4% 6🇩🇪 Germany820M5.2% 7🇸🇪 Sweden632M4.0% 8🇫🇮 Finland388M2.5% 9🇧🇷 Brazil344M2.2% 10🇦🇹 Austria343M2.2% 11🇹🇷 Türkiye333M2.1% 12🇯🇵 Japan281M1.8% 13🇫🇷 France271M1.7% 14🇨🇱 Chile249M1.6% 15🇲🇽...

On The Kavanaugh Anniversary, Democratic Leaders Swap Me Too For Maine Authored by Jonathan Turley, ...on the eighth anniversary of the Kavanaugh nomination. It now appears that there are some women who are not to be believed... when the Senate may be in the balance.. “It’s clear the fix is in.” Those words from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). came with her vote against confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Warren was outraged that her fellow senators refused to believe a woman who came forward with a decades-old allegation against Kavanaugh that lacked any corroboration. It now...