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Former president Barack Obama quietly initiated a non-disclosure request to the National Archives regarding any and all items related to Joe Biden and Ukraine during Mr. Biden’s time as vice president. For some reason, the Obama administration wants the inquiry to end now. “This use of the special access process serves no legitimate purpose and does not outweigh or justify infringing confidentiality interests that all presidents have sought to protect” states the letter. Which of course begs the question of what both Obama and Biden are now hoping to hide as the Deep State walls appear to be crumbling amidst...

Club Signs 17-year-old Dominican

FALMOUTH - A man in jail awaiting trial on rape and assault charges offered to pay $3,000 to a state trooper posing as a hit man to kill two women, according to court records. Antonio T. Ferreira, 42, of Falmouth wanted the woman who accused him of rape killed so she couldn't testify against him, according to court records. Ferreira, who is originally from Brazil, may be in the country illegally and his passport must be surrendered if he makes bail, according to court records. He was being held on $50,000 cash bail on the rape and assault charges, but...

CARACAS - Venezuela recalled its ambassador in Bogotá on Thursday after the Colombian government admitted paying a bounty for a leading guerrilla allegedly kidnapped in Caracas and handed over to Colombian police. Colombian Defense Minister Jorge Alberto Uribe, who admitted making the payment, was a ''participant in a crime which may have international implications,'' said Venezuelan Vice President José Vicente Rangel. The recall of Ambassador Carlos Santiago Ramírez was the latest and harshest step in the increasingly bizarre dispute over Rodrigo Granda, a senior member of the guerrilla Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. The clash could affect relations...