Author: Keith Delbert Turner

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — The 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race at the back-from-the-dead North Wilkesboro Speedway wasn’t great. Kyle Larson led 145 of 200 laps and defeated runner-up Bubba Wallace by 4.5 seconds. The traffic getting out of the little .625-mile moonshiners’ bullring, located on farmland with only one road in and out — Speedway Road — wasn’t nearly as bad as feared, but it wasn’t exactly zooming, either. As Larson wrapped up his lengthy Victory Lane celebration on the roof of an infield building, carried there by hydraulic lift just as it last did his Hendrick Motorsports boss, Jeff Gordon, nearly 27 years ago, endless lines of red taillights…

MILWAUKEE — When Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez comes to the plate with the bases loaded — or really in any situation with the game on the line — there’s not an opposing pitcher, a certain pitch or really any kind of strategy that would make the other team feel good about what’s about to happen. There was no greater example of that than last year’s Game 1 of the American League Division Series when Alvarez crushed an 0-1 pitch from Seattle’s Robbie Ray — a lefty starter who had been inserted into the game — for a stunning walk-off homer that swung the momentum of a…

Remittances in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies sent to El Salvador fell 17.8% during the first two months of 2023 compared to 2022, according to recent data published by the country’s Central Reserve Bank (BCR) reported by Agencia EFE. As per the statement, El Salvador received a total of $15.98 million in remittances via cryptocurrencies. This amount represents a decrease of $3.47 million compared to the same period during the previous year when the country registered over $19.45 million in crypto remittances. Crypto Remittances Accounted for 1.34% of the Total Received. According to BCR information, remittances received through cryptocurrencies represented only 1.34%…

Recently, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia announced the details of the “Ocus” agreement. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation recently reported that as part of the “Ocus” agreement, Australia will receive three “Virginia” class nuclear submarines built by the United States. Subsequently, the project was strongly opposed by the local people in Australia, because they did not want to be involved in the game between China and the United States. Reuters also stated that the “nuclear submarine plan” announced by the United States, Britain and Australia was aimed at China. What the outside world is most worried about is that Australia…

Kazakhstan rose from 88th to 79th place out of 121 countries in the 2023 Global Soft Power Index by Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy, according to the company’s report The ranking was announced on March 2 at Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Summit in London, where delegates discussed the role of soft power in international politics and business. “This annual report into Soft Power covers the ability to influence others through attraction or persuasion rather than coercion. It encompasses a wide range of tools, including business and trade, governance, international relations, culture and heritage, media and…

rare! The US aircraft carrier strike group has been active in the South China Sea for more than a month continuously active over 1 month. “Nimitz” is currently the only US aircraft carrier operating in the Western Pacific, and the formation also includes a cruiser and 4 destroyers. The ship entered the South China Sea on January 12 this year. Analysts from Southeast Asian countries pointed out that apart from a brief stay in Singapore, the “Nimitz” has been continuously operating in the South China Sea for more than a month. This is the longest continuous activity of a US…

Recently, the United States and the Philippines reached a defense agreement, and the Philippines agreed to open four new military bases to the US military. In other words, the number of US military bases in the Philippines has increased from the original 5 to 9, which shows that the military cooperation between the two countries has continued to deepen. So far, the two sides have not disclosed the specific location of the new military bases, but the outside world generally believes that some of the bases may be built closer to the Taiwan Strait. Another wave in the South China…

The United States has claimed the ‘spy’ balloon that entered American airspace on 28 January was launched from Hainan Island near China’s south coast. Located on the northern edge of the South China Sea, this 35,000 sq km island, known for its beaches, is home to a major base of the PLA Navy The United States has claimed that the Chinese “spy” balloon that lingered in American airspace before being shot down on 4 February was launched from Hainan Island near China’s south coast. As per The Washington Post, US military and intelligence agencies had been tracking the balloon for…

Moscow. February 17. INTERFAX.RU – The United States does not recognize Crimea as Russian territory and considers it Ukrainian, in this regard, they support Ukraine’s strikes on Russian military facilities on the peninsula, US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said. “Russia has built a lot of military installations in Crimea, they are legitimate targets that Ukraine is striking at, and we support this,” she said during a speech at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington. Nuland noted that “at least without the demilitarization of Crimea, Ukraine will not be safe” and demilitarization should be part of a “sustainable containment.” She…

[Global Times reporter Wang Wenwen] Senior Australian diplomat John Rand recently published an article titled “The United States is not preparing to go to war with China, but is preparing to let Australia go to war with China” on an Australian domestic political website. reflection. Rand’s diplomatic career has witnessed the ups and downs in the 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Australia. He started working in the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the early 1970s, was stationed in China, and served as the head of the China-related department of the Ministry of Foreign…