Donald H. Harrison

Macron, Trump agree to work together to defuse N. Korea threat

US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone on Saturday and agreed to work together on the North Korean crisis, the White House said in a statement. “They discussed the need to confront the increasingly dangerous situation associated with North Korea’s destabilizing and escalatory behavior,” the White House said in a […]

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International, USA

Powerful Venezuelan lawmaker may have issued death order against Rubio, US memo says

One of Venezuela’s most powerful leaders may have put out an order to kill U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a fervent critic of the South American country’s government, according to intelligence obtained by the U.S. last month. Though federal authorities couldn’t be sure at the time if the uncorroborated threat was real, they took it

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International, USA

Leading Republicans call on President Trump to denounce white supremacists after Charlottesville

After blaming Saturday’s violence in Charlottesville on “many sides” and failing to explicitly condemn white supremacists, President Trump quickly drew fire from leading Republicans who demanded he be more blunt, forceful, and presidential in his response. “Mr. President – we must call evil by its name. These were white supremacists and this was domestic terrorism,”

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USA

Heather Heyer, Paralegal Killed During Unite The Right Protest

A young paralegal from Greene County, Virginia, was identified as the victim of violence that broke out after hundreds of white nationalists converged Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, to participate in the Unite the Right rally held against the city’s decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the Emancipation Park. Heather

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USA

Silverman is new ED at San Diego Art Institute

  SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Following a nationwide search, the San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) has announced the appointment of Jacqueline Silverman as its new Executive Director. Silverman takes the helm as of August 14, 2017. Silverman is a non-profit arts management professional who has worked with social service and arts organizations in San

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

LA City Council approves contracts with IOC to host 2028 Olympics

Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti (L) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach shake hands during the visit of the 2024 candidate city delegation of Los Angeles at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, July 10, 2017. [Photo/Agencies] LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Council voted Friday morning by 12-0, unanimously approving the

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Israel’s Druze navigate uneasy relations with Jews and Palestinians

Israel’s Arabic-speaking Druze religious minority is routinely thrust onto the frontlines of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. When two Druze police officers were killed by Israeli Arab attackers, the group’s delicate position was brought into the spotlight once again. Tel Aviv (dpa) – In mid-July, two Israeli police officers – Kaamil Shnaan and Hail Stwai – were

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Middle East

Trump tells Guam Governor he’ll be ‘Very Famous’

President Donald Trump told the governor of Guam, with the Pacific island in North Korea’s nuclear crosshairs, that he was poised to become “extremely famous” and tourism to the island would be boosted. Republican governor Eddie Baza Calvo posted a recording of the conversation on his Facebook page on Friday. The conversation followed a threat

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International, USA

Three dead, dozens hurt after Virginia white nationalist rally; Trump blames ‘many sides’

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — At least three people were killed and 35 injured after a violence-filled Saturday in Charlottesville, Va., where white nationalists had gathered for one of their largest rallies in at least a decade, only to see their event end in chaos and national controversy. Bloody street brawls broke out between dozens of anti-racism

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USA

Kim Jong-un’s media just claimed millions of army recruits have already joined and a launch could happen now

As tensions rise between the United States and North Korea, the latter nation has doubled down, claiming in a state-run media editorial that 3.5 million people have already volunteered to serve in the military and that the missiles are on “standby for launch.” RELATED: Trump doubles down on North Korea rhetoric: “What I said is

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International, USA

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos kicks off emotional battle over campus sexual assault rules

WASHINGTON — After barely surviving her confirmation battle and facing sporadic protests during visits to schools, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos could hardly have teed up a more fraught, emotional and divisive issue to launch her tenure: campus sexual assault. Although almost no one is happy with the Obama administration’s efforts to prod colleges and universities

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA