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Sammy Lee, diver who became first Asian American to win Olympic medal, dies at 96

LOS ANGELES — Sammy Lee, the son of Korean immigrants who overcame discrimination to become the first Asian American to win an Olympic medal and the first diver to win back-to-back gold medals in two different Olympics, has died. He was 96. Lee, a retired doctor, died in Newport Beach on Friday after suffering from […]

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Obituaries & memorials, Sports & Competitions, USA

Veterans plan to be human shields for Dakota pipeline protesters

A showdown looms as thousands of veterans from around the country head to North Dakota to be shield Dakota Access Pipeline protesters from police. The plan by an unarmed citizens’ militia, called Veterans Stand for Standing Rock, coincides with North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s order to evacuate a protesters’ camp near the pipeline construction site

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USA

Melania Trump is lawyering-up in her home country but not for the reasons you might think

For Melania Trump, a lot has changed since she was last in her native land of Slovenia in 2002. She’s married to one of the richest men in America and though she might not be moving into the White House, she will be the first lady of the United States–making her only the second foreign-born

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International, USA

Liberman plays down centrality of Trump’s pledge to move US embassy to Jerusalem

‘We’ve seen this promise in every election,’ defense minister says. ‘It’s very important, but we have other issues’ By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman addresses the Saban Forum in Washington DC on December 2, 2016. (Courtesy) WASHINGTON — Israel’s defense minister on Friday played down the centrality of moving the American Embassy from

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International, USA

No need to over-interpret Tsai-Trump phone call–China Daily

Friday’s phone call between Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and US President-elect Donald Trump, which broke the nearly four decades of US diplomatic practice, came as a striking move but it does not bear the same importance as it seems to be. For Trump, it exposed nothing but his and his transition team’s inexperience in dealing

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International, USA

Trump Transition: Taiwan Call Fallout

Welcome to Newsweek’s daily rundown of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition process. There are about 4,000 positions to fill, and we’ll be keeping track of appointees through the January 20 inauguration. The diplomatic brouhaha over Donald Trump’s conversation with Taiwan’s president has devolved into an actual game of telephone of sorts, with mixed messages on which

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International, USA

China complains to US over Trump’s Taiwan call

Beijing (dpa) – China lodged complaints with US officials on Saturday against Donald Trump’s phone call with Taiwan’s president, in a dispute that threatens to open a diplomatic rift between Beijing and Washington. “We have taken note of the relevant reports and have made solemn representations to the relevant US authorities,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

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International, USA

Trump’s election threatens medical cooperation between US and Cuba

HAVANA – Cuba’s government-run biotech industry is one of the lesser-known legacies of Fidel Castro: It employs 22,000 scientists, engineers, and technicians on modern campuses here, sells drugs in 23 countries, and wants to bring its products to the United States. But Donald Trump’s election may prevent that, say Cuba experts and scientists in both

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Polish parliament adopts controversial assembly bill

The polish parliament has approved a controversial bill favouring protests organised by the authorities and the church. The legislation explicitly bans rallies from taking place at the same time as those sponsored by the state. Human rights campaigners and Poland’s ombudsman have heavily criticised the measure. ‘‘It seems to me that if anybody who organises

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International

Trump looked into hotels in Cuba ‘no more than 6 months ago,’ Spanish exec claims

MIAMI — As a candidate, President-elect Donald Trump looked into the possibility of establishing hotels in Cuba, according to the head of a major Spanish hotel chain. Miguel Fluxa, chief executive of the Iberostar Group, said at a public event Thursday that Trump’s interest in Cuba existed “no more than six months ago.” “Trump until

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International, USA

Amazonian Jews thrive in the depths of the rainforest

Unreachable by road, the city of Iquitos must be accessed by air or boat — yet the tiny Jewish community still imports clergy and exports a love of Israel By Rich Tenorio After their ancestors journeyed across an ocean from the edge of the Sahara to the center of the Amazon, their current numbers have

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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Travel and Food