WASHINGTON — A chef wasn’t happy, and Donald Trump decided to sue. Trump left the campaign trail in June to testify under oath after he sued two chefs who had pulled out of opening restaurants inside the new Trump Hotel in Washington. They were upset with Trump after he referred to Mexicans as “drug dealers, […]
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USACHICAGO — A thousand more people have been shot in Chicago this year compared with the same time last year after a weekend that saw eight people killed and at least 40 wounded, according to police and data compiled by the Tribune. At least 3,475 people had been shot in the city as of shortly
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USASurrounded by the laughs and groans of others at a presidential debate party, I bury my face in my hands as I listen to the presidential candidates answer the moderator’s questions with monologues that are not answers at all. I try not to let out a heavy sigh as Donald Trump tells Hillary Clinton that
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USAWASHINGTON, October 17, 2016 – The 2016 Presidential campaign has been intensely personal, with relatively little attention focused on the policy differences between the candidates. Yet in 2013, Hillary Clinton told Goldman Sachs she hoped this campaign would be about the issues, not about personalities. Clinton’s remarks appear in transcripts of hacked emails from Clinton
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USAAttention, Hollywood: I have the perfect opening scene for the made-for-TV movie version on the 2016 presidential race. Even though the moment occurred 14 months ago, I didn’t know how prophetic it was until the hot-mic videotape of Donald Trump telling “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush how he sexually assaults women surfaced. All the seeds
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIraqi government forces launched a US-backed offensive on Monday to drive the Islamic State (IS) group from the northern city of Mosul, a high-stakes battle to retake the militants’ last major stronghold in the country. Two years after the jihadists seized the city of 1.5 million people and declared a caliphate from there encompassing tracts
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Middle EastThe Austrian government announced plans to tear down the birth-home of former German dictator Adolf Hitler Monday, citing a potential for the building to become a shrine for Neo-Nazi groups and after years of wrangling with the building’s owner, AFP reports. Austria had seized the home in July after previously allowing the landlord, a retired
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InternationalAbout 200 people reportedly walked out of Amy Schumer’s comedy show in Tampa Sunday night after she ranted against Donald Trump and even grilled an audience member onstage about why he supported the Republican presidential nominee. The Tampa Bay Times reported there was “loud booing from a vocal, but small minority” at the Amalie Arena,
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USAIDF rolls out new equipment for combat supply, repairs (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israel Defense Forces is adding new logistics equipment to its stocks to improve operations in battle, particularly in supplying soldiers with water and other needs. The new equipment was tested and proved successful in an exercise the Armored Corps’ 7th Battalion
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Middle EastDonald Trump claims the US presidential election is being “rigged” by a “dishonest media” and at “many polling places”. It follows the start of early voting and voting by mail in many states. His accusations appear to contradict his running mate Mike Pence who had earlier said Republicans would accept the outcome of the November
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USAShenzhou XI manned spacecraft blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, Oct 17, 2016. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn] China launched the Shenzhou XI manned spacecraft on Monday morning to transport two astronauts to the Tiangong II space laboratory. The spacecraft was sent skyward at 7:30 am atop a Long March 2F
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Among the more attractive points made by Hillary Cllnton in the second debate was her celebration of the diversity apparent in the American population. Letting people think, look, and behave as they wish has numerous advantages, but there are also costs. I learned my lesson as a kid in Fall River,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Joey Landwher is a community treasure! On Tuesday, October 18, The San Diego City Council will be recognizing him by officially proclaiming Joey Landwehr Day to honor his dedication to the theatrical arts and to youth. This New York actor and director, who worked on and off Broadway,
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastFormer abductee and activist Elizabeth Smart openly slammed Donald Trump’s lewd comments about women in a new interview with The Salt Lake Tribune. “It’s terrifying. I don’t really see the world getting any better,” Smart said. Smart, 28, was abducted in 2002 at the age of 14 from her home in Salt Lake City by