Donald H. Harrison

Russia’s courting of Nicaragua concerns Washington

WASHINGTON — Russia’s cozy military relationship with Nicaragua, which is rapidly evolving into a single-party regime, is raising concerns in Washington. Russia recently sold Nicaragua 50 tanks, won access to Nicaragua’s airspace and ports, and is building a law enforcement center near the Pacific coast. The Obama administration is “closely monitoring” Russia’s presence in Nicaragua […]

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International, USA

Leaders to set new EU course at «brutally honest» Bratislava summit

Bratislava (dpa) – EU leaders were set Friday to craft a new vision for the future of their bloc, with a top official calling for “brutally honest” talks after Britain’s shock decision to withdraw. “We haven’t come to Bratislava to comfort each other. Or even worse, to deny the real challenges we face,” said European

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International

Michael Bloomberg gives $300 million to Hopkins public health school for new initiative

BALTIMORE — The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has received a $300 million gift from businessman and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg — coinciding with the institution’s 100th anniversary— to be used to launch an initiative it says will transform the way the country approaches public health issues. It is the largest

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

For GOP senator’s political funds, it’s all in the family

WASHINGTON — North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr’s political committees have paid nearly $200,000 over the last 16 years to his in-laws and a firm employing his son for office rent and administrative services. The previously undisclosed arrangements appear to be legal, but they could provide campaign fodder for Burr’s Democratic challenger, Deborah Ross. From 2011

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USA

Donald Trump revises his economic plan but leaves many questions unanswered

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump scaled back his grandiose plan for tax cuts while proposing more benefits for lower-income households in a speech Thursday, but experts say the numbers in his newly revised economic growth blueprint still don’t add up. In his most detailed economic plan to date, the Republican presidential nominee essentially halved the amount

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Jamilah Nasheed, Missouri lawmaker, stays seated during Pledge of Allegiance in protest

A Missouri state senator chose to stay seated during the Pledge of Allegiance at the state capitol Wednesday morning in solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his protests against racial injustice. Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, a St. Louis Democrat, said it’s because of her love for America that she chose to protest its

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Donald Trump acknowledges Obama born in U.S., blames Hillary Clinton for ‘birther’ issue

In a statement released Thursday night, Donald Trump’s campaign moved to take the “birther” issue off the plate by releasing a statement acknowledging that Barack Obama was born in the U.S. and even taking credit for solving the issue. The statement accuses the Hillary Clinton campaign of bringing up the issue in the first place

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‘Netanyahu’s comments unacceptable and outrageous’

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a scathing criticism of a recent video released by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu which decried the proposed removal of Jewish populations from Judea and Samaria as “ethnic cleansing”, slamming the comments and warning that the two-state solution is in danger. Speaking during a UN Security Council meeting Thursday,

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Middle East

Hillary Clinton’s doctor remains out of the spotlight as attention to candidate health escalates

As Hillary Clinton’s longtime physician, Lisa Bardack has stayed out of the public spotlight. She hasn’t given interviews. Her colleagues have declined to talk about her relationship with the Democratic presidential candidate. Asked by STAT if she had something nice to say about Bardack, her mother, a rabbi, hung up the phone. Bardack, in other

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

French Jews are converting to Islam and even joining ISIS

According to reports from Jewish community leaders in France, there is growing concern about a rise in conversions to Islam from within the Jewish community, with the active encouragement of French Moslems. Sammy Ghozlan, head of the National Bureau for Vigilance Against Antisemitism in France says he knows of cases where entire families converted to

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International, Middle East

A Dating Site For Gun Lovers

Gun lovers now have a dating website dedicated to them. Concealed Carry Match allows its users to meet other members who have similar views on Second Amendment rights. The development is potentially controversial, considering the anti-gun rhetoric that has been doing the rounds following the spate of shootings in the United States in the recent

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