Donald Trump sat down Saturday with Latino leaders from nearly a dozen states in his latest effort to appeal to minority voters who have largely spurned his struggling campaign. After waging a year-long campaign marked by divisive and racially coded rhetoric, the Republican nominee reached out to blacks several times this week. He insisted at […]
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USAIt was closing time at Lou’s City Bar in a trendy neighborhood of northwest Washington, D.C. when Seth Rich drained the last of his Bell’s Two Hearted ales and headed out into the muggy night. At 2:30 am on July 10 , the torrid heat that had gripped the city for weeks had eased slightly,
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USAProcurement from Israel has increased by over one hundred percent over the past two years according to a recent report released by the United Nations. The report shows that the UN acquired goods and services from Israel totaling $91.8 million in 2015. In 2014, the UN had purchased $69.8 million, while in 2013 the number
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International, Middle EastKANSAS CITY, Mo. — A little more than a week before a new law would block him from immediately becoming a lobbyist, Rep. Tony Dugger has resigned his seat in the Missouri House. Dugger, a Republican from Hartsville who can’t run for re-election because of term limits, said the new law mandating former lawmakers wait
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USAThe following is adapted from remarks recently delivered in Newfoundland by Conrad Black on the 75th anniversary of the Atlantic Conference. On Dec. 29, 1940, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave one of the most famous of his fireside radio addresses to the nation; 75 per cent of American adults listened and a heavy majority
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International, USAMalaysia has decided it would rather not host the 67th FIFA Congress next year, as it means hosting an Israeli delegation as part of it. Malaysia was scheduled to host the Congress in its capital city of Kuala Lumpur on May 11-12, 2017. It refused to issue visas to Israeli delegates, and therefore had to
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsMore than 300 people have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea after migrant boats capsized off the coast of Libya. One small vessel packed with 27 Syrians flipped over and sank, according to humanitarian group Migrant Offshore Aid Station. The bodies of two women and one man were recovered. Among the dead were two girls,
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InternationalForty thousand homes damaged and more than a dozen people killed by torrential rains in Louisiana. Blistering temperatures in the Middle East. Continuing fires in California, fed by five years of drought. All this extreme weather around the world just this week has a lot of people again pointing fingers at climate change — not
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The World We ShareEditor’s Note: San Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg. Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2016 – Donald Trump faces concerted opposition in his race for the presidency. It comes not just from Democrats, but even from some establishment Republicans. With the media, they portray Trump as a man completely unfit to be president. If Trump wins, he will have slain a Goliath. It is difficult to
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USANew photos released over the weekend show Islamic State forces fleeing the Syrian city of Manbij last week, as they surround themselves with human shields to prevent air strikes on the convoy. IS fighters had controlled the key city in northern Syria since early 2014, and the city had become a vital waypoint for the
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Middle EastHonoring his vow to bypass the mainstream media and outwit the pollsters, GOP nominee Donald Trump has issued his third public poll on Friday, this one an online survey simply titled “Stop Hillary Survey.” Like the two polls issued earlier in the week, this one offers 30 questions for the respondents and was organized by
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USAThe Russian president said on Friday (August 19) he is not planning to reduce ties with Ukraine. Vladimir Putin was speaking at a Russian Security Council meeting after Moscow accused Kyiv of attempting to stage acts of sabotage in Crimea. Ukraine has denied Russia’s assertions. “It appears that our partner in Kyiv has decided to
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InternationalA staffer working for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign had their email account compromised last year after being targeted in a cyber attack, Reuters reported Thursday. The unidentified Trump staffer’s email account sent malicious emails to colleagues after becoming infected with malware in 2015, the newswire said, citing multiple sources. It was not immediately clear if
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