CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An 18-year-old Charlotte, N.C., college student who was ejected from Thursday’s Donald Trump rally says he went from avid backer to disillusioned opponent after Trump’s security accused him of being a known protester. Jake Anantha, who registered as a Republican and cast his first primary vote for Trump, was wearing a Trump […]
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USAPresident Obama has refused so far to survey the Louisiana flood disaster, but he did let state and local officials know that he’s watching to make sure they don’t engage in racial discrimination. In a 16-page guidance issued Tuesday, the Obama administration, led by the Justice Department, warned Louisiana recipients of federal disaster assistance against
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USAWASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s embattled campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, resigned Friday amid increasing questions about his work for a pro-Russia political party in Ukraine. The resignation comes two days after Manafort lost much of his power in a leadership shake-up that included the introduction of a new chief operating officer and a campaign manager, filling
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International, USAArchaeologists in Saudi Arabia have announced the discovery of “the world’s oldest human bone” in a new excavation. The bone itself is the middle section of the middle finger of a human who they believe lived 90,000 years ago. If confirmed, it would make the bone the oldest trace of human life in the Arabian
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationDonald Trump’s first television ad of the general election campaign plays up the themes of immigration and national security and says in contrast to Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump can be counted on for “change that makes America safe again.” “In Hillary Clinton’s America, the system stays rigged against Americans,” a narrator says in the 30-second
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USADonald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee are knocking reports that the Clinton Foundation will dial back its foreign and corporate donations if Hillary Clinton is elected president, saying such an announcement is coming too late in the game to mean much. “Follow the money with these people,” newly installed Trump campaign manager Kellyanne
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International, USARIO DE JANEIRO – This time, the greatest sprinter of all time didn’t give his Canadian understudy the opportunity to celebrate together, to smile at each other as they crossed the finish line in close proximity. One final time in an individual race at the Olympic Games, Jamaican Usain Bolt had no interest in sharing
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International, Sports & CompetitionsSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–San Diego Zoo Global has joined with zoos around the world in support of an international campaign to stop the massive and cruel illegal trade in wildlife—the fourth largest illegal trade in the world, after drugs, weapons and human trafficking. The global “Lend Your Eyes to the Wild” campaign encourages individuals to
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MOSCOW (Press Release)– Limmud FSU, in partnership with the Shem Olam Institute and the Nativ organization, will host a rare photographic survey of the life of Elie Wiesel, from Aug. 24 until the end of September at the Israeli Cultural Center in Moscow. An array of VIPs will participate the opening of the exhibition, including the
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USACalifornia passes anti-BDS law (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israeli American Council marked a significant achievement this week when the California legislature passed a bill barring all state bodies, including universities, from maintaining ties with organizations that support anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions activities, Israel Hayom learned Thursday. The bill prohibits state bodies from investing
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — Russia’s use of an Iranian air base to bomb rebel targets across Syria for the first time this week has allowed Moscow to show off sophisticated weaponry as it seeks to cement ties with Tehran and expand its influence in the Middle East. While the tactical effect was unclear, Russian President Vladimir Putin
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International, Middle EastDETROIT — In a decision that favored religious freedom over transgender rights in the workplace, a federal judge ruled Thursday that a metro Detroit funeral home did not discriminate against an employee when it fired her for transitioning from a man into a woman. That’s because transgender individuals are not a protected class under federal
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USACHARLOTTE, N.C. — Speaking at his first campaign rally after shaking up his top campaign staff, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called for “law and order” and said he would “put the American people first again” at the Charlotte Convention Center on Thursday. “We need law and order, and without it, we have nothing,” said
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USABALTIMORE — The City of Baltimore terminated its contract with an attorney Thursday after learning he was accused of having neo-Nazi ties. The Rawlings-Blake administration said it had fired Glen Keith Allen, 65, a contract employee who had worked on complex litigation for the city since February. The city began investigating Allen’s background after the
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