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Hacker Suspended From Twitter After Latest Leak on Dems

Hacking supporters are claiming censorship after Twitter suspended the account of the hacker behind the leaks of Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails as well as a Friday release of stolen documents from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). “Guccifer 2.0,” the supposed hacker who some intelligence analysts believe is a Russian front, was removed from […]

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USA

Abraham Lincoln Would Have Recognized the Con Man Trump

Donald J. Trump may understand little about the founder of the party of Lincoln, but Abraham Lincoln, who contended with the most picturesque range of con men, speculators and demagogues, would have understood Trump. As a lawyer, Lincoln was intimately involved in litigation involving many of Trump’s woes—bankruptcy, real estate disputes, debt collection and divorce.

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Canadian university accused of ‘banning’ Jewish students

For the first time, a Jewish or pro-Israel organization is taking legal action against the faculty and student associations of a Canadian university. On August 3, Hasbara Fellowships Canada filed a formal complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, where it accused the student and faculty associations of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Donald Trump’s spokeswoman says (incorrectly) that it was Obama who ‘went into Afghanistan’

Donald Trump’s spokeswoman leveled false accusations against President Barack Obama on Saturday, saying he started the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. When asked on CNN about Trump saying Obama was the “founder” of Islamic State, spokeswoman Katrina Pierson delivered a lengthy response in which she proclaimed it was Obama who “went into Afghanistan,” where U.S. troops

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Donald Trump’s solution to his predictions of a ‘rigged’ election? Hand-picked observers

In television interviews and on the stump, Donald Trump has begun warning of a “rigged” November election that would benefit Hillary Clinton. The Republican nominee’s newfound solution? Election observers. Trump is seeking volunteers for polling places on Election Day, asking, “Help me stop ‘Crooked Hillary’ from rigging this election!” (Once supporters sign up to become

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Cam Cole: Oleksiak family values include letting kids be kids and keeping a close eye on reality

RIO DE JANEIRO – They are as flabbergasted as the rest of Canada. They sent a normal, if undeniably gifted, teenager off to Rio de Janeiro for a great adventure, with modest hopes. By the time they get her back home, she will be one of the most famous Olympians in Canadian history. Barely 16

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International, Sports & Competitions

Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats leader, says she’s been flooded with ‘obscene’ calls since DCCC hack

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that she’s been slammed with “obscene and sick calls” after a hacker posted Democratic congressional lawmakers’ personal contact information online. The information was apparently stolen in a hack of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has personal contact and other information for all of the Democrats in the

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USA

Israeli cuisine? It includes foods of many immigrants

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Isn’t Israeli food characterized by falafel, hummus and tehina?  If you are drooling, licking your lips and nodding in eager anticipation of spicy, fried chickpeas with heady spices, think again!  Film Director Roger Sherman has created a mind-blowing, gut busting culinary travelogue for the 27th San Diego Jewish Film

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Eva Trieger, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food