The first female president of the United States faces her first major international conflict: Seeking to consolidate the Slavic nations of Eastern Europe, Russia has seized the three Baltic states—Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia—all members of NATO. That requires a response beyond just a caustic tweet or sharply worded press release. For the first time since the […]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, USASyria’s war-torn city of Aleppo has been ravaged by intense fighting in recent days as rebels seek to ease a government siege and cut off the regime’s access route into the rest of the northern province. Footage has emerged of the bombing of a hospital in the city by regime forces, who have struck the
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Middle EastDonald Trump was thundering about a minority group, linking its members to murderers and what he predicted would be an epic crime wave in America. His opponents raged in response—some slamming him as a racist—but Trump dismissed them as blind, ignorant of the real world. No, this is not a scene from a recent rally
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By Mimi Pollack EL CAJON, California –There is place that welcomes all cats, no matter the age or condition. Friends of Cats in this city is a haven for kittens, adult and senior cats, FIV positive cats and even cats with bad habits or psychological problems! They welcome them all with open arms and take
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Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, The World We ShareBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What has caused the mess we’re in? Who knows? First problem: each of us defines the mess in a different way. Is it Islam, Obama, Hillary, Donald, Bibi, overpopulation, or global warming? Maybe it’s the Jews or the Palestinians. Some think that if one or the other, or both were
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USATel Aviv serves as Israel’s most culturally diverse location and the Middle East’s most LGBT-friendly city, a place where every year thousands descend for the Pride march on the Mediterranean coast. But the city will now be left without an exclusive hotspot for this community after its last gay bar closed its doors Saturday. Evita,
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Middle EastDETROIT — A group of African-American activists has taken its complaints about the Detroit Police Department to court, claiming in a new lawsuit that DPD officers are constantly harassing, abusing and mistreating them when they’re only trying to make the city a safer place to live. “It is beyond comprehension why New Era Detroit, a
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USAIn the week after speeches from the Clintons, the Obamas, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and other big names at the DNC, Khizr Khan’s speech has proven to be the most memorable. With his wife by his side, Khan made a moving speech about their son, Humayun Khan, a soldier who was killed in the line
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USABillionaire investor Warren Buffett on Monday challenged Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to release his tax returns, offering to meet the billionaire “anytime between now and election” day and host a joint press conference at which reporters can ask the wealthy duo questions about their personal finances. Speaking at a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in
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USAIn what could be a close election, every electoral vote matters. And so at an event in Omaha, Neb., on Monday to encourage a huge voter turnout there on Nov. 8, billionaire Warren Buffett was offering free rides to the polls. Hillary Clinton did one better. “Warren and I will dance in the streets of
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USAHapoel Jerusalem formally announced Monday that center Amar’e Stoudemire has agreed to a two-year contract with the Israeli League team. Stoudemire, who retired from the NBA after spending this past season with the Miami Heat, is a part-owner of Hapoel Jerusalem. In a first-person piece for The Players’ Tribune website, Stoudemire, 33, wrote of stepping
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USAAt least 80 skeletons were laid to rest in an ancient Greek burial site in Athens, with their wrists clamped together in iron shackles. Archaeologists have suggested that they appear be the victims of a mass execution, but their crime remains largely unknown. There is a certain uniformity to thee way the skeletons unearthed during
DALLAS — Leaders of Southwest Airlines’ pilots and mechanics unions have called for the ouster of the Dallas-based company’s CEO, Gary Kelly, and chief operating officer Mike Van de Ven in a vote of no confidence, the unions said Monday. “As tenured employees and frontline leaders of this company, we can no longer sit idly
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USACOLUMBUS, Ohio — Before an audience of Ohio loyalists, Donald Trump tried Monday to revert to his usual pitch, pledging that he would repeal Obamacare, dramatically lessen regulations governing business and rebuild the nation’s manufacturing base. But the distractions that have cost his campaign four precious days surfaced nonetheless. Trump did not mention his verbal