Avid Twitter user Donald Trump is feeling the wrath of his favorite medium as thousands mock the Republican candidate for president for his suggestion to the father of a slain soldier that he’s made many sacrifices in his wealthy existence. Trump responded to a scathing speech at the Democratic National Convention from Khizr Khan, the […]
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO, California –Near this city’s border with Imperial Beach, you feel like you are in a different world. It feels like the dusty countryside in Mexico, and a place where non-conformists live. This is where you will find Ferdinand’s Familia, a sanctuary for large and small animals, run by
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Mimi Pollack, The World We ShareA few months ago, I was lucky enough to meet a young Saudi woman—we’ll call her Zahra. Zahra was smart, eloquent, and funny. She wanted to pursue a degree outside Saudi Arabia in a field not yet available in her country. But, Zahra said, her father, her male guardian, told her “no.” When Zahra’s sister
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Middle EastThe sacred work of Islam and the signature museum of Washington, DC will combine for an unprecedented exhibit this fall. “The Art of the Quran,” the first major exhibition of Qurans in the US, will open at the Smithsonian Institution on October 15, less than a month before the presidential election that will close a
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Travel and Food, USAThe Supreme Court of Canadian province British Columbia has acquited John Nuttal and Amanda Korody, a couple who converted to Islam and planned to plant an explosive device in parliament while entertaining the possibility of murdering Jewish children in a synagogue, of terrorism charges. The judge ruled that the police had “entrapped” the couple, who
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InternationalSen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., skipped the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia because she was caring for her husband, who has been diagnosed with lung cancer, according to her spokesman. Richard Blum, 80, went to the doctor thinking he had pneumonia, but learned he has lung cancer, spokesman Tom Mentzer told the Los Angeles Times. “It
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USAThe al Shabaab Islamist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb and gun attack in Mogadishu. At least seven people were killed, including two militants, police say. “We have confirmed seven dead including civilians and two militants,” police officer Ali Mohamed told Reuters news agency. Officials said two explosions were detonated outside the
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InternationalThe longtime fire marshal of Colorado Springs, Colorado defended his decision to limit the number of people allowed to attend a speech delivered by Donald Trump on Friday after being berated by the Republican candidate for president multiple times during the hour-long address. Brett Lacey has served as fire marshal of Colorado Springs since 1998,
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As conservative mega-donors Charles and David Koch kick off their biannual summit with their extensive network of donors, Donald Trump lobbed a pre-emptive shot, claiming he had rebuffed the industrialists’ request for a meeting. But top officials to the Koch operation threw cold water on that Saturday afternoon, saying they had
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USAWhile a contentious presidential election dominates the media, a new survey finds that a sense of “alienation” among average Americans is at an all-time high. For decades, the Harris Poll has gauged how much, or how little, people feel their interests are heard and addressed by those with power and influence. The latest survey found
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USAPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this morning (Sunday, 31 July 2016), at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting, addressed the comments made by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls to the effect that he is open to banning foreign funding for mosques in France in the wake of the terror attack in the church in Normandy
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International, Middle East, USASome 7,000 police officers in heavy vehicles overnight Saturday surrounded the Incirlik air base in Turkey, which is used by NATO forces in Adana, in what a Turkish minister called a “security check”, Russia Today reports. While there was no official explanation for the move, the Turkish daily Hurriyet reported earlier that Adana police had
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON — John McCain has backed Donald Trump, but his granddaughter says she is still “nursing a grudge” against the Republican nominee, who famously questioned the Arizona senator’s heroism a year ago. Caroline McCain endorsed Hillary Clinton in an essay on Medium this week. “Trump’s statement, in my view, is unforgivable, and speaks to the
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USAJOHNSTOWN, Pa.—Wherever Tim Kaine goes these days, he says it’s “a treat” to be there. It didn’t matter whether the bus he was riding with Hillary Clinton, for their first campaign swing since the Democratic convention, deposited him in a wire factory or a toy manufacturing plant. Not only was it a treat, Kaine told
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