Malia Obama was slammed by social media users for skipping the historic speeches at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night, and attending the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago instead. The 18-year-old high school graduate was spotted partying with her friends at the event. Barack and Michelle Obama’s eldest daughter was pictured at a Cashmere Cat concert […]
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USASince Hillary Clinton launched her presidential campaign in April 2015, many Latino celebrities have come out in support of the Democratic presidential nominee. From America Ferrera to Gina Rodriguez, Latina celebrities are declaring #ImWithHer, hoping to see the first female president of The United States. On the first night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAKenya’s former prime minister Raila Odinga has thrown his weight behind Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, saying he is not aware of Donald Trump having any policy on Africa. Odinga, who served in a coalition government between 2008 and 2013, attended the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where Clinton formally accepted the party’s nomination as
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International, USAUS Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Saturday to discuss efforts to move toward a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The pair were hosted by French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. Last month France held an international conference to revive the quest for a deal, after US efforts
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International, Middle East, USADonald Trump slammed Hillary Clinton during her nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Thursday, accusing her of unleashing “destruction, terrorism and ISIS across the world.” In a series of tweets, and a subsequent Facebook post, the Republican presidential candidate attacked Clinton for not uttering the words “radical Islam” when referring
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Middle East, USAThe deadly ambushes of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, La., this month raised fears of a wave of violence against law enforcement, with subsequent police slayings in Kansas City, Kan., and, late Thursday night, in San Diego heightening the anxiety. The number of police officers slain in the line of duty this year
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USAHezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday blasted Saudi Arabia for its alleged “normalization with Israel.” “Saudi Arabia has taken advantage of the ailing Arab situation, only to build relations with Israel. The price will be at the account of the Palestinians,” he warned, in comments quoted by Lebanon’s National News Agency. “This is free normalization
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Middle EastThe Democratic National Convention has been a piercing glimpse into why the United States has every appearance of being a country of vulgar idiots governed by vulgar idiots. Of course it is a great country, by most measurements the greatest country there has ever been. And shame on anyone who does not acknowledge with thanks
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USAPHILADELPHIA — 1. The Clinton campaign sees multiple paths to victory If it’s possible to both run to the left and to the center at the same time, the Clinton campaign is doing it. In a speech in which Hillary Clinton appealed directly to the supporters of her erstwhile primary rival, she also drew applause
PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court on Friday refused to throw out the bribery and fraud charges filed against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, clearing a hurdle standing between the New Jersey Democrat and a possible corruption trial. Menendez had sought to have his case dismissed citing constitutional protections that shield the work of legislators from
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USAA doctor who carried out female genital mutilation (FGM) on a 13-year-old girl who later died from her injuries has been jailed in Egypt, an unprecedented step in a country with one of the highest rates of the practice in the world. In January 2015, Raslan Fadl became the first person to be convicted of
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationDoctors were summoned to the home of Shimon Peres overnight Thursday-Friday, after the 92-year-old former president said he was experiencing chest pains. Among those in attendance was Peres’s personal physician, Dr. Raphi Walden. The doctor is married to the former president’s daughter, Tsvia, and is deputy director at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv. An
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Middle EastSAULT STE. MARIE, MICH. – The dispatch tower above the Soo Locks on a fine July day offers a spectacular view, but there is little time to admire it. There are five telephones and five radios, and at 9 a.m. a radio squawks. “Go ahead, captain,” says Chris Albrough, lockmaster with the U.S. Army Corps
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International, USAHidden beneath the surface of Parshat Pinchas, the sages uncovered a story of great poignancy. Moses, having seen his sister and brother die, knew that his own time on earth was coming to a close. He prayed to God to appoint a successor: “May the Lord, God of the spirits of all mankind, appoint a
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