As Chelsea Clinton takes the stage to introduce her mother and Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton Thursday evening, Chelsea Clinton’s husband Marc Mezvinsky will be in the wings watching. Mezvinsky, 38, has remained out of the spotlight during the majority of the campaign season. Here are 10 facts to know about Mezvinsky ahead of his […]
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USAA Brazilian man has been arrested on terrorism charges just over a week from the Olympics after he posted comments online about the Islamic State group, his lawyer said Thursday. Chaer Kaloun, 28, a Brazilian of Lebanese descent, was “taken overnight to Ary Franco prison in Rio and arrested for having posted comments on Islamic
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsDemocratic National ConventionThursday, July 28, 2016 PHILADELPHIA, July 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In 2008, before I came to Congress, my wife, Jill, and I got to meet Hillary Clinton. More importantly, our two daughters, Gabby and Serena, got to meet her. They were 12 years old. They showed Hillary these cute dolls of theirs –
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USA(Statistics through July 25) Alex Bregman Photo courtesy pressbox.mlb.com Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler reached the 20-home run mark for the first time since 2011. The fifth-inning shot tied the July 21 game with the host Chicago White Sox, 1-1. The Tigers won, 21, in a rain-shortened seven innings. Ryan Braun hit his 14th
On Tuesday night, former President Bill Clinton spent more than 40 minutes, and covered four decades, attempting to humanize his wife, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. A day later, President Barack Obama did it in three seconds, with a hug that will go down in history. Addressing the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Obama spoke
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Travel and FoodOn March 30, 1981, John W. Hinckley Jr., shot former President Ronald Reagan and three others outside the Washington Hilton in the nation’s capital. After more than three decades in a government psychiatric prison, a federal judge in Washington on Wednesday granted a request for Hinckley to live with his mother in Williamsburg, Virginia. Two
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USAHAMDEN, Connecticut… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday, July 28, commended the outstanding work of the FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office and Stamford Police Department in the apprehension and indictment of Kendall Sullivan, who allegedly made anti-Semitic threatening communications online. The indictment alleges that on multiple occasions, Sullivan used the internet forum, Metalthrone.net to threaten individual users
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USAThis article was originally published in The Conversation. Read the original article. The killing of a priest during morning mass at a Catholic church near Rouen on July 26 has sent new shockwaves through France—a country that prides itself on its secularism, but in which religion still plays a large part in many communities. The
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InternationalDemocratic National Convention, Day 3 By Laurie Baron Donald Trump tried to steal the Democratic National Convention’s thunder by urging the Russians to release any of Hillary Clinton’s emails they have hacked. This can backfire in two ways. Either Vladimir Putin will create a new espionage agency called the KGOP, or it will demonstrate that
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ENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– Guardians of San Diego’s 25th Annual Golf & Tennis Tournament presented by The William Gumpert Foundation raised nearly $200,000 this year. Proceeds from “Take a Swing for Seniors” held July 25th will benefit the Resident Assistance Fund at Seacrest Village Retirement Communities. Merrill & Robert Haimsohn were the event’s 25th Anniversary
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San Diego CountyHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says “the three G’s” are preventing Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign from gaining traction with white males: God, guns and gay people. The California Democrat sat down with PBS Newshour on Tuesday night to discuss the 2016 presidential election. When journalist Judy Woodruff asked why Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump polls
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham blasted President Obama this week, condemning his refusal to increase American aid to Israel, as well as his efforts to bar Israel from spending the aid money within the Jewish state. Speaking to Haaretz, Graham revealed that Israel had previously requested an increased aid package from the White House,
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Middle East, USACritics of President Nicolas Maduro marched through Caracas on Wednesday to demand that the recall process go forward. But Venezuela’s socialist government is digging in its heels as an economic collapse further threatens its hold on power. The pro-government elections board missed its own Monday deadline to certify signatures on a petition demanding the start
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InternationalPHILADELPHIA — After a day that demonstrated weaknesses in both presidential candidates, a series of high-powered surrogates for Hillary Clinton impugned Donald Trump from the Democratic convention stage Wednesday, aiming at the voters she will need for victory in November. President Barack Obama leaned toward a young generation that helped secure his two terms. Vice
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