Donald H. Harrison

Under pressure from Bernie Sanders, Democrats poised to change how they pick nominees

PHILADELPHIA — Democrats reached an agreement on Saturday that could sharply reduce the influence of superdelegates in the next presidential election, resolving an emotionally charged issue that threatened to boil over this week. The deal represents another way Bernie Sanders has left his mark on the Democratic Party despite being defeated by Hillary Clinton in […]

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USA

Could Clinton’s VP pick hurt her chances with Israel supporters?

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton”s recent Vice Presidential pick of Tim Kaine has in many ways been regarded as a “safe choice”, nominally aiding her White House bid without the risk some more outspoken running-mates, like Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, could potentially have posed. A former governor and current senator for the swing-state of Virginia, Tim

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Middle East, USA

Meet the Opera Singer Who Could Be Georgia’s Next PM

On the opera stage, he has led Attila’s Golden Horde into battle and seized the Russian throne from its hapless tsar. Now Paata Burchuladze prepares for a role he hopes will let him change his home country of Georgia for the better and quite a few of his countrymen are backing him. “I played so

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Germany considers tighter gun laws after shooter kills 10

Berlin (dpa) – German officials on Sunday called for the country’s gun laws to be reexamined, two days after a German-Iranian teenager armed with a semi-automatic pistol mowed down nine people before turning the gun on himself. “We must continue to do everything in our power to limit access to deadly weapons,” Sigmar Gabriel, Economics

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International

Iraq’s marshlands, nearly destroyed under Saddam, are coming back

It’s easy to believe, when you’re in Iraq’s southern marshes, that civilization really did begin there. Sunlight sparkles as herons dart from the reeds to spear fish, while women in long wooden boats glide through the water. The wetlands span thousands of square miles in the middle of desert. Some students of ancient history believe

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Jewish History, Middle East

How To Watch the Democratic National Convention

Welcome to the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where Hillary Clinton is set to become the party’s presidential nominee. Here’s what to expect during the four-day event. Why Philadelphia? At the beginning of 2014, six cities—Birmingham, Cleveland, Columbus, New York, Philadelphia and Phoenix—submitted bids to host the quadrennial event. Philadelphia ultimately won, beating the

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USA

Nephews Of Venezuela’s First Lady Confess Cocaine Deal

Efrain Campo and Francisco Flores, nephews of Venezuela’s first lady Cilia Flores, confessed attempting to smuggle 1,763 pounds of cocaine into the U.S., according to court filings Friday. Campo and Flores were arrested last November in Haiti during a sting operation by the U.S. Drugs Enforcement Administration. The court documents filed in a Manhattan federal

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International, USA

#DNCLeaks: Is it Shocking if Party Preferred Clinton?

The release of leaked Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails that appear to show DNC officials discussing how to work against Bernie Sanders has inflamed the progressive icon’s followers, prompting cries of corruption and institutional unfairness. But is it really shocking if the DNC preferred Hillary Clinton as the party’s candidate? Nearly 20,000 internal DNC emails

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USA

More than 60 people killed by bombings at Kabul protest

Kabul (dpa) – At least 61 people were killed and 207 wounded when twin explosions hit a large demonstration in Kabul, an Afghan official says. “We expect the numbers to rise unfortunately,” Health Ministry spokesman Ismail Kawusi added. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, writing on the group-affiliated Aamaq News Agency that two

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International

Erdogan issues decree to shutter 2,340 institutions in Turkey

Istanbul (dpa) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a decree to close 2,341 institutions – including schools, charities, unions and medical centres – in the wake of an attempted coup, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported Saturday. The decree, which local media noted as being the first taken under the powers of the

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Middle East

Whispers of a US conspiracy swirl in the Turkish president’s home neighborhood

Kasimpasa is a different neighborhood today than it was when Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, sold lemonade on its streets as a teenager. This working-class area has had a reputation for being a little rough around the edges. On Turkey’s version of Monopoly, it used to be the lowest-priced property on the board. But

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Middle East, USA