Donald H. Harrison

Boris Johnson appointed Britain’s new Foreign Secretary

Former London Mayor Boris Johnson was on Wednesday appointed as Britain”s new Foreign Secretary in newly appointed Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet, The Independent reports. Johnson will represent Britain abroad on the world stage, and will also take a key role in Brexit negotiations once so-called Article 50 has been triggered to begin the process […]

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International, Middle East

Stephen Colbert rips Hillary Clinton as dishonest: ‘F*** it, I gotta take the gloves off’

Late-night host Stephen Colbert “took the gloves off” and went into a nearly three-minute long skit this week on Hillary Clinton’s integrity. “F*** it, I gotta take the gloves off,” the comedian told his audience Monday night. “The Late Show” host then began a series of pop-culture analogies to demonstrate the former secretary of state’s

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Donald Trump polling stronger with evangelicals than Mitt Romney four years ago

Donald Trump does not speak often about his Christian faith, but it’s not a problem for many evangelical voters. A new poll released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center shows that 78 percent of white evangelical voters would vote for Trump if the election were held today. That’s higher than the 73 percent of evangelicals

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USA

Hillary Clinton calls on Americans to reject ‘divisive’ Trump candidacy

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton charged Tuesday that the Republican Party, once headed by a president who held the union together, is now led by a man who intentionally stokes divisions for personal gain, as she blasted Donald Trump for “pitting American against American” when the nation needs “a president who can help pull us together,

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USA

Anthem outburst is what happens when social media opens up ‘the conversation’ to morons

If Remigio Pereira’s performance the other night at Major League Baseball’s all-star game in San Diego is not a sign of the coming apocalypse, it’s at least one of the madness currently sweeping the planet. Pereira is – was? – one of The Tenors quartet, formerly The Canadian Tenors, and he had a pretty dishy

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions

The public feud of Ginsburg vs. Trump casts harsh spotlight on court’s liberal lion

WASHINGTON — It’s a strange week when Donald Trump — known for his provocations and unconventional behavior — lectures a Supreme Court justice on what’s “highly inappropriate,” and even some of Trump’s most ardent critics have to admit: This time he’s right. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s unprecedented public criticism of the presumed GOP presidential nominee

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USA

Fresno police release body-camera footage of fatal shooting of unarmed 19-year-old

LOS ANGELES — The chief of the Fresno Police Department took the rare step Wednesday of publicly releasing the body-camera video footage of officers fatally shooting an unarmed 19-year-old man last month — a shooting that has generated fierce protests amid a roiling national debate over police brutality. Chief Jerry Dyer said at a news

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USA

US files trade complaint against China over duties on key raw materials

 with Biden WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday that it was filing a formal complaint against China challenging export duties on nine key raw materials, a move that comes as trade with the Asian superpower has become a key issue in the presidential campaign. In an enforcement action filed with the World Trade Organization,

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International, USA

ISIS Releases Hit List Featuring Jewish Worshippers

The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) disseminated a new hit list of American targets earlier this month, including churchgoers and Jewish worshippers, forcing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to brief religious leaders. The list, discovered by jihadi monitoring service SITE Intelligence, was published on July 3 among ISIS sympathizers in online forums. The targets,

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Middle East