The son of renowned boxer Muhammad Ali was detained by officials at a U.S. airport for the second time in little more than a month, according to a tweet posted Friday by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. Wasserman Schultz, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, posted a photo of herself and Muhammad Ali Jr.
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USAJohn Miller, the Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counter-terrorism of the New York Police Department, said on Thursday that investigators believe one man using a voice changer and phone spoofing device is behind a large number of the bomb threats made against Jewish institutions. Miller described the attacks as coordinated. The spoofing device makes it
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International, USACanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday vowed to keep Jews safe, following recent threats against Jewish centers in the country. “This week, Jewish communities across the country have again been targeted by hateful threats and acts designed to make us all afraid. I want to say again – we will stand by you every
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InternationalWASHINGTON — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday that FBI Director James Comey should refute President Donald Trump’s claim last weekend that President Barack Obama had wiretapped his campaign. “Theoretically, do I think that a director of the FBI who knows for a fact that something is mythology, but misleading to the American people,
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International, USADirector Joseph Cedar insists the character — though evocative of his uncle, whose cash-stuffed envelopes landed Olmert in prison — isn’t based on anyone in particular By Jessica Steinberg To Israelis, the premise of Josheph Sedar’s latest film might seem achingly familiar: It tells the story of a New York Jew who does exorbitant favors
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAThe first monthly jobs report under President Trump Friday showed a strong economic performance, with employers adding 235,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate falling slightly to 4.7 percent. The Labor Department said wages also grew 2.8 percent from February 2016. Employers added 227,000 jobs in January. Construction jobs rose by 58,000, the most
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USAIt’s been a busy year for executioners—at least in the Middle East. On January 15, the kingdom of Bahrain shot and killed three men in its first executions since 2010. Ten days later, Kuwait led seven men to the gallows in its first state-sanctioned killings since 2013. Then, on March 4, Jordan hung 15 men
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Middle EastA little-noticed bill moving through Congress would allow companies to require employees to undergo genetic testing or risk paying a penalty of thousands of dollars, and would let employers see that genetic and other health information. Giving employers such power is now prohibited by legislation including the 2008 genetic privacy and nondiscrimination law known as
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON — The United States will host the first major meeting since 2014 of a 68-nation coalition formed to fight Islamic State, administration officials announced Thursday. The conference is set for March 22-23, and the U.S. contingent will be led by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in a rare high-profile role. The meeting will underscore
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International, Middle East, USATwo senators and a congressman are pressing the White House to disclose exactly how Jared Kushner will comply with conflict of interest laws. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., sent a letter to the Trump administration Wednesday, prompted by our recent story that detailed how Kushner, a top
WASHINGTON — Nearly every internet user has received email appeals from what are known as the “Yahoo boys,” scam artists residing in West Africa. There is the “Nigerian prince” fraud, in which the author of an email says he wants to transfer a large sum of money and would kindly compensate the recipient for aiding
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International, Travel and FoodThe smudged travel stamps in passports are a record of international border crossings that went smoothly or perhaps not so smoothly. The photos are freeze frames of the travelers who made those journeys. And then there are the cool, invisible security features. These are just a few of the things that fascinate Tom Topol about
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International, USAWASHINGTON — The owners of a Washington wine bar have sued President Donald Trump for unfair competition, saying he is using the power of the presidency to lure business to his luxury hotel near the White House. The action, filed in District of Columbia Superior Court Wednesday, is the latest legal attempt to pressure Trump
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USAWikiLeaks’ publication of documents detailing the CIA’s vast hacking prowess prompted a rebuke from China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday over concerns surrounding the security risks caused by the agency’s ability to crack the world’s most widely-used electronic devices. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said he was concerned when at asked at a press conference
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