International

Trump looks ahead to Putin call, hopes for ‘fantastic relationship’

Washington (dpa) – New US President Donald Trump says he is seeking “a great relationship with Russia and other countries,” ahead of planned telephone conversations on Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and separate calls with the leaders of France and Germany. The Kremlin and White House confirmed reports of a scheduled call with Putin,

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International, USA

Hamas rewriting charter without anti-Semitism, claims official… but still rejects Israel

Osama Hamdan warns of violence if US embassy moves to Jerusalem, defends suicide attacks; 2nd spokesman stresses ‘Hamas’s goal remains to liberate every inch of Palestine’ By Dov Lieber Osama Hamdan speaks to Al Jazeera in August 2014 (Screen capture: YouTube) A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday that the terror group, which rules the

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Middle East

Bilden Less Experienced Than 8 Of Last 9 Navy Secretaries

Philip BIlden credit: Asia Venture Capital Journal WASHINGTON: Trump’s pick for Navy Secretary, Philip Bilden, has less relevant experience than almost any of his predecessors since 1980, Breaking Defense has found. To be precise, with one exception under Clinton, every Navy Secretary for 36 years has had significant prior experience in either government or the

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USA

French presidential front runner to quit race if charged over wife’s ‘fake job’

France’s conservative candidate for the presidency, François Fillon, said Thursday he would step out of the race if prosecutors decided to file preliminary charges over an allegedly fake job held by his wife. Scrambling to stem a potentially crippling scandal, Fillon told French channel TF1 there was nothing improper or illegal about his employing his

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International

Teens planned ‘mass shooting’ at Central Florida middle school, deputies say

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two teens were arrested Thursday after being accused of planning a Columbine-style attack at The Villages Charter middle school, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The incident started on Tuesday when a school resource officer at The Villages Charter Middle School heard rumors going around about a student planning a mass

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

On World Holocaust Day, leaders warn against the rise of bigotry and intolerance

More than one million people, mostly European Jews were gassed, shot or hanged at Auschwitz. On World Holocaust Day, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo paid homage to the victims of the Nazi death camp. Surrounded by some of the last survivors, she said “memory and truth are our responsibility, they are our weapons against evil.”

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International, Jewish Religion, USA

Chuck Todd: Media knew how ‘hated’ Hillary was in heartland and we ‘underplayed’ it

NBC’s Chuck Todd confessed that he and others in the mainstream news media played down just how despised Hillary Clinton was in the heartland due to the fear of appearing “sexist.” What’s more, he admitted, the mainstream media failed to “tell the stories of all Americans.” “Where I think political correctness got in the way

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USA

Senators Oppose Education Secretary Confirmation

One of the most contentious picks for President Donald Trump’s cabinet is his Secretary of Education choice, Betsy Devos. The prominent Michigan Republican billionaire has a history of supporting charter schools and school choice, chaired the American Federation for Children and was condemned by the largest labor union in the U.S., the National Education Association.

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Miami-Dade mayor orders jails to comply with Trump crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ counties

MIAMI — Fearing a loss of millions of dollars for defying immigration authorities, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez on Thursday ordered county jails to comply with federal immigration detention requests — effectively gutting the county’s position as a “sanctuary” for immigrants in the country illegally. Gimenez cited an executive order signed Wednesday by President Donald Trump

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International, USA

Obama Condemns ‘Repeal and Replace’

Repealing Obamacare without a replacement is “reckless” and “irresponsible,” and would leave the country “with more uninsured and uncompensated care than when we started,” writes former President Barack Obama. In the commentary published Jan. 26 in the New England Journal of Medicine, one week after the inauguration of Donald Trump, Obama makes good on the

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Mike ‘Mannix’ Connors Is Gone at 91

Mike Connors, the star of the long-running television series “Mannix,” passed away Thursday afternoon at the age of 91. Connor’s son-in-law, Mike Condon, revealed that Connors died due to complications from pneumonia, which had been diagnosed a week earlier. Connors’ most well-known work was that of private detective Joe Mannix on the CBS television series

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Restrictions needed for refugees who can’t be vetted

Members of California’s Iraqi Christian community and their supporters protest the months-long detention of Iraqi Christian asylum-seekers at the Otay Mesa detention center. (Screenshot: Al-Jazeera) By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you want security clearances in the United States, the government “vets” you quite thoroughly. They begin by asking you questions and then ask

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Middle East, USA