Keith Ellison WASHINGTON – The Democratic National Committee is having a big problem finding a new face to fill its critical vacancy as chairman in the wake of its loss of the presidency and its continued minority role in both houses of Congress in 2016. U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first black Muslim ever […]
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Middle East, USAOutgoing US Secretary State John Kerry expressed disappointment Sunday that his efforts over the past four years have not put an end to the construction of homes in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Speaking at the Saban Forum, Kerry said that Israel is “heading to a place of danger” and that the chances for
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Middle East, USAClinton campaign manager Robby Mook on Sunday blamed the Democratic presidential nominee’s loss primarily on the letters from FBI Director James Comey regarding her secret email server. Mr. Mook said the letters – particularly the Oct. 28 letter to Congress saying the FBI was reviewing newly emerged emails – were an “incredibly powerful force” that
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USAWelcome to Newsweek’s daily rundown of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition process. There are about 4,000 positions to fill, and we’ll be keeping track of appointees through the January 20 inauguration. Donald Trump’s transition team expects the president-elect to nominate someone for the secretary of state post within the next two weeks, although the field of
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USAOAKLAND, Calif. �� The death toll from the fire that raced through an Oakland warehouse during a concert rose to 30 Sunday as searchers continued to sift through the ruins of one of the deadliest fires in modern California history. The search for victims could take two more days, leaving in limbo friends and family
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USADonald Trump really, really hates Alec Baldwin’s impersonation of him. The president-elect of the United States and the actor got into another tiff this weekend over Twitter after Trump again used his favorite micro-blogging site to criticize “Saturday Night Live’s” portrayal of him as a feckless, disinterested vulgarian. “Just tried watching Saturday Night Live—unwatchable! Totally
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USASANTIAGO, Cuba — As a new day dawned Sunday in this city, the launching site for the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro was laid to rest in a private ceremony. His ashes were interred in a crypt next to the 85-foot mausoleum of Cuban patriot Jose Marti in the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery. In contrast to Marti’s
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InternationalWill a far-right, gun-loving, anti-immigrant, politician become Austria’s next president? Norbert Hofer and his supporters certainly hope so. After Brexit and Donald Trump, the populist is aiming to be the next figure to ride the anti-establishment wave as Austria once again holds a re-run of its presidential election. The rest of Europe is watching closely
Alec Baldwin returned to “Saturday Night Live” to reprise his role as Donald Trump, mocking the president-elect’s prolific Twitter habits in the show’s opening skit. It took just 45 minutes for Trump, on Twitter, to respond. “Just tried watching Saturday Night Live — unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can’t get
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWASHINGTON, December 04, 2016 – Sarah Palin, a public supporter of the President-elect, lashed out against Donald Trump’s recent deal with Carrier to keep a plant in Indiana and nearly 1,000 jobs for US workers. The former Alaska governor wrote an op-ed piece for Young Conservatives called the recent deal ‘crony capitalism.’ Palin wrote, “When
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USAAs the richest black man in Africa, who sits atop Africa’s most diversified manufacturing conglomerate, no lofty accolades are out of order for Aliko Dangote. His path has been serrated with honours upon honours, so, it is no big surprise that University of Ibadan should find him worthy of the honour of the degree of
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InternationalPresident Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja met with King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who arrived Nigeria on Thursday, for a 3-day official visit to Nigeria. The visiting monarch inspected a guard of honour mounted by men of the Guards Brigade. The Guards Brigade also honoured the visiting King with 21-gun salute. After the inspection of
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InternationalLOS ANGELES—Following his appointment as the next Treasury secretary by President-elect Donald Trump, California banker Steven Mnuchin has resigned from his board position at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs partner and one-time co-chairman of the troubled Relativity Media studio, joined the Board of Trustees of the museum in
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USATamar Lyons I write this in fear of what we have become and accepted as our norms. I write this reflecting on the anti-Semitism I was privy to on my university campus. I am a student at a Ryerson University. On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, I attended the Semi-Annual General Meeting (AGM) to show my
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