International

Thanks to Nixon, President Trump’s taxes will be audited automatically every year

WASHINGTON — When Donald Trump is sworn in as the nation’s 45th president, his complex business empire will immediately be subject to an audit by the Internal Revenue Service. Thanks to an obscure provision in the IRS manual, Trump and his vice president, Mike Pence, will each be under a mandatory audit annually. “The requirement […]

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USA

Veterans descend on Hampshire College, protest removal of American flag after Trump win

Angry veterans descended on a Massachusetts college campus over the weekend to protest administrators’ decision to remove the American flag. Hampshire College has been embroiled in a flag controversy of its own making since the Nov. 8 presidential election victory of Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton. A stolen flag, a burnt replacement, and

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USA

Palestinian Authority leader Abbas re-elected head of Fatah party

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was re-elected to lead the Fatah party Tuesday as the movement opened its first congress since 2009 with talk mounting of who will eventually succeed the 81-year-old. Abbas was re-elected by consensus, Fatah party spokesman Mahmud Abu al-Hija said, and was due to address the congress at 6:00pm (1600 GMT).

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Middle East

James Hunter, creator of Barron Trump autism video, apologizes to Trump family in new video

The creator of a YouTube video that speculated whether 10-year-old Barron Trump is autistic has apologized to the Trump family in a new video posted Tuesday afternoon. YouTube user James Hunter issued the apology after news broke that Melania Trump was threatening a lawsuit over the video. In a letter obtained by Us Weekly, Mrs.

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USA

African diplomats go on rare, ‘enlightening’ tour of Old City’s Jewish sites

Palestinians fume as envoys from seven countries meet Israeli officials near Jerusalem’s Western Wall, visit controversial City of David archeological park By Raphael Ahren After trekking through a narrow 600 meter-long, 2,000-year-old tunnel believed to have transported water from Jerusalem’s Temple Mount out of the city, the African diplomats were ushered into a small area

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Middle East

Will he, won’t he? Hollande’s silence over primaries leaves Socialist Party in disarray

With just five months to go before France’s presidential elections, François Hollande has kept the country in suspense over whether he will run for a second term, throwing his Socialist Party into disarray. Hollande has until December 15 to declare his candidacy in the left-wing primaries, which will be held in two rounds on January

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International

Jill Stein explains rationale of Michigan presidential recount request

DETROIT — It’s official: The campaign of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has requested a recount of the nearly 4.8 million ballots cast for president in the state of Michigan. So why is she doing it? The number of blank ballots in Michigan’s presidential election results was a “red flag” to her. “In part,

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USA

Pelosi survives challenge to her leadership of House Democrats

WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi will remain as the House minority leader after surviving a generational challenge from younger Democrats frustrated with repeated election losses and a leadership team top-heavy with liberal senior citizens. Pelosi, of California, kept the position on a secret 134-63 vote on Wednesday morning, defeating an underdog challenge from 43-year-old Rep. Tim

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USA

Trump says he will leave his business ‘in total to fully focus on running the country’

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that he would “leave” his business operations “in total to fully focus on running the country.” Trump’s vast interests in real estate and other ventures have raised unprecedented concerns about the potential for conflict of interest, both at home and internationally. In one of a series of

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USA

Trump delivers on promise — manufacturing jobs to stay in Indiana. But at what cost?

During the US presidential campaign, Donald Trump often boasted that he’d stop American companies from shipping jobs out of the country. One of his favorite targets was Carrier, an Indiana company that manufactures furnaces and other HVAC equipment. The company has been building heating and cooling systems in Indianapolis since the 1950s. Last February, Carrier’s

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International, USA

Brazilian pilot’s last words before the plane went down are as sad as can be

The last words of the pilot of flight LMI2933 carrying the Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense and others, which tragically crashed and killed 71 of 77 passengers on board as it traveled from Santa Cruz, Bolivia to Medellín, Columbia have emerged. Players and the pilot before the take-off… #Chapecoense #football pic.twitter.com/LOZhbMJ6Vn Watch the video — Photos

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International, Sports & Competitions

Charlotte police officer will not face charges in shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — No charges will be brought against Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer Brentley Vinson in the September shooting death of a man in University City, District Attorney Andrew Murray announced Wednesday. Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was shot Sept. 20 in a confrontation with officers outside his apartment. Murray said that evidence in the case shows

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USA

House passes bill to name Chula Vista post office for fallen police officer Jonathan ‘J.D.’ De Guzman

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Legislation to honor fallen San Diego Police Officer Jonathan “J.D.” De Guzman took a major step forward when the House of Representatives approved a bill U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) is sponsoring to dedicate a Chula Vista post office to Officer De Guzman. “Officer De Guzman dedicated his life to

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San Diego County, USA