A bomb blast killed at least 20 people at a Kurdish wedding in the northeast Syrian city of Hasaka, mostly controlled by Kurdish forces who liberated areas of the city from the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) earlier this year. A monitoring group, a Kurdish militia and Syrian state media offered differing accounts of the […]
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Middle EastVice President Joe Biden hit the airwaves Tuesday in his Democratic Party role of middle-class champion, boiling down Republican Donald Trump’s income tax issue the way he hopes voters will see it. Biden blasted Trump for working the system to avoid paying federal income taxes — and especially for bragging about it. “Since when does
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USASirius XM host Howard Stern on Monday blasted CNN for reporting that he “confirmed” Donald Trump had backed the Iraq War in 2002. CNN.com ran a story last week that declared, “Howard Stern Says Trump Backed Iraq War In 2002,” and reported that the radio shock jock “confirmed” that Mr. Trump was “kinda for the
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USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel –I recently received this question from Jim, a loyal reader: Have you any idea how many “Palestinians” live in refugee camps? I read a particularly disturbing article from a generally accurate source that states, “Palestinians in exile have mostly lived for generations in refugee camps.” That statement sounds like
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Middle East, Steve KramerMore than 50 people died in Ethiopia’s Oromia region Sunday after a stampede at a religious festival, which the government has blamed on “violent forces” but protesters have said was due to police action. An estimated 2 million people had gathered in the town of Bishoftu, southeast of the capital Addis Ababa, to celebrate the
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InternationalNew year’s greetings poured in from around the world Sunday as Jews celebrated Rosh Hashanah — the beginning of the year 5777. President Barack Obama reflected on the “great privilege” of working with the Jewish community in his final Rosh Hashanah message as president. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee for president, also delivered Rosh Hashanah
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International, Jewish ReligionWASHINGTON — It’s official. President Barack Obama’s immigration plan is dead. The Supreme Court refused a last-ditch effort Monday to rehear the Obama administration’s plan to legalize more than 4 million who’d entered the country illegally. In June, the justices had ruled in a 4-4 decision that they would not reconsider a federal appeals court
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USADetroit Tigers general manager Al Avila wandered around the clubhouse at Turner Field in Atlanta on Sunday night, his expression frozen somewhere between disappointment and frustration. He held a red solo cup in his hand, as the Tigers dressed quietly after their season ended with a 1-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Avila’s first order
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Sports & Competitions, USAOn Monday, it was announced that Tokyo-based cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi has received the 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or science for his research on the cellular “recycling” process known as autophagy. Ohsumi’s discoveries, made over the course of decades of research, are paving the way for new approaches to treating diseases, from cancer to
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationYORK, Pa. — A lot of conservatives have had trouble enthusiastically embracing Donald Trump. Then came Mike Pence. “I love Pence,” said Bill Lytle, a contractor from York who supported Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s unsuccessful presidential bid. “He’s helped me as a conservative Republican see there’s balance on the ticket.” When Pence squares off against
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USAORLANDO, Fla. — Vice President Joe Biden ripped into Donald Trump at a Hillary Clinton campaign event Monday in Orlando, calling the Republican nominee “dangerously uninformed.” “Never in the history of the United States of America has there been a major presidential candidate who has been less informed,” Biden said to a crowd of 400
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USAWASHINGTON — Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said Monday he plans to push legislation that would allow Wells Fargo & Co. customers to sue the bank over unauthorized accounts opened by employees trying to meet aggressive sales quotas. The escalating scandal also drew the attention of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who in a speech criticized
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USASpeaking to a room full of veterans Monday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump seemed to suggest soldiers who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) aren’t strong. “When people come back from war and combat and they see maybe what the people in this room have seen many times over, and you’re strong and you can
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USARaissa Santana is on cloud nine! The beauty contestant from the Southern state of Parana, has just officially become Miss Brasil 2016. According to Plus55, Raissa has made history as the second black woman in 61 years to win the coveted title. This year’s contest was historical in every sense with 6 out of the
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