WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court begins hearing cases this week, but none of them looks to be a high-profile legal dispute that will split the eight justices. Here are a few notable legal questions due to be decided in the new term: Insider trading: Is it a crime for people to buy stock based on […]
PHILADELPHIA — The lights cut out suddenly in the bare-bones storefront in northeast Philadelphia that houses Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign office. But it was prime calling time, so volunteers who spend hours each night contacting voters worked by the light of their cellphones, pleading for support in the dark. The power failure last week, which
Chaska, Minnesota (dpa) – The United States beat Europe 17-11 to win its first Ryder Cup since 2008 on Sunday, with Ryan Moore beating Lee Westwood to clinch it in singles play. Westwood was 2-up on Moore with three holes to play at Hazeltine National before buckling in the stretch. Moore’s 1-up triumph elevated the
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International, Sports & Competitions, USASome of the world’s top female chess players may boycott the 2017 Women’s World Championships, to be held in Iran, after being told they would need to cover their heads during the tournament. The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has now come under criticism for agreeing to Iran’s strict clothing requirements for women. US Women’s Champion
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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USAStates that refuse to help resettle Syrian refugees are guilty of illegal discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, delivering a judicial rebuke to GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence, who as Indiana’s governor had tried to halt Syrian resettlement. Judge Richard Posner, writing for the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
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Middle East, USAST. LOUIS — A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit that alleged police used excessive force against Ferguson, Mo., protesters and violated their civil rights. U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey on Friday ruled in favor of summary judgment motions filed by police, police officials, St. Louis County and the City of Ferguson. The
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USAPlenty of blue-collar workers believe that, as president, Donald Trump would be ready to fight off U.S. trade adversaries and reinvigorate the country’s manufacturing industries through his commitment to the Rust Belt. What they likely don’t know is that Trump has been stiffing American steel workers on his own construction projects for years, choosing to
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International, USAIt’s been more than 70 years since Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in Delhi, but long after his death, the Indian revolutionary is still considered to be one of the world’s most influential leaders. The peaceful trailblazer is most known for his efforts during the Indian Independence Movement – which led to a Britain-free India in
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InternationalBOGOTA, Colombia — Opponents of a peace agreement between the Colombian government and the nation’s largest rebel group headed to an upset victory Sunday in extremely close voting — an indication of how divided this nation is over terms of the deal that took nearly four years to negotiate. With 99 percent of votes counted,
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InternationalDemocratic candidate Hillary Clinton (Right) and Republican candidate Donald Trump attend the first presidential debate in New York on Sept 26, 2016. A major of Americans, or 61 percent, say Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton won the first presidential debate on Monday, found a new Gallup poll. Only 27 percent of Americans think that Republican candidate
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USASenate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s massive tax write-off in the 1990s shows that he’s a “billion-dollar loser.” “Trump is a billion-dollar loser who won’t release his taxes because they’ll expose him as a spoiled, rich brat who lost the millions he inherited from his father,” the Nevada
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USAWASHINGTON — An evenly divided Supreme Court opens a new term this week with a few dozen mostly low-profile cases. But perhaps the biggest question of the year won’t even be settled by the justices. Voters next month will effectively decide the court’s ideological bent for the next four years and possibly much longer. Not
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USACHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a surprise visit Sunday morning, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told the congregation of Charlotte’s Little Rock African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church that the “community is in pain” over the police shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott. Clinton had planned to be in Charlotte a week earlier, but postponed her visit
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USABritain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, September 14, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she will start the formal process of leaving the European Union by the end of March next year, ending uncertainty surrounding the UK exit process by setting a date to invoke Article
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