International

Alicia Machado’s weight gain ‘was a real problem,’ Donald Trump says

Donald Trump is defending his criticism against former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, saying she “gained a massive amount of weight” after her 1996 victory and became a “real problem” for the organization. Speaking on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday morning, Mr. Trump said Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton only managed to get under his skin once during

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USA

Analysis: Clinton’s needling kept Trump off balance in first debate

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Hillary Clinton came prepared, held her ground, and went for the throat with one-liners at once rehearsed and biting. Attack after withering attack, she demonstrated the value of homework. Donald Trump sought to project toughness and a measure of competence. He avoided coming off as a know-nothing blowhard. But the whoppers he

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USA

Clinton and Trump, who disagree sharply on gun rights, seem to agree on ‘no fly, no buy’ restriction

WASHINGTON — One of the starkest differences on policy that exists between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is on guns, specifically what limitations there should be on gun ownership and the role of Congress and the courts in establishing clear guidelines. And so it was rather striking to find that the two candidates seemed to

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USA

Clinton Wins The First Debate

Hillary Clinton dismissed Donald Trump as a “crazy” racist who has insulted African-Americans and women and doesn’t have the temperament to serve in the White House during a tense debate Monday night in New York that could help sway independent voters and turn out party loyalists with just weeks left until Election Day. Clinton pummeled

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USA

Howard Dean: Is Donald Trump a ‘coke user?’

In a tweet while watching the presidential debate Monday, former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean questioned whether Republican nominee Donald Trump was using cocaine. “Notice Trump sniffing all the time. Coke user?” tweeted Mr. Dean, who ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. The remark quickly gained more than 7,000 retweets and more

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USA

The Humbling of Donald Trump

“How are you, Donald,” Hillary Clinton said as she shook her opponent’s hand on stage at Hofstra University on Monday. She wasn’t going to use the “Mr. Trump” honorific like some sort of Apprentice contestant. Trump, of the other hand, asked her if Secretary Clinton was a good label and then slipped and used “Hillary”

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USA

Security Council Resolution on Israel to be Adopted after U.S. Presidential Polls

Tel Aviv-U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro revealed on Sunday that Washington is circulating several proposals to resume the stalled peace talks. Dan Shapiro did not rule out the adoption of an international resolution in this regard. This came as Americans have been leaking information that the the White House is outraged at the Israeli

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International, Middle East, USA

Dramatic deterioration in Peres’ condition

A dramatic deterioration Tuesday in the condition of former president Shimon Peres, who is hospitalized at the Sheba (Tel Hashomer) hospital in Ramat Gan since suffering a stroke nearly two weeks ago. Doctors now believe that his neurological situation is irreversible. Peres’s condition deteriorated despite daily improvements since he suffered the stroke. Last week President

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Middle East

TAU researchers gain new insight into multiple sclerosis

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Multiple sclerosis is one of the most devastating neurodegenerative diseases. It affects some 2.5 million people worldwide. It has no known cure. Until now, researchers have speculated that the body’s own immune system was unleashing an uncontrolled attack on myelin sheaths — our neurons’ protective shield — that was largely responsible

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education