Renowned human rights lawyer Amal Clooney criticized the United Nations for failing to act on behalf of the persecuted Yazidi minority group, thousands of whom remain enslaved by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). Clooney spoke during a ceremony for Nadia Murad Basee Taha, a 23-year-old Yazidi woman who was kept as an ISIS sex […]
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International, Middle EastISTANBUL — The U.S. military acknowledged Saturday that it carried out a bombing run in eastern Syria that may have inadvertently killed 60 Syrian soldiers, prompting bitter denunciations from Damascus and its Russian allies, who accused the U.S. of siding with Islamic State. The Russian Defense Ministry said the attack, which took place after 5
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International, Middle East, USASEASIDE PARK, N.J. —A pipe bomb blew up in a plastic garbage can minutes before thousands of runners were to pass by in a charity 5k race to benefit U.S. Marines and sailors. No one was injured. The race was canceled and homes were evacuated. The discovery of an unattended backpack just before the race
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USAThree-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Albee died Friday at his home in Long Island near New York. The 88-year-old died of a short illness, his personal assistant, Jakob Holder, reportedly said. Albee was notably America’s greatest living playwright after the deaths of Arthur Miller and August Wilson in 2005. His best known work was “Who’s
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAA 15-year-old French boy has been arrested in Paris and remanded in custody on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack, a source close to the investigation said on Friday. He is the third French 15-year-old in just five days to have been remanded in custody and placed under formal investigation for terrorism. The arrests follow
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InternationalThe reality TV star Mark Cuban says he has a “secret plan” for asking Donald Trump questions if the Republican presidential nominee agrees to his offer of sitting down for an interview. The Shark Tank host and owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks on Friday afternoon tweeted a series of messages to Trump, offering him
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USA“Suppose the unthinkable took place, and Hillary Clinton was forced for health reasons to step down as the Democratic presidential nominee. Who do Democrats think should take her place?” asks a new Rasmussen Reports poll. Looks like a certain Vermont independent has the edge. The survey found that 48 percent of likely Democratic voters said
Is Donald Trump’s hair real or not? That is a question several people have asked over the years, but one lucky person got to actually tousle those luscious blonde locks to see if they are real. “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon has the honor of messing up the presidential candidate’s hair. Last night’s episode
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USADonald Trump said in an interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz that aired Thursday that he’s against requiring a prescription for birth control, calling it too tough of an ask for some women. “I think what we have in birth control is … when you have to get a prescription, that’s a pretty tough something to
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAFormer prime minister Ehud Barak tore into Benjamin Netanyahu and his current Israeli government in a cutting op-ed in The Washington Post on Thursday, accusing the prime minster of “reckless conduct” that has damaged Israel’s strategic position and threatens its very existence. Writing a day after US and Israeli officials signed a massive new military
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Middle East, USAA gold coin with a profile of the Roman Emperor Nero has been discovered near Mount Zion in Jerusalem. The coin dates to 56 CE, and says, “NERO CAESAR AVC IMP.” These coins are extremely rare, and are mostly found in private collections. Nero’s likeness testifies to the Roman presence in this area during that
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday sent a personal letter to Israel”s former President Shimon Peres, wishing him a speedy recovery from the stroke he suffered earlier this week. “Melania and I join well-wishers from around the globe in wishing you a swift recovery. You are among the last of a generation of leaders
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International, Middle East, USAJoseph Michael Schreiber, a 32-year old Jewish man, admitted that he set fire to the Islamic center where Omar Mateen, the infamous Orlando shooter, would pray. Schreiber, a resident of Port St. Lucie, Florida, said to police that he feels “embarrassed” by his deeds and that he never meant to hurt anyone. That was according
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International, USAThe Orthodox Jewish community of Berlin celebrated a welcoming of a Torah Scroll into the local synagogue at the beginning of the week. During the ceremony, led by Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, rabbi of the Jewish community of Berlin, torches were held by children of the local Jewish community and by Syrian refugee children. “We seek
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