LOS ANGELES—The mission, from the day “Star Trek” premiered on America’s televisions on Sept. 8, 1966, was ambitious: “to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.” Where did Gene Roddenberry’s TV series go to find that world? Often as not, it […]
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USAThe following editorial is from the Dallas Morning News. ——— There is only one serious candidate on the presidential ballot in November. We recommend Hillary Clinton. We don’t come to this decision easily. This newspaper has not recommended a Democrat for the nation’s highest office since before World War II — if you’re counting, that’s
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USAWashington (dpa) – The US presidential candidates traded personal attacks on Tuesday as they provided more access to reporters trying to keep up with the quickening pace of the campaign. Republican Donald Trump, in another provocative comment about a woman’s appearance, said Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton lacks “a presidential look,” while she criticized him for
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USASeveral Egyptian lawmakers want a member of parliament to be referred to that body’s ethics panel after his assertion that the country should continue the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) because half the Egyptian men “are impotent.” According to the Al-Mesryoon website, the politicans want Elhamy Agina to be referred to the panel for
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Middle EastRIO DE JANEIRO – Just 14 months after losing her right leg, way too much blood, and very nearly her life, Jennifer Oakes plays “bolleyball sitting on on her bum. “Isn’t that amazing?” That delightful description comes from the young daughter of one of Oakes’ 5,800 Instagram followers, people who are inspired daily by her
In years past, Labor Day marked the start of the general election campaign. But studies show voters tend to make up their minds earlier, prompting political analysts to consider whether underlying factors mean the 2016 race is already as good as over. Veteran analyst Stu Rothenberg says it is. “Given the current numbers, the major
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USAMEXICO CITY—As a handsome young politician named Enrique Pena Nieto ascended at lightning speed from state legislator to president of Mexico, Luis Videgaray was never far from his side. An MIT-trained economist and one-time investment banker, Videgaray was Pena Nieto’s presidential campaign manager, secretary of finance and closest confidant. With his soft voice and glasses,
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International, USAThe Coast Guard is searching for a woman who fell overboard during a cruise to the Bahamas. Rina Patel, 32, from Interlaken, N.Y., was wearing a white and pink dress when she fell into the sea at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday from the 11th deck of the Carnival Ecstasy. The ship was 27 miles southwest of
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Travel and Food, USAORLANDO, Fla. — Bill Clinton criticized Donald Trump over his donation to Pam Bondi, praised the University of Central Florida’s scientific investments and held up Orlando as an example of how America should embrace the LGBT and Muslim communities during an Orlando campaign rally Wednesday for Hillary Clinton. Before a crowd of about 400 in
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USASean “Diddy” Combs told MSNBC host Al Sharpton that blacks have been shortchanged by the Obama presidency, and that African-Americans should “hold our vote” in the upcoming presidential election. If Combs had stopped there, he would deserve the harsh criticism he’s received for suggesting that African-Americans can afford to sit out an election of this
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USAVIENTIANE, Laos — President Barack Obama and controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte bumped into each other while attending a dinner of world leaders here Wednesday, exchanging niceties after Obama canceled an earlier sit-down because of vulgar comments Duterte directed toward him in public. The encounter “consisted of pleasantries” between the two before the gala dinner
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International, USAWASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s plan to strengthen the military and battle terrorism, unveiled Wednesday, is aimed at showing America he’d be a tough, knowing commander in chief. That’s going to be a hard sell. And it’s going to be hard, if not impossible, to pay for. Trump outlined his proposal in a speech in Philadelphia
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International, USAThe time has come for all Americans of voting age to ask themselves a crucial question: Do I really want a president who coughs? The logical answer, of course, is no. Coughing is a sign of mental incapacity and imminent death — that’s a well-established fact, according to the earlier part of this sentence. Electing
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABALTIMORE — Even in death, Elaine Harmon successfully challenged convention. Harmon, a Baltimore native and pilot, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday after her family fought all the way to the White House to guarantee that women who flew non-combat missions during World War II would be afforded the honor. More
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