By Ken Stone SAN DIEGO — Laura Galinson leaped to her feet 17 minutes into Hillary Clinton’s speech Thursday — the moment the former secretary of state accepted her party’s nomination for president. She joined 140 other Democrats applauding and cheering at a convention watch party set in a dark, high-ceiling ballroom at the […]
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Ken Stone, San Diego County, USAThe self-described Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has solidified himself as the King of Twitter during the Democratic convention. From trolling Democratic speakers to trying to clean up his own messes, Mr. Trump has been firing from the hip, running his own version of a reality check on his Democratic
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USAWASHINGTON — In another stunning reversal, federal prosecutors on Thursday abruptly dropped murder charges against the Salvadoran immigrant previously convicted of killing former intern and Modesto, Calif., resident Chandra Levy. The unexpected decision casts back into mystery the question of what really happened to Levy more than 15 years ago when she disappeared while apparently
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USAIt was the love convention. That four letter word was emblazoned on official merchandise, mentioned nightly in speeches and sung by artists from Carole King to Katy Perry throughout the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The love motif was supposed to present a contrast to last week’s dark, festival of rage in Cleveland, and
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USAIt wasn’t the most eloquent speech. It didn’t have the booming delivery and thundering applause lines of several of the politicians, preachers and celebrities who’ve spoken at the Democratic National Convention this week. But the somber remarks by Khzir Khan, the father of a U.S. Army solider killed in Iraq, were some of the most
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USAMIAMI — The last time they were together, Charles Kinsey struck a pose that captured the nation’s attention: Supine in the middle of the road with his hands in the air while begging the man he cared for to do the same. Moments later, Kinsey was shot by North Miami police officer Jonathan Aledda. Arnaldo
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USADonald Trump responded Thursday to scorching attacks by President Barack Obama and others at the Democratic convention by saying they were “not talking about the real world” of Islamic terrorism, unchecked illegal immigration, rampant crime, a depleted military and U.S. jobs “pouring into Mexico.” “Boy, am I getting hit,” the Republican presidential nominee complained to
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USAIstanbul (dpa) – A Turkish prosecutor filed an indictment against Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen on Thursday alleging that the CIA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US helped train members of his movement to plot this month’s failed coup attempt. Within days of the failed putsch in Turkey on July 15, rumours
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Middle East, USAFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tim Canova’s campaign coffers got a big boost this week — thanks to the negative attention focused on U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The Florida Democrat resigned as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, effective with the end of the party’s national convention this week in Philadelphia. The move came in
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USAPHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton offered a confident vision Thursday night of a nation “stronger together” and capable of overcoming the forces of division to build a future with greater opportunity for all Americans despite pressing problems. “Bonds of trust and respect are fraying,” Clinton said as she formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president. “It
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We can’t finish a discussion of commotions surrounding the IDF with yesterday’s column about a Sergeant and a General awaiting judgment. There is also a multi-pronged public fury surrounding the most recent operation in Gaza, whose second anniversary was recently commemorated at the military cemetery with speeches by the President, the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Although most people don’t realize it, Israel is the only Western country that has a positive birthrate: 2.68 children per mother. The requisite figure to sustain population, without including immigration, is 2.1. For comparison’s sake, the world average is 2.42; EU: 1.61; Japan: 1.4; Singapore: .81. (CIA, 2015)
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Middle East, Steve KramerMichail Tochman, the last known survivor of the Odessa Ghetto and Concentration camp died Wednesday, July 28, of complication at 90 years of age. His recounting of life under German and Romanian occupation and the concentration camp where he was one of only 7 survivors is here. He wrote it, my sister translated his text. —
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International, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, Sam LitvinDALLAS — The youngest brother of former President George W. Bush and one-time presidential hopeful Jeb Bush says he won’t be voting Republican come November. Rather, he says he is going to vote for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico. On Wednesday in an interview with a Washington, D.C., radio program,
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