WASHINGTON — Sen. Al Franken plans to stay in the U.S. Senate and try to win back Minnesotans’ trust. The Minnesota Democrat, who has been accused by four women — two of them anonymously — of inappropriate contact, issued a Thanksgiving afternoon apology and pledge. He wrote that he “feels terribly that I’ve made some […]
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USAEmmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in Friday as Zimbabwe’s new president, ending 37 years of authoritarian rule by Robert Mugabe. Earlier this month, on Nov. 5, Mnangagwa was fired from his position as Zimbabwe’s vice president amid a succession struggle with Mugabe’s wife, Grace. Two weeks later, the 75-year-old politician was sworn into office as the
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InternationalAt least 235 people were killed and scores more injured when gunmen stormed a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, setting off explosives and firing on worshippers during Friday prayers, authorities said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the assault in the town of Bir Abd, about 25 miles from the North Sinai provincial
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Middle EastThe information-sharing deal between President Donald Trump’s legal team and that of former national security adviser Mike Flynn has been a “scandal,” as well “ethically dubious” and could be construed as form of “witness tampering,” according to a top legal expert. University of New Hampshire professor and attorney Seth Abramson shared his opinions in a
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USASaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has denounced Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the “new Hitler of the Middle East”, as tensions simmer between the regional rivals. Saudi Arabia and its arch-rival Iran have traded a bitter war of words after a missile fired from Yemen was intercepted near Riyadh airport on November
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Middle EastBy Barry Shaw On December 11, 1917, General Edmund Allenby’s forces officially liberated Jerusalem. Actually, a Jerusalem delegation, led by the mayor, surrendered the city to a pair of British army cooks on December 8. Thus began a comical farce of who received the surrender of the Holy City. The Turkish army and their German
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Barry Shaw, International, Jewish History, Middle EastTwo more women came forward Wednesday with allegations of sexual misconduct against junior senator from Minnesota Al Franken at political events years ago. The women spoke to the Huffington Post on conditions of anonymity, citing fears of being harassed online and getting affected at work. The allegations by the women have taken the sexual misconduct
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USAkellyanne-conway A former director of the U.S Office of Government Ethics is claiming that counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway may have violated the Hatch Act with her recent comments about Alabama Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones. Walter Shaub, who served as ethics director under former President Barack Obama, said that Conway may have violated
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Argentine navy confirmed Thursday that its missing submarine experienced an explosion Nov. 15 in the south Atlantic Ocean but had no information on the fate of the 44 crew members. “There was an anomalous event (which was) unusual, short, violent and non-nuclear, consistent with an explosion,” Argentine navy spokesman Capt.
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International, USAThe intelligence that President Donald Trump leaked to top Russian officials in an Oval Office meeting in May concerned a highly sensitive Israeli special forces mission, it has been revealed. The operation, which took place in February 2017, involved commandos infiltrating an area under the control of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), to place
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Middle East, USAThe Tonight Show/YouTube Here’s something you don’t see every day: people smiling in a New York City subway station! The smiles were induced by an oddly familiar-looking band of street musicians who treated the commuters of NYC to an awesome jam session; they performed a rousing rendition of Elvis’ “Love Me Tender” and an incredibly
When you walk onto a cobblestone square in Place de la Contrescarpe in the Latin quarter of Paris, you’ll see a central fountain surrounded by well-groomed trees and old-fashioned cafés. But you’ll also see an antique sign on the side of a building that’s reignited a controversy. It’s a 19th century painting above a grocery
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsA woman who claimed she was shamed for breastfeeding her son at Disneyland has clapped back at her haters in a cheerful picture. The woman, identified as Brittni Medina, was with her 10-month-old son and husband at Disneyland, Anaheim, California, when the incident took place. According to Medina, her baby needed to be fed and
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USAAn ultra-violent Latino street gang that President Donald Trump has vowed to wipe out beheaded a man and cut out his heart before burying him in a park near the US capital, reports said Wednesday. The victim, who has not yet been identified, was stabbed more than 100 times in Wheaton, Maryland just outside Washington
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