International

Will Trump Send Aid to Mexico After Deadly Earthquake?

The Trump administration has no clear plans to offer aid to Mexico following a massive 8.1-magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds, despite the Mexican government’s explicit offer to provide support to Texas following Hurricane Harvey. A spokesperson for the National Security Council tells Newsweek the U.S. government has offered […]

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International, USA

Hurricane Irma forces Disney, Universal, SeaWorld closings in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Irma has forced Florida attractions — including Walt Disney World’s four theme parks — to close their doors to guests for multiple days, starting Saturday evening. Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme parks will close at 7 p.m. Saturday, followed by Magic Kingdom and Epcot at 9 p.m. All

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The World We Share, Travel and Food, USA

Bannon: Christie’s reaction to ‘Access Hollywood’ tape cost him Cabinet job

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was denied a Cabinet position in Donald Trump’s White House because of his reaction to the infamous “Access Hollywood” video released just before last year’s election, the president’s former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, told CBS. The leaked video featured a conversation between Trump, then a reality television

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USA

Trump Unhappy Kuwaiti Emir Has Longer Plane Than His

Donald Trump has an undeniable obsession with size—of everything from crowds to, well, body parts. It is perhaps no surprise, then, that the president reportedly couldn’t help but note with displeasure that a Kuwaiti leader’s plane was bigger than his. Related: Trump Is Obsessed With The Size Of Crowds, Hands And Now Hurricanes Emir Sabah

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Middle East, USA

8.1 magnitude earthquake is one of the strongest to ever hit Mexico

And a hurricane may be on the way. A map showing the intensity of shaking during the September 7 earthquake off the coast of Mexico. USGS A massive magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Mexico just before midnight on Thursday. The quake—widely considered to be among the strongest to ever hit the country—originated deep in the Earth

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International, The World We Share

First Responders Sue Texas Chemical Plant For Gross Negligence

Seven first responders filed a lawsuit Thursday against a chemical company whose Houston-area facility exploded after Hurricane Harvey. The lawsuit against Arkema and three of the company’s executives is seeking over $1 million in monetary relief, and alleges that the company did not adequately warn law enforcement and public health agencies about hazardous materials at

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USA

University of California sues Trump administration for rescinding DACA

LOS ANGELES — The University of California sued the Trump administration Friday for rescinding protections for immigrant students without legal status, saying it unconstitutionally violates their rights on “nothing more than unreasoned executive whim.” The lawsuit filed in the northern district of California is the first legal effort by a university to block the Trump

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

College student learned she wasn’t a citizen

EL CAJON, California — Iveth Estrada didn’t know she was an undocumented immigrant until shortly before she enrolled at Cuyamaca College. She didn’t know while growing up with her family in Spring Valley. She didn’t know while competing with the varsity swim and water polo teams at Monte Vista High School. “I only found out

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

‘Judas’ a theme of Amos Oz book on early Israel

Judas by Amos Oz; Hebrew Language, Keter Books.   By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Amos Oz, the doyen of Hebrew writers, was not awarded the prestigious International Man Booker literary prize, which went instead to David Grossman’s book, A Horse Walks into a Bar. Having read both books in the original Hebrew, I am unable to

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East

Al Franken Obstructs Judicial Nominee Because He’s ‘In the Mold’ of Thomas and Scalia

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., seems determined to block a judicial nominee from his home state. On Tuesday, Franken announced his intent to obstruct Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras, the president’s nominee to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, by refusing to return Stras’s blue slip. Why jam up the confirmation of a well-respected state

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USA

Israel hits Syria site reportedly used for chemical weapons

Syria’s army accused Israeli warplanes of hitting one of its positions Thursday, killing two people in an attack that a monitor said targeted a site where the regime allegedly produces chemical weapons. Israel, without confirming it was behind the attack, indirectly warned Syria and its Shiite allies, which have gained the upper hand militarily in

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Middle East

Left-wing NGO to American Jews: Israel is not your birthright

Since it began operating in 1999, Birthright Israel has brought some 600,000 young Diaspora Jews to visit Israel, with the aim of strengthening ties between Jews abroad and the Jewish state, and to foster Jewish identity among Diaspora youth. With a clearly non-partisan agenda and a diverse set of trips catering to Orthodox Jews, members

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Middle East, USA