Former President Ronald Reagan’s son says President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to have the mental “stability” to be president. “It’s not that he’s just not behaving like a normal president does, he’s not behaving as a normal grown-up does,” Ron Reagan told anchor Chris Matthews during an interview on MSNBC Thursday night. “Very sober people […]
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USAThis week’s revelation of two North Korean shipments suspected to be chemical weapons and intercepted on their way to Syria may be just the latest sign of Pyongyang’s hand in the Syrian regime’s chemical arsenal. According to a confidential United Nations report, first revealed by Reuters on Tuesday, the two shipments were intercepted at an
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International, Middle EastPresident Trump again called on Republicans to move to a simple majority on Friday warning few bills will be passed under the current rules. “If Senate Republicans don’t get rid of the Filibuster Rule and go to a 51% majority, few bills will be passed. 8 Dems control the Senate!” Mr. Trump tweeted. Senate Republicans
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USAAn odd-looking frog that spends most its life underground and only comes outside when its ready to mate was recently discovered in India’s Western Ghats mountains. Its pointy snout, tiny eyes, and stumpy limbs might look funny but the truth is this is an extremely well-adapted creature to a life in the burrows. Credit: JEGATH
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationA Mexican immigrant who was institutionalized in mental hospitals in Northern California for more than 30 years is now considered by some critics to be one of the best artists of the 20th century. And he’s getting his first major retrospective in Los Angeles. The Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, or ICA LA, is
An ancient Babylonian tablet whose purpose has been a longstanding mystery reveals that the ancient Mesopotamian civilization beat the Greeks to the discovery of trigonometry by more than 1,000 years, researchers say—and their methodology might even hold lessons for modern-day mathematicians. The tablet, Plimpton 322, was discovered in the early 1900s in present-day Iraq, according
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationCHICAGO — The University of Illinois has ended a long tradition of playing what the program has called a “war chant” during sporting events, an athletic department spokesman confirmed Friday. Many consider the drum music, which is tied to the theme of the university’s former mascot, a stereotypical Native American appropriation. The song has been
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Sports & Competitions, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his televised address on the future of American operations in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump took a sharp turn from his predecessors. I share [the American people’s] frustration over a foreign policy that has spent too much time, energy, money, and most importantly lives, trying to rebuild countries in our
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAWASHINGTON — The White House is getting ready to move on a contentious plan to shrink public lands in the West, which could involve the redrawing of borders at several national monuments that are home to unique geological formations, rare archaeological artifacts and pristine landscapes. The blueprint delivered to Trump on Thursday by the Department
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USAPrince George will be heading off to school in September and will be getting the best education “money can buy” from a posh school for well-to-do families in London. According to PEOPLE, the young prince will be attending a $23,000-a-year school which is about four miles south of his Kensington Palace home. The school is
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InternationalWASHINGTON — The White House refused to concede Thursday that President Donald Trump has given up, even temporarily, on a promise to make Mexico pay for a border wall. Yet the tactical retreat seemed apparent as Trump pressured Congress for wall funds, threatening a government shutdown next month if lawmakers don’t deliver — with no
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International, USAThe American Civil Liberties Union backpedaled Wednesday on tweeting a photo of a white baby holding a U.S. flag after users called it racist. The seemingly harmless photo showed a blond-haired toddler in a “Free Speech – ACLU” onesie holding a U.S. flag and what appears to be a colorful toy dog. The tweet read,
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USAESPN decided this week to switch the assignment of Robert Lee, an Asian-American football announcer who was scheduled to call a University of Virginia football game. This was necessary because, well, it’s hard to picture the meeting where the Worldwide Leader in Sports reached this decision. “He has almost the same name as the statue.”
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USAWASHINGTON — The controversy surrounding the bizarre attack against United States and Canadian diplomats in Cuba is expanding rapidly. The U.S. State Department on Thursday said as many as 16 people from the “embassy community” in Havana were affected by the use of some alleged sonic device. Some of them still remain in Cuba. The
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