International

American Airlines flight attendants sue over uniforms

Two American Airlines flight attendants have filed a federal lawsuit against garment manufacturer Twin Hill over claims that new uniforms delivered last year are making thousands of employees sick. American introduced the new uniforms in September and almost immediately, employees started complaining about reactions — including rashes, severe headaches and breathing difficulty — they attributed […]

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Travel and Food, USA

Rod Rosenstein, deputy attorney general, denies Russia probe has ballooned into ‘fishing expedition’

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Sunday denied that the Russia investigation special counsel’s probe has turned into “fishing expedition” aimed at digging up dirt on President Trump. “The special counsel is subject to the rules and regulations of the Department of Justice, and we don’t engage in fishing expeditions,” Mr. Rosenstein said on “Fox

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USA

In first, court revokes citizenship of Arab Israeli car-ramming attacker

Measure called for by interior minister; judge rules that by committing a terror attack, Alaa Raed Ahmad Zayoud removed himself from society By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff Suspect Alaa Raed Ahmad Ziwad at Haifa Magistrate’s Court (Basel Awidat/Flash90) The Haifa Magistrate’s Court on Sunday revoked the citizenship of an Arab Israeli man

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Middle East

Minnesota governor visits bombed mosque: ‘so wretched’

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. �� Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Lt. Gov. Tina Smith visited the Dar Al Farooq Islamic center in Bloomington Sunday morning, the day after a bomb rocked the building. Dayton described the incident as “so wretched. Not Minnesota.” An FBI investigation into an “incendiary explosive device” used at the Islamic center continued Sunday.

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USA

Marijuana Company Purchases California Town With ‘Pot Paradise’ Plans

A tiny California town with a population of six people may become the “Disney” of marijuana tourism after a weed company purchased the area for $5 million with pot paradise plans. The 120-acre town of Nipton, California, near the Nevada border, was bought Thursday by American Green Inc., a publicly traded marijuana technology and growing

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USA

Bill to shield special counsel Robert Mueller from Trump gets cool reception from White House

A bipartisan Senate bill to protect the Russia investigation special counsel from being fired met with a cool reception Sunday from White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. Sen. Thom Tillis, North Carolina Republican, defended the bill as a way of ensuring the special counsel’s independence, while Ms. Conway insisted that President Trump “has not even discussed”

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USA

Arrests made in storming of military base in coastal Venezuela

Rio de Janeiro (dpa) – Seven people have been arrested after “terrorist attackers” on early Sunday targeted a coastal military base in Venezuela, the country’s military reported. According to ruling party chief Diosdado Cabello, government troops acted quickly to contain the threat at the Paramacay base in the northern city of Valencia, saying that there

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International

Indian PM’s security goes to the (Israeli) dogs

India buys dozens of highly trained four-footed graduates of IDF’s canine unit to boost protection of senior officials By Stuart Winer Illustrative photo of IDF soldiers with a trained army dog during a drill, April 2, 2014. (Gershon Elinson/Flash 90) Post-army Israelis have long made India a favorite destination after completing their service, but another

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International, Middle East

Pence Denies 2020 Election Report

Mike Pence’s press secretary has denied an explosive report from The New York Times Saturday that the vice-president is among a group of Republicans already preparing a “shadow campaign” for president in 2020. President Donald Trump is just over six months into his first term and has never suggested that he would not seek re-election

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USA

A 9-year-old’s hand-written job application to NASA is the best thing you’ll read all day

When NASA put up an advertisement for the position of “Planetary Protection Officer,” it quickly made headlines. From the title, it seemed that there might be a need for a real-life leader of the “Men in Black.” Unfortunately, the job description isn’t quite that exciting. NASA isn’t looking for a real-life Buzz Lightyear. Instead, it

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Syrian forces recapture Islamic State’s last stronghold in Homs

Damascus (dpa) – Government forces have retaken control of Islamic State’s last bastion in Syria’s central province of Homs in the latest setback to the extremist militia, a monitoring group and military sources said on Sunday. The recapture of the strategically important town of al-Sukhna in Homs late Saturday followed intense bombardment by regime and

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Middle East