Earlier this month a group of Florida teens filmed and mocked a disabled man while he was drowning in a retention pond, police said. Jamel Dunn, 32, drowned in a retention pond off Plaza Parkway in Cocoa, Florida, on July 9 – his body was found July 12, Florida Today reported. There were no calls […]
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USADon’t weep for Sean Spicer, who resigned Friday as press secretary to President Donald Trump. He started out in his job six months ago lying about the size of the crowd for Trump’s inauguration, and the rest of his tenure was mainly marked by belligerence and severely reduced access for the press. Remember in March
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USAWASHINGTON — White House press secretary Sean Spicer has resigned, it was announced Friday. The decision came after President Donald Trump hired Anthony Scaramucci, a New York financier, as communications director. In a Twitter statement, Spicer said he would leave the White House in August. For months, Spicer’s daily news briefings were must-see television although
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USATRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie on Friday signed into law legislation that raises the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products and electronic cigarettes in New Jersey from 19 to 21. Vendors licensed to sell tobacco products would be subject to fines of up to $1,000 for violating the law. Christie, a Republican, has made
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — An investigation following the terrorist shooting on July 14 on the Temple Mount Complex in the Old City of Jerusalem revealed that an accomplice brought weapons into the compound in the early hours of the morning in readiness for the attack. In this attack two Druze police officers were shot
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Barry Shaw, Middle EastMARIPOSA, Calif. — It has destroyed 29 structures, temporarily cut off power to Yosemite National Park and threatened the historic gold-mining town of Mariposa, sending its residents fleeing. It’s sent its smoke as far away as Idaho, and it burned so hot that it created its own weather system. If the Detwiler fire, which has
Only 17 out of 7,000 Jews remain in Edinets since WWII. Now, a defunct house of worship where 90 penitents were massacred is on the market By Julie Masis EDINETS, Moldova — In a small town in northern Moldova, a former synagogue is for sale on Holocaust Street. The building, where some 90 Jewish townsfolk
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International, Jewish HistoryWashington (dpa) – Two members of a student robotics team from Burundi were seen crossing into Canada after they were reported missing at the close of an international robotics competition in Washington, police in the US capital said Thursday. The other four members of the team, which participated in the competition sponsored by First Global,
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAShe’s back, and nobody knows why. There are 41 names included in the document requests sent to Donald Trump Jr.’s lawyer, Alan S. Futerfas, and Paul J. Manafort’s lawyer, Reginald Brown, by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The requests include communications involving many individuals known to be ensnared in the Russia investigation, from President Donald Trump’s
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International, USAAs the diplomatic row with Turkey grows Germany is threatening to hinder investment with its NATO ally and fellow G20 member state. Germany’s chambers of commerce say that in the current environment investing in Turkey is hard to contemplate. Trade between the two amounted to around 37 billion euros in 2016 and Germany remains Turkey’s
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International, Middle EastAt the Asian American ComicCon last weekend, speakers on one of the panels — Asian American women who work in the entertainment industry — were asked how they deal with the stereotype that they are “hot” and “exotic.” Paula Williams Madison, who is of black and Chinese descent, wanted to share a story from her
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USACHICAGO — Struggling Sears is looking for help from the company that’s responsible for much of the retail industry’s woes: Amazon. The embattled retailer, headquartered outside Chicago, announced Thursday it will begin selling its full line of Kenmore appliances on Amazon, significantly expanding distribution of a brand that, until now, was largely only sold through
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USABy Alon Ben-Meir WASHINGTON, D.C. –Sixteen years have passed and we are still fighting a war in Afghanistan which is not only the longest in American history (at a cost approaching one trillion and the blood of thousands of brave soldiers), but one which is morally corrupting from which there seems to be no exit
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, USAWhen people hear the phrase “good sportsmanship”, they probably don’t associate that with men wearing skirts. But that’s exactly what happened at the Wimbledon 2017 Championships earlier this week. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> 4-time major tennis champion Kim Clijsters was playing a double invitational game at Wimbledon when she asked the crowd whether she should serve
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