US forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by militants allied to the Islamic State (IS) group, more than two weeks into fierce fighting. Both Philippine military officials and US diplomats on Saturday insisted the American troops were not engaged in combat operations in
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International, USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee for a post as a powerful banking regulator has misrepresented a college degree on his resume, according to a spokeswoman for Dartmouth College. Joseph Otting, the former chief executive of Pasadena’s OneWest Bank who Trump nominated on Tuesday to be the next comptroller of the currency, has claimed to
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USAWASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday to answer questions about his dealings with Russian officials. Sessions, who came under criticism for failing to report meetings with the Russian ambassador, wrote a letter Saturday saying he wanted to answer questions raised during former FBI Director
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USAThe Metropolitan Police say the London Bridge murderers attempted to hire a seven-and-a-half tonne truck to carry out their killing spree, but the three men failed to provide correct payment details so used a smaller vehicle. The attackers also attached pink ceramic knives to their wrists and placed bags of sand in the back of
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InternationalAmid James Comey’s damning testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, calls for President Donald Trump to face impeachment proceedings are surging. In the past 48 hours, two of the leading Trump resistance groups have called for the first time for the impeachment process to start against Trump on charges of obstruction of Justice. Related: Trump
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From Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — The Navy will commission the USS Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday, the latest littoral combat ship headed for San Diego. The trimaran variant of the the fast, agile class of ships is named for the former Arizona Congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt in 2012 that left her with
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By Micha “Mitch” Danzig SAN DIEGO — Recently it was discovered that Sears, Walmart and Amazon were selling on their respective websites “Free Palestine” shirts with clenched fists and similar hateful anti-Israel rhetoric. In response to concerns expressed by many in the Jewish and pro-Israel community, both Sears and Walmart agreed to stop selling the
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Middle East, USABy Lloyd Levy LONDON, England — I would like give my own opinions as to why the Theresa May led us to an election fiasco. The electorate is in an extremely unforgiving mood. The financial collapse ten years ago, has severely impacted peoples’ standard of living, wages, and future prospects. The young see their future job
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday made an explicit commitment to NATO’s core mutual defense obligation, weeks after he declined to do so at a meeting of alliance members in Brussels. “I am committing the United States to Article 5,” Trump said in response to a question during a Rose Garden news conference with
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International, USABy Sandee Brawarsky J.R.R. Tolkien’s great-grandson Nicholas Tolkien. Separated by three generations, one lived through war to create a magical world of fantasy, and one was blessed to know peace but writes about an unimaginably tragic chapter of history. Playwright and director Nicholas Tolkien, who makes his Off-Broadway debut this month with “ Terezin,” is
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Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWhile the number of Orthodox Jews in the United States is on the rise, non-Orthodox American Jewry is in the midst of a steep demographic decline which, according to a new study, is only growing worse. The Jewish People Policy Institute, a Jerusalem-based think tank founded in 2002, released a new study earlier this week
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Jewish History, USARussia will retaliate against the U.S. unless Washington returns property seized by the Obama administration and reinstates their diplomatic immunity status, Moscow warned Friday. Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, formalized the warning in a statement Friday amid recent reports involving the two properties – a compound on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and
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International, USAJeremy Corbyn, whose political career reached unexpected heights as the results of the UK’s general election filtered through last night, has urged Prime Minister Theresa May to stand down after a dismal night for the Conservatives. After a nailbiting evening for the opposition leader, Corbyn said the results showed the public is turning its back
WASHINGTON — In the wake of James Comey’s riveting testimony, congressional investigators say they want to know if the White House has recordings of Trump’s discussions with the former FBI director. If it does, they want to listen to them. Trump added to the mystery Friday by saying he will address the question of tape
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