WASHINGTON — 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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International, USAWASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tends toward restraint in public comments, but his observation that President Donald Trump, as a newcomer to politics, had “excessive expectations” about the legislative process provoked an unexpected war with the White House that shows no signs of easing. Trump, in tweet after scalding tweet, has turned on
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USAAntonio Sabato, Jr., said Thursday that his speech at the Republican National Convention in 2016 blacklisted him from work in Hollywood and prompted his congressional run. “I decided it was time for me to speak out and I was blacklisted from Hollywood. But I love my country a lot more and I’m ready to fight
The United States Navy identified the nine missing sailors and the one deceased sailor from Monday’s USS John McCain collision as search and rescue efforts were suspended on Thursday. Navy divers recovered the remains of one sailor killed in the tragedy, 22-year-old electronics technician 3rd class Kenneth Aaron Smith, of New Jersey, in the ship’s
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate demanded Thursday that President Trump disband his commission designed to investigate voter fraud, saying it stems from the same hateful ideology that spurred neo-Nazis and white supremacists in Charlottesville earlier this month. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said that if Mr. Trump won’t cancel the Presidential
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USALOS ANGELES (Press Release)—The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation has announced the winners of its worldwide competition for the pro-Israel memes. Over the course of 14 days, more than 110 people from a dozen countries on six continents submitted over 300 memes, which received over 16,000 votes during the weeklong voting period. The winners included
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Middle East, USAJewish religious leaders will not organize a conference call with President Donald Trump ahead of the High Holidays—the major holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—in a break from recent tradition. “The High Holy Days are an opportunity for reflection and introspection. As the leaders of major denominations in American Jewish life, we have been
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Jewish Religion, USA[youtube:2031898] Arutz Sheva spoke with twin brothers Even and Shay Goel, who left the comfort of their home in the US to join the IDF as foot soldiers. As their parents do not live in Israel, the twins are classified as “lone soldiers.” Lone soldiers are faced with the challenge of passing difficult army years
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What to do about radical Islam? There ain’t much anybody can do. It’s one of our insoluble problems. For those of us outside areas of the Middle East and Africa where one or another radical movement established itself, the problem may grow with the defeat of the extremists in
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USASan Francisco police will be out in force Saturday for a rally that is expected to draw white supremacists and counterprotesters who have clashed violently in the past. San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said he hopes a large police presence can prevent the kind of violence seen in Virginia and elsewhere. While San Francisco
On the surface, President Trump’s self-inflicted troubles would seem a harbinger of future Democratic successes. But beyond the headlines, signs abound that the opposition party is facing its own internal problems. One sign was last week’s poor fundraising report from the Democratic National Committee. Another was a dispute between its two top leaders, Rep. Nancy
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USAWASHINGTON — More people are fleeing poverty-stricken El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala for the southern border of the United States because of hunger and a lack of food than over fears of crime and gang violence. According to a new report from a coalition of international aid agencies, almost half of the families interviewed in
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International, USALouise Linton, the actress-model-whatever wife of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, already has apologized for a certain nasty Instagram post aimed at a citizen who criticized her for bragging about her designer wardrobe during an official trip with her husband. We’re not as interested in the controversy over Linton’s Instagram posts per se, one of which
MIAMI — A former Panamanian president will learn at the end of August whether he will be sent from Miami to his homeland to face charges that he illegally orchestrated a spying mission against his rivals while using a government-funded surveillance system. Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres set the Aug. 31 deadline for his decision on
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