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Heather Heyer, Paralegal Killed During Unite The Right Protest

A young paralegal from Greene County, Virginia, was identified as the victim of violence that broke out after hundreds of white nationalists converged Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, to participate in the Unite the Right rally held against the city’s decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the Emancipation Park. Heather […]

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USA

LA City Council approves contracts with IOC to host 2028 Olympics

Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti (L) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach shake hands during the visit of the 2024 candidate city delegation of Los Angeles at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, July 10, 2017. [Photo/Agencies] LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Council voted Friday morning by 12-0, unanimously approving the

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Trump tells Guam Governor he’ll be ‘Very Famous’

President Donald Trump told the governor of Guam, with the Pacific island in North Korea’s nuclear crosshairs, that he was poised to become “extremely famous” and tourism to the island would be boosted. Republican governor Eddie Baza Calvo posted a recording of the conversation on his Facebook page on Friday. The conversation followed a threat

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International, USA

Three dead, dozens hurt after Virginia white nationalist rally; Trump blames ‘many sides’

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — At least three people were killed and 35 injured after a violence-filled Saturday in Charlottesville, Va., where white nationalists had gathered for one of their largest rallies in at least a decade, only to see their event end in chaos and national controversy. Bloody street brawls broke out between dozens of anti-racism

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USA

Kim Jong-un’s media just claimed millions of army recruits have already joined and a launch could happen now

As tensions rise between the United States and North Korea, the latter nation has doubled down, claiming in a state-run media editorial that 3.5 million people have already volunteered to serve in the military and that the missiles are on “standby for launch.” RELATED: Trump doubles down on North Korea rhetoric: “What I said is

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International, USA

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos kicks off emotional battle over campus sexual assault rules

WASHINGTON — After barely surviving her confirmation battle and facing sporadic protests during visits to schools, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos could hardly have teed up a more fraught, emotional and divisive issue to launch her tenure: campus sexual assault. Although almost no one is happy with the Obama administration’s efforts to prod colleges and universities

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Trump has no credibility when calling for racial calm, rights leaders charge

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s response to Saturday’s fatal racial clash in Charlottesville, Va., drew widespread criticism on Saturday from civil rights groups and lawmakers of both parties who said the president did not go far enough to condemn the white supremacists who provoked the violent mayhem. One person was killed and nine pedestrians suffered

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USA

GOP senator lashes out: My brother didn’t die fighting Hitler so Nazi ideas could go unchallenged in U.S.

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) condemned the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, that exploded on Saturday, saying that WWII veterans, including his brother, didn’t die fighting Adolph Hitler so that Nazi ideas could prevail in the United States today. “We should call evil by its name. My brother didn’t give his life fighting Hitler for Nazi ideas

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International, USA

Bialik: Being a girl is more complicated now

Big Bang Theory star’s second book offers advice to teenage girls in need of guidance Mayim Bialik is one of the highest-paid actresses on television, but she is resolutely un-Hollywood. For the past seven years, she has played Amy Farrah Fowler, the socially awkward, cardigan-wearing neuroscientist in long-running sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Yet she

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Anne Frank Center Responds To Jeffrey Lord’s Firing

“Good riddance!” That’s what the Anne Frank Center had to say about CNN commentator Jeffrey Lord being fired Thursday after he tweeted, “Sieg Heil,” a victory salute that used to be said at political rallies. “GOOD RIDDANCE, JEFFREY LORD. We commend @CNN for firing @POTUS defender Lord for using Nazi salute on Twitter,” the organization

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Conan O’Brien set to film special show in Israel

American comedian appears to confirm rumors of visit, tweeting he will come ‘to help’ Jared Kushner during upcoming trip By Times of Israel staff American talk show host Conan O’Brien (Screen capture: YouTube) American comedian and talk show host Conan O’Brien will reportedly film a special for his “Conan Without Borders” series in Israel later

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Trump opens door to investigating China’s ‘theft’ of US intellectual property

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday will start a process that could lead to action against China, which has been accused of stealing American businesses’ intellectual property, even as he seeks Beijing’s help against nuclear threats from North Korea. Several administration officials outlined the highly preliminary trade action to reporters Saturday, suggesting — contrary

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International, USA