Following a white nationalists rally that turned violent on Saturday in Charlottesville, former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton issued a statement on Twitter condemning white supremacists for inciting violence that may have led to the death of one person. In a string of tweets, Clinton expressed empathy for residents of the Virginia town, home of […]
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USAThe rhetorical brinksmanship between Pyongyang and Washington escalated anew on Saturday, with North Korean state media circulating a report warning that the Trump administration “had better talk and act properly” unless it wants “the American empire to meet its tragic doom.” The report by Pyongyang’s official KCNA news agency came a day after – and
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International, USALast November, when James Mattis traveled to Bedminster, New Jersey, at the behest of the president-elect, his close friends were shocked. They couldn’t believe Mattis, a retired Marine Corps general, would consider working in the new administration as secretary of defense. “Jim,” his friend Peter Robinson asked him, “Donald Trump?” For three years after leaving
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International, USALOS ANGELES — Photojournalist Cliff Cheng typically photographs large demonstrations in Pershing Square, so he was eager to present a different image of the downtown Los Angeles park at its six-week concert series this summer. But he was dissuaded from photographing bands at their outdoor performances when he learned of a policy that bars professional
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USAOn any given day, the Twitterverse can expect to see a number of tweets from President Donald Trump. An early riser, Trump typically starts his day within the 6 a.m. hour, tweeting about various things like the fake news media, North Korea and most recently Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s apparent incompetence repealing and replacing
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USAChanting “blood and soil,” “white lives matter” and “you will not replace us,” scores of white nationalists holding torches marched across the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville on Friday night. Scuffles broke out between them and a small group of counter-protesters calling themselves “anti-fascists” who were surrounded as they demonstrated in advance of Saturday’s
Laurie Cardoza-Moore, president of the Tennessee-based Proclaiming Justice to the Nations (PJTN), on Thursday called on all Jews, Christians and people of conscience to protest Roger Waters” concert this Sunday at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Waters, the former Pink Floyd musician, is known for his anti-Israel views and for his encouragement of boycotts against
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAWASHINGTON — He may have been joking, but President Donald Trump’s expression of gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin for cutting hundreds of U.S. diplomatic personnel was no laughing matter for many U.S. foreign service officers. Their anger and concern poured out on social media and elsewhere Friday, a day after Trump repeatedly thanked Putin
Robert Mueller, the special counsel leading one of the investigations into Russia’s meddling in last year’s election and its alleged ties to President Donald Trump’s campaign, has been trying to “squeeze” former Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort for information, Bloomberg reported Thursday evening. The report, citing “people familiar with the matter,” indicates that Manafort has
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International, USAWASHINGTON — A veterans organization is suing the Pentagon for exposing private details about troops’ military service on “a truly massive scale” due to lax security on one of its websites. The lawsuit filed by Vietnam Veterans of America charges that a Defense Department website “is currently exposing private details about the military service of
WASHINGTON — Republicans tried, after the collapse of their long campaign to end Obamacare, to put a good face forward as they pressed on to tax reform and other issues on their ambitious legislative agenda. But they just couldn’t help themselves. The blame game launched quickly. Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., suggested that the House
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USAAs President Donald Trump escalates his war of words against North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong Un, a team of independent rocket experts has concluded that the two rockets the rogue regime launched in July and described as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are incapable of delivering a nuclear payload to the continental United States,
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International, USAWhile dogs might be man’s best friend, this man is now definitely the best friend of Lisa the pup. Lisa, also known as Adrienne, is a 2-year-old dog who was rescued by the Granville County Animal Shelter in Oxford, North Carolina when she was found on the streets with a severe bladder prolapse. Because the
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The World We Share, USAMiami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has agreed to sell the franchise for $1.2 billion to a group led by New York businessman Bruce Sherman and former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter, and Major League Baseball is expected to receive the written agreement on Friday, according to a New York based MLB source. Sherman, a
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