Manuel Noriega, the Panamanian military dictator who often played opposing sides of Cold War-era political battles, until he was ousted by his on-again, off-again sponsors and toppled in a U.S. invasion, has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 83. Noriega operated as a spy for the CIA, laundered money for Colombian drug traffickers […]
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International, USASeveral cities from across the U.S. have joined a growing movement of local governments calling on Congress to investigate impeaching President Donald Trump. Last Thursday Brookline, Massachusetts, became the latest in a list of nearly a dozen American cities demanding the country’s top lawmakers examine whether the president is breaking government rules barring public officials
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International, Middle East, USAStanley Greene was a war photographer, but his photographs were like poetry. He died this month, at the age of 68, after being treated for cancer. Greene, who was one of the few African-Americans photojournalists who worked internationally covering conflicts in Chechnya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Rwanda, and Serbia, often stayed longer, and got closer, than any
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International, USAPresident Trump marked his first Memorial Day as commander-in-chief Monday, placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery and later laying flowers at the grave of the son of Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly. Mr. Trump paid tribute to America’s fallen service members as “angels sent to us
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USASenator John McCain said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to global security than the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). Speaking in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation show “7:30,” McCain called Putin the “premier and most important threat, more so than ISIS.” While McCain said that “ISIS can
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USAPaul Ryan has had his fair share of detractors, but the Republican this week found himself shunned by his toughest critics: middle schoolers. The speaker’s popularity among 13-year-olds hit an all-time low on Saturday, when students from South Orange Middle School in South Orange, New Jersey turned down a photo opportunity with Ryan. Around 100
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USAPresident Donald Trump acknowledged the deadly stabbing in Portland on Monday after journalists and the American public urged him to speak out about the incident. “The violent attacks in Portland on Friday are unacceptable. The victims were standing up to hate and intolerance. Our prayers are w/them,” Trump tweeted. However, he sent the message from
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USADemocrats have called for Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner to have his White House security clearance suspended after it emerged the FBI was looking into meetings he held with Russian officials. Kushner met with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and banker Sergey Gorkov in 2016, The Washington Post reported, with Kushner reportedly suggesting in one such
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International, USANew Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker — a potential 2020 White House contender and recipient of major campaign contributions from Jared Kushner and others in the Kushner family — declined to endorse his party’s call for the White House to revoke the security clearance of the president’s son-in-law. The Democratic National Committee has called for
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USAEditor’s note: Author Bob Holloway served as an enlisted man in the Marines during the Korean Conflict. He was wounded and later received the Purple Heart. By Bob Holloway Son, I’m just a punk reporter and I’ve never lugged a mortar so believe me I’ll just listen here tonight For I know you went
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Profession? Craft? Learned skills? We’re not dealing with something like medicine, engineering, or law, with fixed courses of study built up over the years, and official organs handing out licenses to those who pass muster. However, the continuing flubs of the amateur who got himself to the White House invites
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By Jerry Klinger ASHLEY, North Dakota — May 21, 2017, was a sunny day. Strong, chilling winds whipped across the treeless Great Plains farming land. Nearly a hundred people gathered, some from the local community, some having traveled thousands of miles. They all came to honor, to remember, to respect, to preserve the past
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USAThis article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Even at John F. Kennedy’s centennial on May 29, 2017, the 35th president remains an enigma. We still struggle to come to a clear consensus about a leader frozen in time—a man who, in our mind’s eye, is forever young and vigorous, cool
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USASen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Sunday he is highly suspicious of the latest bombshell allegations to roil White House – that President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, tried to set up a secret channel of communications between the transition team and the Kremlin. Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak was taken aback by the request, which
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