President Trump signed executive orders Tuesday that revive the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipeline projects that were blocked by the Obama administration. The orders that reopened negotiations for the projects were among five executive orders related to oil pipelines. The other measures streamlined the permitting process and required the use of U.S.-made steel […]
At his first White House briefing Monday, new Press Secretary Sean Spicer was asked about U.S. intelligence agencies investigating contacts between people close to President Donald Trump and members of the Russian government. Asked if Trump would stop those investigations now that he is in charge of the federal government, Spicer told reporters, “[Trump] He
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International, USAAllison Schroeder was on the playground in 1986, chasing a friend around the slide, when the space shuttle Challenger exploded. As a first-grader, she was confused by the blast visible from her neighborhood, just 30 minutes south of the launch pad in Cape Canaveral. So she looked toward her teacher, who’d begun to cry. That’s
Ex-foreign minister says Jerusalem can no longer paint White House as ‘bad cop,’ claims government has ‘no policy’ on Gaza By Marissa Newman Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni addresses the INSS conference on January 24, 2017 (Chen Galili/Courtesy) Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni on Tuesday said she views Donald Trump’s presidency as an “opportunity” for
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Middle East, USAMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Dayton revealed his diagnosis at a news conference the morning after he collapsed during his State of the State speech, which cut it short. He told reporters Tuesday morning that his outlook is good but that he expects to
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USADALLAS — Toyota will pump $600 million into an Indiana plant where it makes Highlanders and add 400 jobs there, the automaker announced Tuesday, joining a procession of corporate giants that have touted their contributions to the U.S. economy in the months since President Donald Trump’s election. “This is a true testament to our team
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International, USACHARLOTTE, N.C. — The new North Carolina Insurance commissioner continues to face criticism for sharing a social media meme that mocked the weekend’s Women’s March. The leader of North Carolina’s Democratic Party on Tuesday questioned Mike Causey’s judgment and fitness for office. Saturday’s marches, held in Washington, D.C., and other cities around the nation and
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USAWASHINGTON – Representative Tom Price, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, said on Tuesday that science does not support the claim that vaccines cause autism – putting some distance between himself and his future boss on the issue. Price, a Georgia congressman, appeared before the Senate Finance Committee. Much
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWhite House counselor Kellyanne Conway broke up a fight between two tuxedo-clad men and threw some “mean punches” herself at an inaugural ball Friday evening in Washington, D.C., according to senior Fox Business correspondent Charlie Gasparino. Mr. Gasparino wrote on Facebook Monday about the alleged encounter at the invite-only Liberty Ball, which took place just
The Trump administration has imposed a freeze on grants and contracts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a move that could affect a significant part of the agency’s budget allocations and even threaten to disrupt core operations ranging from toxic cleanups to water quality testing, according to records and interviews. In one email exchange obtained
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) praises Delegate Dave A. LaRock of the Virginia House of Delegates for introducing a bill to amend the Virginia Code to recognize anti-Semitism as a form of unlawful discriminatory practice. Delegate LaRock, along with Delegate Mark L. Cole, introduced the bill to
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‘Bad Jews’ will start conversations By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — What is precious to us? What little keepsakes do we hang onto that may hold little monetary value to others but are priceless to us? Such an item was Poppy’s chai, a little trinket of the Hebrew letters chet and yud that
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Eric George Tauber, USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — This past Friday, the world witnessed a peaceful transition of power in our country. Indeed, it is the kind of event we ought to be celebrating regardless how we may feel about the new President being elected. In North Korea, Muslim theocracies, and in other totalitarian
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USATEL AVIV, Israel — The city of Jerusalem, emboldened by anticipated support from the Trump administration, on Sunday authorized the construction of some 560 new homes in areas of the city claimed by the Palestinians as a capital of their future state. The announcement came as members of Israel’s right-wing government clamored for Israeli expansion
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