USA

CNN Bombshell: Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him (UPDATED)

The article below references an unsubstantiated summary of a document about President-elect Trump’s personal and financial activities in Russia.  Here is a link to what Buzz Feed says is that document: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3259984-Trump-Intelligence-Allegations.html.  President-elect Trump has denied the allegations, saying they constitute “fake news” and are totally false. CNN has just released a bombshell report written by top reporters […]

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International, USA

Orlando police officer shot, killed; $60,000 reward offered for suspect

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two Orlando-area law enforcement officers were killed Monday morning, one shot by a murder suspect who managed to get away and a second killed in a crash while officers and deputies scrambled to find him. Orlando police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton was shot about 7:15 a.m. by a murder suspect after someone

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USA

Suspect in US diplomat shooting in Mexico is American, officials say

Mexico City (dpa) – The man suspected of shooting a US consulate official in Mexico two days ago is a US citizen and will be extradited to his home country, Mexican officials said Sunday after his arrest. Thanks to cooperation between the FBI and Mexican agents, authorities were able to arrest “an individual of US

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International, USA

Trump to meet with outspoken vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump, whose remarks on the safety of vaccinations have alarmed the scientific community, planned to meet Wednesday with outspoken vaccine critic Robert Kennedy Jr. The meeting between Trump and the scion of America’s most prominent Democratic family is likely to concern scientists and public health experts who fear the incoming administration

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Actress Natalie Portman: Women Are So Often Objectified

American actress Natalie Portman has spoken out against women being objectified “in business, in government, and in storytelling.” The Jackie star, who was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her portrayal of the late Jacqueline Kennedy in the new biopic, said she believes Hollywood, like all industries, has a long way to go when

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Paris leaders to call on Netanyahu to disassociate from Bennett

The State of Israel is preparing for a new diplomatic battle, this time in Paris. In less than a week the Paris International Conference will convene with participation of delegates from 70 countries but without Israel or the PA. Participants at the conference will call on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to disassociate from Jewish Home

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International, Middle East, USA

Op-Ed: Kerry gives terrorists an excuse to attack Jews

By Morton A. Klein NEW YORK –During an interview with David Martin of CBS on Friday January 6, 2017, outgoing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry again vented his hatred towards Israel, and incited and legitimized anti-Jewish, anti-Israel violence throughout the Arab world.   Kerry threatened that moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem would cause “an

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Middle East, USA

Iran, major powers review nuclear pact as Trump presidency looms

Vienna (dpa) – Potential changes in the US stance towards Iran dominated Tuesday as representatives from Iran and six major powers met in Vienna to review their agreement on curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme. The regular meeting by senior diplomats from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China, the European Union and Iran took place

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USA

Warmer oceans are now linked to dangerous neurotoxins in shellfish

New research could help forecast deadly toxin outbreaks NASA Earth Observatory Blooms of phytoplankton (in dark green) off the coast of California in 2016. A mysterious, potentially deadly neurotoxin that poisons humans by way of shellfish has now been linked to warming ocean waters. The new findings could help fisheries predict spikes of this substance

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Donna Brazile, DNC chair: Jeff Sessions ‘worse than unqualified’ to be attorney general

The chair of the Democratic National Committee said Tuesday that Sen. Jeff Sessions should be considered too extreme to win confirmation in the Senate as Donald Trump’s attorney general. Shortly before Mr. Sessions confirmation hearings were set to kickoff, interim DNC Chair Donna Brazile provided a likely preview of what’s to come from Democrats, saying

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USA

Toyota announces 10 billion-dollar investment in US

Tokyo (dpa) – Japan’s biggest carmaker Toyota Motor Corporation will invest 10 billion dollars in the United States, company president Akio Toyoda said, days after US president-elect Donald Trump criticized its planned factory in Mexico, Japanese media reported Tuesday. Toyoda made the announcement during a news conference at the North American International Auto Show in

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USA

Murphy vows to defy ‘unconstitutional’ orders from Trump if elected N.J. governor

NEWARK — Phil Murphy, the Democratic front-runner in the 2017 race to replace Gov. Chris Christie, picked up the endorsements of New Jersey’s Democratic U.S. Senators on Monday and vowed to disobey orders from a President Donald Trump that would violate the constitution or are “un-American.” Murphy appeared at his campaign headquarters in downtown Newark

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USA

Paris conference to ask Israel and PA to commit to two states

The countries that will attend the Middle East peace conference in Paris on Sunday are expected to call on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas to publicly renew their commitment to the two-state solution, and to renounce officials in their respective governments who oppose it, Haaretz reported on Monday. The

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International, Middle East, USA