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Rose Guidel was in trouble. It was 2009 and the United States was in the grips of the Great Recession. Her brother, who had helped pay the mortgage on her modest home outside of Los Angeles, had been murdered, so she contacted her bank to say her payment would be late. The bank apparently told

WASHINGTON, December 2, 2016 – In further positive news for American business, President-elect Donald Trump announced the formation of a council to advise him on job creation Friday. In a prepared statement, the President-elect provided his rationale for creating this new presidential council, declaring “My administration is committed to drawing on private sector expertise and

A petition urging the Electoral College to make Hillary Clinton the president of the United States is now the largest in Charge.org history. The petition, started by social worker Daniel Brezenoff last month, has received more than 4.6 million signatures. Millions of people have added their names to the online petition calling to block President-elect

MINNEAPOLIS — Dozens of Santas cycle through Twin Cities shopping centers each year, spreading joy to children who entrust them with their holiday wish lists. What has been missing from that experience, some parents say, was a Kriss Kringle who represented a wider swath of believers. This week, for the first time in the Mall

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Representatives Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) and Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the rising tide of anti-Semitism at our nation’s college campuses. The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act broadens the Department of Education’s (DOE) criteria to include all forms of discrimination against Jews, including extreme anti-Zionism and anti-Israel harassment. This legislation will

Jewish rights group calls Minnesota congressman’s implication that US policy is dictated by Israeli interests ‘disqualifying’ for top Democratic post By Eric Cortellessa Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minnesota, speaks during the first day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 25, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON — Hours after the Anti-Defamation League

Levi Strauss & Co. is asking its customers to continue trying on jeans, while also requesting they leave their guns at home—even where local laws allow them to carry their firearms in public. Related: Uber bans drivers and passengers from carrying guns The risky move—seemingly taking a side on a partisan and controversial issue—comes from