WASHINGTON, November 26, 2016 – President-elect Donald Trump appears to want his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to have a senior spot in the White House. Kushner is a 35-year-old businessman, married to Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, and during the campaign he was a close advisor to Trump. Michael “Meathead” Stivic, (played by Rob Reiner in the 1970’s […]
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USAThis article originally appeared on the Motley Fool. There are seven U.S. states without personal income tax: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. But just because your state charges zero income tax doesn’t automatically make it an affordable place to live. In fact, several states on the list are actually among the
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USAWhen she was first picked to vote in the electoral college, Francine Busby was beyond excited. The San Diego Democratic Party chairwoman believed she was going to be marking an official ballot to choose the first woman president of the United States. Now, though, given Republican Donald Trump upset Hillary Clinton to win the presidency,
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USALast week, President-elect Donald Trump ripped “Saturday Night Live” on Twitter, calling the sketch comedy show “one-sided” and “biased.” One cast member says he has a point. Michael Che, who hosts the show’s “Weekend Update” segment, told Esquire magazine that despite trying to remain balanced and take on both sides, the show has seemed to
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USARon Glass, a prolific television actor best known for roles in the ’70s police sitcom “Barney Miller” and Joss Whedon’s “Firefly” has died. He was 71 years old. His death of respiratory failure was confirmed on Saturday by one of his representatives. Born on July 10, 1945 in Evansville, Ind., where he eventually attended the
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAn Alabama woman is looking for a new job after she reportedly made racist Facebook comments about President Barack Obama on her Facebook page. June Pridmore, the former senior vice president of loan operations at Regions Bank, lost her job after a Facebook page labeled her “racist of the week” after picking up a comment
LOS ANGELES — The Council on American-Islamic Relations has called for increased police protection of local mosques after letters that threatened the genocide of Muslims and praised President-elect Donald Trump were sent to multiple California mosques this week. The letters were sent to the Islamic Center of Long Beach and the Islamic Center of Claremont,
Quora Questions are part of a partnership between Newsweek and Quora, through which we’ll be posting relevant and interesting answers from Quora contributors throughout the week. Read more about the partnership here. Answer from Ben Waggoner: What do white people think when they see the “The Confederate Flag”? You mean this flag? That’s the battle
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USAMILWAUKEE — Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign will participate in Wisconsin’s recount, but there’s no evidence found to suggest hacking or other tampering altered the outcome, the campaign’s top lawyer said Saturday. In a post on Medium.com, Marc Erik Elias, general counsel to Hillary for America, said the decision was “to ensure the process proceeds in
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USANo foreign leader was more associated with conflict and confrontation with the United States than Fidel Castro. His legendary defiance and lengthy tirades against U.S. “imperialism” became an integral part of his lengthy reign in power. He made a political career by appealing to nationalism, wrapping himself in the Cuban flag and “hitting the Yanquis
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International, USASteven Seagal, the Michigan-born martial artist best known for producing and starring in dozens of action movies since his Hollywood debut in the late 1980s, was given a Russian passport Friday during a meeting in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Putin personally presented the 64-year-old action star with his new passport during a ceremony
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USADonald Trump supporters believe billionaire and prominent Democratic donor George Soros, 86, organized and funded protests around the country following Trump’s stunning Presidential victory. Now those Trump supporters have put Soros in their crosshairs. Soros’ Open Society Foundations has rejected claims it has played a role in instigating civil unrest. Earlier this week, it announced
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. In recent months, far-right activists—which some have labeled the “alt-right”—have gone from being an obscure, largely online subculture to a player at the very center of American politics. Long relegated to the cultural and political fringe, alt-right activists were among the most enthusiastic supporters of Donald Trump. Earlier
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USADonald Trump spent much of his election campaign raging against groups he doesn’t like; Muslims, the media, Mexicans and the rest. But there’s at least one group he’s a fan of. “I love the poorly educated!” the president-elect to be declared after pulling off a victory in the Nevada caucus of the Republican primary. Now,
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