WASHINGTON — FBI agents investigating Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information on a private email server Sunday obtained a warrant to search a computer used by former Rep. Anthony Weiner for messages they believe may be related to their inquiry, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation. Agents stumbled across the potentially […]
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. The U.S. election has given WikiLeaks an opportunity to revive its image as a world leader in “transparency” leaks. For several years, its leader, Julian Assange, seemed a forlorn and frustrated figure confined to a small office of the Ecuadorian embassy near the Harrods department store in London’s
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International, USAWASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s running mate Sunday seized on new revelations by the FBI director to feed voters’ doubts about the trustworthiness of Hillary Clinton, saying they are a reminder that she is a “risky choice” to be president. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and campaign manager Kellyanne Conway signaled in television interviews how the Trump
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USAWASHINGTON, October 30, 2016 – Things continued to get worse for Hillary Clinton and her campaign, as Fox News released a follow-on bombshell scoop this morning to the fast-breaking announcement that the FBI was effectively re-opening the Clinton email case. According to a syndicated Sunday morning report posted on Town News.com, “Fox News chief political
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Devil Out of Texas by Roger Raffee, 2016; Amazon Publications; 456 pages; now on Kindle. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Author Roger Raffee, a fellow San Diegan, has written a novel—and I’ll repeat that word “novel”—purportedly about a great-great grandfather who was a sure-shooting, fast-drawing Texas Ranger who could snuff out a
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, USAAs reality show star Donald Trump whipped his rally crowd into a frenzy last night, one man in a ‘Hillary for Prison’ t-shirt taunted the press pool with chants of “JEW-S-A!” instead of ‘U-S-A!’ This incident is just the latest example of anti-Semitic sentiments breaking through the surface with the Trump campaign. Observers worry that
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USAAs US reelected to UN’s much-chastised rights body, top US diplomat says focusing on rights abuses, rather than on Israel, an ‘important challenge’ By Eric Cortellessa US Secretary of State John Kerry makes opening remarks during a ministerial meeting at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts on September 24, 2016 (AFP/Matthew Healey) WASHINGTON — Secretary of
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International, USAWASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s running mate Sunday seized on new revelations by the FBI director to feed voters’ doubts about the trustworthiness of Hillary Clinton, saying they are a reminder that she is a “risky choice” to be president. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and campaign manager Kellyanne Conway signaled in television interviews how the Trump
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USAPresidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaigned Sunday before black and LGBT voters in Broward County, Fla., as she made appeals to a Democratic voting base. She promised to fight for an AIDS-free generation and to combat discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. “It is no longer the 1950s,” she said in a speech at
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USAWASHINGTON — The North Carolina couple won’t even watch the news in the same room anymore. He is voting for Donald Trump to cancel out her vote for Hillary Clinton. The tension has brought their marriage to its lowest point, she said. “I really, genuinely think the marriage is the worst it has ever been,”
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USA“Supergirl” is an intriguing coming-of-age film about Naomi Kutin, an Orthodox Jewish girl who broke a world record in the sport of powerlifting. In many ways, Kutin’s story is just like everyone else’s: She’s trying to find her way as she transitions into adolescence. But what makes Kutin extraordinary is her dedication to the sport
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAActress releases line of cheeky clothing featuring a multicultural, multi-species cast of characters By Josefin Dolsten Whoopi Goldberg designed a collection of holiday-themed sweaters for Lord & Taylor. (Twitter) Although she isn’t a Member of the Tribe, Whoopi Goldberg may have been feeling inspired by her Jewish-sounding last name when she designed her holiday sweater
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Travel and Food, USAWelcome back to The Day in Polls. As we approach Election Day, we’ll be keeping you up-to-date on the latest poll numbers and where the candidates stand. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continues to chip away at Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s lead in the polls, although Clinton is still favored nationally by 4 to
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USAWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — When Michelle Obama delivered the most influential speech of the 2016 campaign in an out-of-the-way stop in New Hampshire, she suddenly and somewhat unexpectedly commanded the spotlight with her emotional account of how Donald Trump’s private words about women’s bodies had “shaken me to my core.” Though she spoke this month while
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