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U.S. Identifies Key Player in ISIS Attacks on Europe

This story was co-published with Frontline. Almost a year after Islamic State terrorists killed 130 people in Paris, U.S. intelligence agencies have identified one of the suspected masterminds of that plot and a follow-up attack in Brussels. U.S. counterterror officials said the man, who goes by the name Abu Sulaiyman al Fransi (Abu Sulaiyman, the […]

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Bruce Springsteen: Trump might try to ‘take down the entire democratic system’ if he loses

Bruce Springsteen says Donald Trump is such a “flagrant, toxic narcissist” that he might try to burn America’s democratic system to the ground if he loses the presidential election. “He’s going to lose and he knows that. He knows he’s going to lose,” the rock and roll legend told London-based Channel 4 News in an

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

2,000 Seattle teachers wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ shirts to class

SEATTLE — About 2,000 Seattle educators wore Black Lives Matter shirts at their schools Wednesday to call for racial equity in education. Schools across the district held “Black Lives Matter at School” rallies before classes began for the day. Students, parents and teachers also wore stickers and buttons emblazoned with the “Black Lives Matter” slogan.

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In a stunning Versace dress, Michelle Obama sent an important message at her final state dinner

Michelle Obama has never missed a beat when it comes to dressing for an important occasion. Who could forget the one-shouldered white silk chiffon gown embellished with organza flowers with Swarovski crystal centers that she wore to the inaugural ball in 2009? The gorgeous dress was the creation of a little-know Chinese-American designer named Jason

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Former Red Sox Curt Schilling Planning Senate Run Against Elizabeth Warren

He played 20 long memorable seasons in Major League Baseball, and now Curt Schilling plans on taking his talents to the political world. According to numerous reports, Schilling has decided to run against Elizabeth Warren for Massachusetts senator in 2018. Warren has been a Massachusetts Senator since 2013, but a few questionable decisions and policies

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Bill O’Reilly told Donald Trump to “stop whining” before the next presidential debate

Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly spoke about the final presidential debate on as a guest on CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” After praising debate moderator and Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, O’Reilly had some debate advice for the presidential candidates. For Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, he advised that she ignore her opponent.

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Colorado Springs Teens Keep Killing Themselves

Close Lucrecia Sjoerdsma knew what to watch for: the lingering moodiness, the sudden disinterest in what once brought joy. But her daughter, Riley Winters, a ninth-grader at Discovery Canyon Campus High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was always smiling—the 15-year-old used whitening strips because she loved showing off her perfect teeth. “Her smile really matched

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Despite Trump claim about Chicago, officials say technology means vote fraud thing of past

CHICAGO — Claims from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that voting is rigged to help Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Nov. 8 have served to dredge up Chicago’s controversial history of vote stuffing, ballot boxes floating in the river and dead people voting. But state and city elections officials contend the massive voting fraud of

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Marco Rubio warns against playing politics with WikiLeaks, says it could haunt Republicans

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who is running for re-election, is breaking with Donald Trump over making the WikiLeaks emails a campaign issue, saying Republicans should not play politics with the hacked emails. “As our intelligence agencies have said, these leaks are an effort by a foreign government to interfere with our electoral process, and

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Ecuador says it cut Assange’s internet access due to leaks

Quito (dpa) – Ecuador confirmed Tuesday that its London embassy had cut off Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s internet access due to his platform having leaked documents about US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. “The government of Ecuador respects the principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of other states. It does not interfere in external

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Marybeth Hagan: Hacked emails show level of contempt for deeply religious

Woe to the Catholic who dares express his or her deeply held beliefs in the public square. For in some political circles, Catholics are considered a politically incorrect threat that must be manipulated. The proof is in the hacked WikiLeaked emails of John Podesta, campaign chairman and confidant of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. While

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