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No injuries after bomb threat at Legoland Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Legoland Florida Resort was evacuated Thursday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat, officials say. Adrian Jones, the resort’s general manager, said park officials received the anonymous bomb threat and “quickly made the decision to evacuate our theme park and hotel according to our established safety protocols.” The threat, which was received just […]

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For Clinton campaign chief John Podesta, it was literally a day to erase from memory

WASHINGTON — John Podesta, the veteran Democratic political operative who has served two different presidents and is chairman of Hillary Clinton’s political campaign, has had a lousy week. Not only has the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks been publishing emails pirated from Podesta’s account earlier this year, but hackers penetrated his Twitter account and apparently wiped all

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USA

New York Times rejects Donald Trump’s demand for a retraction

An attorney for The New York Times has rejected a demand from a law firm representing Donald Trump to remove and retract a story about women who claimed the Republican presidential nominee had engaged in sexual misconduct with them. Trump’s attorneys claimed the newspaper committed libel when it published a report Wednesday that quoted two

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USA

In Pa., Ivanka Trump praises her ‘great dad,’ avoids assault claims, tape controversy

MALVERN, Pa. — Donald Trump’s daughter on Thursday called him “a great dad” and “a leader who helps people grow into their full potential.” Opening a daylong campaign swing across the Philadelphia region with a stop at a Chester County hotel, Ivanka Trump praised her father and said she was confident he would win the

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USA

Jerry Falwell Jr.: Donald Trump told me he has evidence that touching allegations aren’t true

Jerry Falwell Jr., the president of Liberty University and a prominent Donald Trump supporter, said Thursday that Mr. Trump informed him in a conversation Wednesday that he has evidence to disprove new allegations that the GOP presidential nominee inappropriately touched a number of women years ago. “I talked to him last night. He called me,”

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USA

Jews against themselves

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –Earlier this year, Edward Alexander, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, published a book with the title of this headline in which castigates the many Jewish organizations in the United States and elsewhere that are critical of Israel and thus, according to the author, are damaging to Judaism and

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International, Middle East, USA

My sins are cleared for the year, but the chicken wasn’t so lucky

The day before Yom Kippur, my mom and I wander down Flushing Avenue in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, looking for Cohn Live Poultry. We know we have the right place when we hear the clucking. A semi-trailer truck is parked outside the warehouse, piled high with cages, and crammed with chickens — chickens that

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Jewish Religion, USA

Rosario Dawson Praises Shailene Woodley After Pipeline Protest Arrest

Rosario Dawson is no stranger to the world of activism. After openly protesting on a range of issues from politics to social issues, the Latina actress is praising fellow actress Shailene Woodley for her recent efforts. According to FOX News Latino, Woodley made headlines on Monday for being arrested during a pipeline protest in North

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USA

What you need to know about the criminal case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio

US Justice Department lawyers are pursuing criminal contempt of court charges against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his violation of a federal judge’s order in a racial profiling case. Arpaio is known nationally for pioneering local strategies for taking on illegal immigration. The criminal charge relates directly to his continued efforts to arrest suspected

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USA

Donald Trump: ISIS Will Take Over U.S. If Clinton Wins

Donald Trump told a rally of supporters in Florida Wednesday that electing Hillary Clinton as president next month would see the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) “take over this country,” as he continued to brush off a string of recent controversies. The firebrand Republican presidential candidate told voters in Ocala, Florida, that the extremist group

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USA

21 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram released

Twenty-one of the 218 missing Nigerian schoolgirls abducted in 2014 by the extremist group Boko Haram have been released, according to Nigeria’s government. According to presidential spokesman Mallam Garba Shehu, the girls were were released Thursday in northern Borno state, rescued by a military helicopter and transported to the state capital, Maiduguri. Shehu said the

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USA

US Navy launches retaliation airstrikes on radar sites in Yemen

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy destroyer launched a salvo of Tomahawk cruise missiles early Thursday at three coastal radar sites along the western coast of Yemen, in what officials said was retaliation for the missiles launched this week toward a U.S. military ship in the Red Sea. The Pentagon said the predawn offensive, launched from

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International, USA