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Arnold Schwarzenegger urges Republicans to vote country over party, dump Donald Trump

Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he wouldn’t cast a vote for Donald Trump in the presidential election, making it the first time ever that he hasn’t backed the Republican nominee. “For the first time since I became a citizen in 1983, I will not vote for the Republican candidate for President,” the former California governor said […]

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American-Jewish, Finnish economists win Nobel for contract theory

STOCKHOLM — American-Jewish economist Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for their work on contract theory, shedding light on how contracts help people deal with conflicting interests. Born to a prominent British-Jewish family in 1948, Hart is an economics professor at Harvard University in the United States,

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Ken Bone turns into internet debate sensation after wardrobe malfunction

Were it not for a wardrobe malfunction, Kenneth Bone may not have wowed television audiences Sunday night with the red Christmas sweater that has helped turn him into an overnight sensation following the second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. “I had a really nice olive suit that I love a great deal

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Analysis: Why Trump’s scorched-Earth campaign could burn down the GOP

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Heading into the final four weeks of the campaign, Republicans are steeling for sweeping losses, not only of the White House but also possibly of the Senate and even the House of Representatives. The momentum’s not quite there yet — Hillary Clinton remains a deeply polarizing figure as the face of

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Trump plays the caudillo in threatening to investigate Clinton

Donald Trump’s threat in Sunday night’s presidential debate to appoint a special prosecutor to go after Hillary Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server is legally empty – but it’s genuinely dangerous nevertheless. Federal regulations give the appointment power to the attorney general, not the president, precisely to protect us against a president who uses

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Jerry Falwell Jr. believes GOP establishment is behind Donald Trump tape leak

A top surrogate for Donald Trump said he is convinced the GOP establishment is behind the leaked the lewd audio and video recordings that have shaken up the presidential race. Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University, which bills itself as the largest Christian University in the world, told WABC radio host Rita Cosby that

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Hillary Clinton goes on attack against Trump day after debate

DETROIT — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wasted little time Monday in attacking her Republican opponent — using her Wayne State University appearance to rebut a number of Donald Trump’s claims during their second debate Sunday night. “Anybody see that debate last night? (You’ve) never seen anything like that,” she said seconds after a beyond-capacity

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District attorney mulling charges after Sikh man beaten, his hair cut off

Sikh community leaders are urging that hate crime charges be filed against two men who were arrested on suspicion of severely beating a Sikh man in Richmond, Calif., last month and cutting off some of his hair. Maan Singh Khalsa, 41, was attacked in what Sikh leaders say was a hate-motivated assaulted directed at Khalsa’s

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Pence: Trump ‘literally embodies the spirit of America’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence returned to Charlotte on Monday for his campaign’s first rally since the disclosure of a video showing Donald Trump speaking about women in vulgar sexual terms � and threw his support fully behind the presidential nominee. “It’s been an interesting few days,” said Pence, who was

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WikiLeaks exposes media bias, Clinton team cheering Stephanopoulos’ use of talking points

The latest round of WikiLeaks documents released by founder Julian Assange shows members of Hillary Clinton’s team touting ABC News’ “perfect” use of its talking points. “This Week” moderator George Stephanopoulos was criticized in April 2015 for not disclosing ties to The Clinton Foundation before a contentious interview with “Clinton Cash” author Peter Schweizer. Mr.

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Heat’s Haslem on Trump: ‘I don’t know what locker room he’s been in’

Count 14-year NBA veteran and Miami Heat captain Udonis Haslem among the growing list of athletes who don’t appreciate Donald Trump referring to a taped 2005 conversation in which he bragged in lewd terms about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women as “locker room talk.” “Don’t throw us in there — we

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Will Obama back anti- Israel resolutions at U.N.?

By Morton A. Klein NEW YORK — Wikileaks recently exposed an email written by former White House official Stuart Eisenstadt that discussed the Obama administration’s deteriorating relationship with Israel and warned that:  “There is a distinct possibility that the Administration may seek a new UN Security Council Resolution embodying the two-state, with [pre-] 1967 lines

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Middle East, USA

Colleges offer one-sided, anti- Israel courses

By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON, Massachusetts — In April of 2012, the California Association of Scholars, a division of the National Association of Scholars, prepared a report for the University of California Regents entitled, “A Crisis of Competence: The Corrupting Effect of Political Activism in the University of California.” In that report, the association

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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA