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Trump win could lead Obama to back 2-state move at UN, ex-diplomat predicts

PALO ALTO, California — A looming Donald Trump presidency would make it more likely for lame-duck US President Barack Obama to support a United Nations Security Council resolution laying down the basic parameters for the creation of Palestinian state, a former top US official said Sunday. “I suspect that if Trump wins, the president would […]

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Middle East, USA

Donald Trump: ‘We’re going to have to be very tough’

Donald Trump on Monday lamented political correctness in the wake of the explosion over the weekend in New York City, saying police are hamstrung because they don’t want to be accused of profiling and criticizing magazines that he said are providing how-to guides for building explosive devices. “It’s a mess and it’s a shame, and

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International, USA

In interview, Biden outlines a lifelong role in cancer research, but not in a Clinton White House

HOUSTON – Vice President Joe Biden says he plans to dedicate his career after politics to cancer research – and to do so for “as long as I’m alive” – but ruled out serving in Hillary Clinton’s administration should she win the White House this fall. In a wide-ranging interview with STAT, Biden said he

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Hunted for Holding Hands

Shortly before the three-month mark had passed since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Brad Lamm wrote a first-person account of his experiences since appearing on Newsweek’s landmark cover, “Gays Under Fire.” The 1992 cover story was accompanied by a poll that revealed limited public

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USA

HBO, FX reign over Emmys with ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’

LOS ANGELES — Thanks to O.J. Simpson, the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards partied like it was 1995. “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” the FX limited series that dramatized the sensational murder case and trial that divided a nation more than two decades ago, became the most celebrated program of the year at

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

CNN Edits Hillary’s Response To NYC Attack, Removes The Word ‘Bombing’

CNN edited the opening sentence of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s response to Saturday’s explosion in New York City, removing her use of the word “bombing” to describe the attack. When Clinton came out to address the press on her campaign plane late Saturday, she opened her brief remarks by saying “I’ve been briefed about

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USA

Justice Minister: BDS movement is a terror organization

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) participated on Sunday in a conference held by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) in New York. Speaking during the event, Shaked slammed the BDS movement, calling it “a new extension of terrorism.” “BDS is the new face of terror. While in Gaza [terrorists] are digging underground tunnels into Israel,

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Middle East, USA

Tim Kaine accuses Donald Trump of inciting violence against Hillary Clinton

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on Sunday flatly said he believes Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is encouraging his supporters to engage in acts of violence against Democrat Hillary Clinton, arguing that the real estate mogul is using gun rights as an issue to whip up anger in conservative circles. The Democratic vice-presidential nominee told “Fox

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