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Border Patrol union rep says asylum system broken

By Donald H. Harrison POWAY, California – The nation’s system for granting sanctuary is broken, says a legislative advocate for Local 1613 of the National Border Patrol Council In a speech to the Men’s Club of Temple Adat Shalom, Christopher Harris – who has served as a Border Patrolman for 19 years – described the […]

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Panthers’ anthem performer on Kaepernick: ‘I understand and applaud his stance’

The man who used his trumpet to blow a rousing rendition of the national anthem at the Carolina Panthers’ home opener has three words for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick — and they might just surprise you. “I feel ya,” said Phoenix brass master Dr. Jesse McGuire, 58, as he pounded his left breast

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Reince Priebus, RNC chief, threatens John Kasich, other Republicans who won’t back Donald Trump

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday threatened Ohio Gov. John Kasich and other Republicans who refuse to support presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying the party may take steps to ensure it’s not “that easy for them” to seek the White House again. Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Mr. Priebus said every Republican

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Clinton Wants To Carry Forward Obama’s Legacy

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Saturday that her Republican rival Donald Trump was truly unfit to succeed President Barack Obama, linking herself to the two-time president’s legacy. “We need ideas, not insults. Real plans to help struggling Americans in communities that have been left out and left behind — not prejudice and paranoia,”

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‘Well-preserved’ rare mammoth skull unearthed in Channel Islands puzzles scientists

The skull of a mammoth — possibly roaming the planet 13,000 years ago — was unearthed from an eroding stream in the Santa Rosa Island at Channel Islands National Park. Burrowed in the stream bank, the “exceptionally well-preserved fossil” with tusks is a rare find, especially because it would indicate the mammoth roamed the islands

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The World We Share, USA

Trump advisor: Aid to Israel won’t be limited by MOU

The United States will not be limited by the new $38 billion 10-year “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) in determining whether and how to increase security aid to Israel, Donald Trump”s Israel advisor told the Jewish Insider website on Thursday. “Under a Trump administration, the level of strategic and tactical cooperation between the two countries will

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Middle East, USA

Republican senator: Israel made a mistake signing security deal

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who oversees the U.S. foreign aid budget, opined on Friday that Israel made a mistake by signing a new $38 billion security agreement with the Obama administration, The Associated Press reported. Graham said Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu could have gotten a better deal if he had waited until President

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Middle East, USA

Trump says Clinton bodyguards should disarm and ‘let’s see what happens to her’

MIAMI—Donald Trump suggested Friday that Hillary Clinton’s Secret Service bodyguards “should disarm immediately” because of her support for gun control, saying: “Let’s see what happens to her, OK? It would be very dangerous.” Trump’s comment, which the Clinton campaign called an invitation to commit violence against the Democratic presidential nominee, came at a Miami rally

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