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Arian Foster on Kaepernick: ‘I understand 100 percent what he’s doing’

Arian Foster knows all-too-well that racial profiling and police misconduct toward African-Americans are real problems. He’s experienced them. Foster, the Dolphins running back, was barely a teenager when California cops pulled over his dad driving north on Interstate 5 between San Diego and California. “They told us to get out of the car, all of […]

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Iran judiciary confirms arrest of nuclear negotiator

TEHRAN, Iran — A member of Iran’s nuclear negotiation team was accused of espionage activities and arrested, the country’s judiciary confirmed Sunday. A spokesman for Iran’s judiciary, Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejehi, said at a news conference that a suspect had been released on parole but was still under investigation. “He is still in limbo and may

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International, USA

Donald Trump campaign: ‘Softening’ on illegal immigration more approach than policy

Donald Trump’s campaign manager said Sunday that the Republican presidential nominee is not backing off his tough stance on illegal immigration but is re-examining the need for a new deportation force. “He’s going to build the wall, no amnesty, no citizenship, no more sanctuary cities,” Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said on “Fox News Sunday.”

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International, USA

Trump slips up on Twitter while trying to win black votes in Iowa

Washington (dpa) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday continued his appeal to black voters in the largely white state of Iowa, describing African-American citizens living in US inner cities as “trapped.” However, Trump’s attempt to win African-American votes slipped up on Twitter where he was heavily criticized for appearing to insensitively use the

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ISIS Fighters Say Trump Will Help Recruit New Followers

Islamic State group fighters are reportedly eager for Republican Donald Trump to win the White House so that they can use his rhetoric against Muslims to win over new followers. Foreign Affairs magazine analyzed Twitter users’ comments and interviewed people who recruit for the militant group also known as ISIS and found they overwhelmingly believe

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Middle East, USA

USPS employees accused of hoarding parcels, stealing veterans’ medication

LOS ANGELES—Several authorities have charged dozens of Southern California postal workers and their associates with mail theft, embezzlement and an array of other crimes as part of a sweeping investigation into criminal activity at the U.S. Postal Service. A total of 33 defendants were charged in 28 cases, including one individual who was found to

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Claims of Anti-Semitism Surface Against New Trump CEO

Donald Trump’s new campaign CEO is facing scrutiny over allegations of anti-Semitic remarks and domestic violence. Stephen Bannon, on leave from his post as head of the alt-right Breitbart News, made anti-Semitic remarks in reference to the student population of a private school his daughters were touring, according to a sworn deposition from his ex-wife,

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Dr. Harold Bornstein, Trump physician, wrote glowing bill of health as limo waited: report

Donald Trump’s longtime physician said he wrote a strongly-worded bill of health for the White House hopeful in just five minutes while a limo sent by the Republican candidate waited outside his office, NBC News reported Friday. Dr. Harold Bornstein defended the glowing and hastily authored assessment in an interview this week more than eight

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

North Korea Calls UN Condemnation ‘Provocative’

North Korea on Saturday expressed great displeasure over the United Nations Security Council’s strong condemnation of the East Asian country’s four ballistic missile launches between July and August. In a press statement approved by the 15 members, the council denounced the North’s ballistic missile activities as fueling tensions and called them “grave violations” of the

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International, USA

Expert in nuclear politics to guest teach at SDSU

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Dr. Oded Brosh, a leading expert on nuclear politics, will serve as the Jewish Studies Program’s Visiting Israeli Professor in Fall 2016 and Spring 2017. Dr. Brosh is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Policy and Strategy and Director of M.A. Specialization in Diplomacy and Conflict Studies at the Lauder

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International, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

The West Must Do Far More to Keep Putin at Bay

Last month in Warsaw, Poland, NATO leaders vowed to make the alliance “stronger in defense and deterrence.” While progress was made, there is reason to doubt its adequacy. America continues to decline to provide Ukraine and Georgia with advanced defensive weapons or to challenge Russia’s airpower supporting the Syrian regime’s siege of Aleppo. Is the

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International, USA

Medical Community Demands End to Syria Hospital Attacks

Nearly two dozen doctors from around the world have penned an open letter to President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Theresa May, Chancellor Angela Merkel other heads of state calling for an immediate stop to attacks on medical facilities and health professionals in Syria. The letter, which includes the signatures of two Nobel Prize winners, comes

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International, Middle East, USA