Donald Trump sat down Saturday with Latino leaders from nearly a dozen states in his latest effort to appeal to minority voters who have largely spurned his struggling campaign. After waging a year-long campaign marked by divisive and racially coded rhetoric, the Republican nominee reached out to blacks several times this week. He insisted at […]
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USAIt was closing time at Lou’s City Bar in a trendy neighborhood of northwest Washington, D.C. when Seth Rich drained the last of his Bell’s Two Hearted ales and headed out into the muggy night. At 2:30 am on July 10 , the torrid heat that had gripped the city for weeks had eased slightly,
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USAKANSAS CITY, Mo. — A little more than a week before a new law would block him from immediately becoming a lobbyist, Rep. Tony Dugger has resigned his seat in the Missouri House. Dugger, a Republican from Hartsville who can’t run for re-election because of term limits, said the new law mandating former lawmakers wait
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USAThe following is adapted from remarks recently delivered in Newfoundland by Conrad Black on the 75th anniversary of the Atlantic Conference. On Dec. 29, 1940, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave one of the most famous of his fireside radio addresses to the nation; 75 per cent of American adults listened and a heavy majority
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International, USAEditor’s Note: San Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg. Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2016 – Donald Trump faces concerted opposition in his race for the presidency. It comes not just from Democrats, but even from some establishment Republicans. With the media, they portray Trump as a man completely unfit to be president. If Trump wins, he will have slain a Goliath. It is difficult to
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USAHonoring his vow to bypass the mainstream media and outwit the pollsters, GOP nominee Donald Trump has issued his third public poll on Friday, this one an online survey simply titled “Stop Hillary Survey.” Like the two polls issued earlier in the week, this one offers 30 questions for the respondents and was organized by
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USAA staffer working for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign had their email account compromised last year after being targeted in a cyber attack, Reuters reported Thursday. The unidentified Trump staffer’s email account sent malicious emails to colleagues after becoming infected with malware in 2015, the newswire said, citing multiple sources. It was not immediately clear if
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USALos Angeles (dpa) – A raging wildfire in California’s rural high desert has destroyed more than 300 buildings, including 96 homes, authorities said Friday. The official estimates of damage by San Bernardino County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig are the first since the blaze erupted Tuesday and swiftly grew into a giant firestorm that has left
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USAIstanbul (dpa) – Turkey’s prime minister said Saturday he wants the United States to place Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, blamed for plotting a coup, under “temporary arrest,” ahead of a visit by Vice President Joe Biden next week. Gulen, a one-time ally turned rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, denies the charges that he
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Middle East, USARIO DE JANEIRO – This time, the Canadians came out on the right side of the disqualification. Or did they? Canada won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre relay Friday night at the Olympic Games, four years after being disqualified in the same race for the same medal because of a lane violation. On that
Sheriff Joe Arpaio and several of his subordinates in Maricopa County, Arizona are facing criminal contempt charges as the result of a ruling filed Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix. Judge Snow’s order formally calls on the U.S. Attorney’s Office to file charges against the 84-year-old lawman and three of his
Donald Trump is undergoing a campaign pivot, but it doesn’t have anything to do with his remarks Thursday night that he regretted some of his statements (he left unspecified which) over the course of his raucous year-long campaign. Trump’s semi-apology set political pundits abuzz, but the most notable change in Trump’s rhetoric in recent weeks
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USAUsain Bolt made it a perfect nine for nine of Olympic gold, completing a unique “triple-triple” of sprinting success, as he anchored Jamaica to victory in the men’s 4×100 meters relay in Rio. Just as he had done in Beijing and London, Bolt followed up gold in the 100m and 200m by helping his country
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