Republican presidential nominee and noted poll lover Donald Trump has decided to subvert the system and conduct a survey of his own. In a fundraising email sent Monday and shared by several reporters on Twitter, Trump said he wanted to hold the media responsible for attempting to fix the outcome of the upcoming election. “All […]
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USAHillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 30 points in a head-to-head match-up in New York, according to a Siena College poll released Monday. Mrs. Clinton had a 57 percent to 27 percent lead over Mr. Trump in a head-to-head match-up in the poll. In a four-way contest, she held a 25-point, 50 percent to 25
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USAWASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s campaign is fighting back against a New York Times story published Sunday night that told of handwritten ledgers indicating that Trump’s campaign chairman received $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments from a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine. The report — showing even closer ties between Trump’s inner circle and Russia than
The day started as a regular, nondescript morning. I was preparing to see my patients. I picked up my phone and saw news that three coordinated suicide bombings had just occurred in Brussels, Belgium. I went through the all-too-familiar ritual that a lot of Muslims go through, of hoping that the perpetrators would not be
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAIn 1948, the US territory of Puerto Rico competed as an indepedent nation in its first Olympics. Thank the International Olympic Committee for that. The IOC has the power to determine which states get to compete as independent nations. Call it “sports sovereignty” or “Independent … enough.” And while Puerto Rico has competed for the
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International, Sports & Competitions, USABy Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — On December 23, 2008, U.S. President George W. Bush, about to leave office, exercised his right of forgiveness by pardoning 19 Americans convicted of crimes. One pardon, granted posthumously, went to Charles Winters, Irish Protestant from Boston who in January 1949, pleading guilty to a felony before
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Jewish History, Middle East, USA
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — It is not always easy being a Latino or Hispanic performer in the entertainment community. Many times the roles that are offered to actors are limited, as are jobs for directors, producers, stagehands, and technicians. Amigos Del REP founding members Herbert Siguenza, John Padilla, and Dave Rivas wanted to
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Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAPrague (dpa) – Thousands of gay rights supporters took to the streets of the Czech capital in the Prague Pride march on Saturday, which kicked off with a showing of solidarity with those who were gunned down in a mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub in June. “Love is stronger than hate” was one of
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International, USAA frail Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance on Saturday, as guest of honour at a gala marking his 90th birthday. His successor as Cuban leader, brother Raul and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro were among well-wishers at the Karl Marx theatre in Havana. The crowd chanted ‘Fidel’ as an all-singing, all-dancing show celebrated the
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International, USARIO DE JANEIRO — As soon as the national anthem finished, signaling the end of the medal ceremony for the women’s 4×100 medley relay, Dana Vollmer sought her family in the stands. The Granbury, Texas, native and her parents shared a long hug. “We almost didn’t have to say any words,” Vollmer said. “Just holding
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International, Sports & Competitions, USACHARLOTTE, N.C,. Aug. 14, 2016 – In the words of Barack Obama, “ISIS is not Islam.” And in the words of Hillary Clinton, “What difference, at this point, does it make?” We have all heard them over and over again. So when Donald Trump says in an off-the-cuff remark that Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton
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USARIO DE JANEIRO — U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas was criticized in some quarters for not placing her hand over her heart during the playing of the national anthem and then got hit hard for a seeming lack of support for teammates Simone Biles and Aly Raisman during their all-around final event. Douglas responded at length
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International, Sports & Competitions, USAWASHINGTON — Taking a good-cop, bad-cop approach, Donald Trump and his campaign Sunday blasted the media for what they said was unfair news coverage, while running mate Mike Pence offered a more conciliatory tone in defending the GOP presidential nominee. Trump “speaks his heart and he speaks his mind” and in doing so has drawn
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What to do? Not much of anything. This is a time for watching and waiting. The biggest crap shoot is in the United States. Currently it seems wisest to bet the nickel on Hillary, and a dime–or even a quarter–that the stay-at-homes will have more votes than any candidate. If
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA