By Chris Jennewein SAN DIEGO — Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump wasn’t drafted during the Vietnam War because of a series of student deferments and then a diagnosis of bone spurs in his heels. In another American war, nearly four decades later, Army Capt. Humayun Khan died when a taxi driven by a suicide bomber exploded […]
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Chris Jennewein, International, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — When Khizr Khan, the brave and dignified Muslim father whose son, Capt. Humayun Khan, gave his life fighting for this country in Iraq, Mr. Khan challenged Donald Trump: “Have you ever even read the Constitution of the United States?” Khan said more in his grieving and passionate words
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, USAPalestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday said that any reboot of peace talks with Israel should happen within a clear timeframe and under international supervision. Abbas made the comments after his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Paris, reported the AFP news agency. Abbas also held talks with French Foreign
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International, Middle East, USAPITTSBURGH — Mark Cuban, the flashy billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, made a surprise stop here in his hometown to support Hillary Clinton and mock Donald Trump. “Leadership is not yelling and screaming and intimidating,” Cuban said. “You know what we call a person like that in Pittsburgh? A jagoff,” using some
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USAPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel would remain neutral in the U.S. presidential election campaign and avoid any intervention on behalf of any candidate. The remarks were made in a press conference with diplomatic correspondents and quoted by Haaretz. Netanyahu told the reporters that although he is attending the United Nations General
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Middle East, USAU.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Sunday accused her Republican rival Donald Trump of scapegoating the parents of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq, after Trump took issue with remarks the soldier’s father made at the Democratic National Convention, Reuters reports. Trump, in an ABC interview that aired on Sunday, questioned why Ghazala Khan,
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USAHillary Clinton addressed the controversies that continue to shadow her run for president on Sunday in her first sitdown interview since formally becoming the Democratic nominee at last week’s Democratic National Convention. Benghazi, her use of a private email server, Clinton Foundation donations and Americans’ faith in her honesty were discussed with host Chris Wallace
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USARepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday that his Democratic rival is the one with a party unity problem. He pointed to the raucous resistance to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by supporters of far-left candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders, who endorsed Mrs. Clinton at the party convention last week. “If you look
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USADemocratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton still insisted Sunday that she never sent classified material on her private account when she was secretary of state, contradicting claims by FBI Director James B. Comey. “I was communicating with over 300 people in my emails. They certainly did not believe and had no reason to believe what they
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USAA delegation from the radical “Black Lives Matter” movement arrived in Israel last week to promote what the group called “the fight for dignity, justice and freedom”. Founded with the aim of raising awareness about fatalities among African Americans resulting from encounters with law enforcement officers, the Black Lives Matter movement has argued that American
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Middle East, USAAvid Twitter user Donald Trump is feeling the wrath of his favorite medium as thousands mock the Republican candidate for president for his suggestion to the father of a slain soldier that he’s made many sacrifices in his wealthy existence. Trump responded to a scathing speech at the Democratic National Convention from Khizr Khan, the
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USAThe sacred work of Islam and the signature museum of Washington, DC will combine for an unprecedented exhibit this fall. “The Art of the Quran,” the first major exhibition of Qurans in the US, will open at the Smithsonian Institution on October 15, less than a month before the presidential election that will close a
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Travel and Food, USASen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., skipped the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia because she was caring for her husband, who has been diagnosed with lung cancer, according to her spokesman. Richard Blum, 80, went to the doctor thinking he had pneumonia, but learned he has lung cancer, spokesman Tom Mentzer told the Los Angeles Times. “It
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USAThe longtime fire marshal of Colorado Springs, Colorado defended his decision to limit the number of people allowed to attend a speech delivered by Donald Trump on Friday after being berated by the Republican candidate for president multiple times during the hour-long address. Brett Lacey has served as fire marshal of Colorado Springs since 1998,