USA

The public feud of Ginsburg vs. Trump casts harsh spotlight on court’s liberal lion

WASHINGTON — It’s a strange week when Donald Trump — known for his provocations and unconventional behavior — lectures a Supreme Court justice on what’s “highly inappropriate,” and even some of Trump’s most ardent critics have to admit: This time he’s right. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s unprecedented public criticism of the presumed GOP presidential nominee […]

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USA

Fresno police release body-camera footage of fatal shooting of unarmed 19-year-old

LOS ANGELES — The chief of the Fresno Police Department took the rare step Wednesday of publicly releasing the body-camera video footage of officers fatally shooting an unarmed 19-year-old man last month — a shooting that has generated fierce protests amid a roiling national debate over police brutality. Chief Jerry Dyer said at a news

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USA

US files trade complaint against China over duties on key raw materials

 with Biden WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday that it was filing a formal complaint against China challenging export duties on nine key raw materials, a move that comes as trade with the Asian superpower has become a key issue in the presidential campaign. In an enforcement action filed with the World Trade Organization,

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International, USA

Poll: Clinton’s lead over Trump shrinks dramatically

CLEVELAND — Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump has withered to 3 percentage points, signaling their battle for the White House has become too close to call heading into the two major-party national conventions, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, now leads Trump by 42 to 39 percent in

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USA

Bernie Sanders: I ‘doubt’ I’ll be Hillary Clinton V.P. pick

Sen. Bernard Sanders said he doubts he’s going to be selected as Hillary Clinton’s running mate but said he’d like to see the “most progressive person possible” in the role. Asked on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Wednesday if he’s open to being Mrs. Clinton’s running mate, Mr. Sanders said: “That issue has not been raised

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USA

Republicans to introduce measures against Iran deal

U.S. lawmakers this week will consider three Republican-backed measures targeting the Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran, Reuters reported. One bill would impose new sanctions on Iran over any sponsorship of terrorism or human rights violations. Another would bar the purchase from Iran of “heavy water,” a non-radioactive byproduct from making nuclear weapons and nuclear

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Middle East, USA

2 Marines playing ‘Pokemon Go’ help nab attempted murder suspect

LOS ANGELES — Javier Soch and Seth Ortega went to downtown Fullerton, Calif., on Tuesday hoping to hunt monsters on the new Pokemon Go smartphone game. Instead, the Marine Corps veterans helped police in the Orange County city catch a man who was bothering children at a playground. Investigators later learned the man was wanted

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USA

Royals’ Eric Hosmer claims MVP honors as American League wins All-Star Game, 4-2

SAN DIEGO — In the moments after the second inning ended, after two baseballs had soared 762 feet into the cool sea air and the American League had seized control of this All-Star Game, Eric Hosmer bounced around inside the first-base dugout. He clapped his hands three times and nodded his head. The Royals’ first

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Sports & Competitions, USA

ISIS Releases Hit List Featuring Jewish Worshippers

The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) disseminated a new hit list of American targets earlier this month, including churchgoers and Jewish worshippers, forcing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to brief religious leaders. The list, discovered by jihadi monitoring service SITE Intelligence, was published on July 3 among ISIS sympathizers in online forums. The targets,

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Middle East, USA

Gray areas of Black, White and Blue disputes

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The pictures are fuzzy. Overt, explicit, and legally enforced racism is no more in the United States. Individual Blacks, Asians, Jews, and other minorities–and women–can reach as high as the White House, senior governmental and corporate positions, and marry who they choose. Integration, human relations, political correctness, busing, and affirmative

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Middle East, USA