With the release of a new book, Rachel Dolezal is once again embracing the controversy that emerged after it was revealed that the former NAACP leader was not, as she claimed to be, an African-American. Dolezal’s memoir “In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World” was set to be released Tuesday. […]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USAEU leaders have met in Rome to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the bloc’s founding treaty. The 27 national leaders gathered in the Campidoglio palace where the six founding states signed the Treaty of Rome on March 25, 1957. They have signed a new declaration in honour of the 1957 Treaty. Live now- EU leaders
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InternationalThe Trump administration has quietly appointed a Heritage Foundation staffer who has railed against civil rights protections for transgender patients as director of the federal agency charged with protecting the civil rights of all patients. Though the administration did not issue a formal announcement, Roger Severino is now listed on the website of the U.S.
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USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump reignited a bruising battle over the nation’s energy future that environmentalists had hoped was behind them when he announced Friday that his administration has issued a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. But, although Trump portrayed the pipeline as a done deal now, its future remains uncertain. It faces difficult
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International, USAPalestinians are disappointed in Abbas’s leadership Abbas faces new discontent Palestinian experts and political analysts expect talks between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel to restart after US Envoy Jason Greenblatt met with President Mahmoud Abbas and other key figures. Abbas also received confirmation by the US administration that an initiative is in the works
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Middle EastSen. Rand Paul praised House conservatives for blocking the Obamacare repeal bill Thursday, but said the White House could easily break the impasse if it would agree to send Vice President Mike Pence up to preside over the eventual Senate debate. Mr. Paul said that would give Republicans a chance to head off the parliamentarian
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USAThe Trump administration is close to announcing a new slate of economic sanctions aimed at containing Iran’s ballistic missile activities, a day after senators introduced bipartisan legislation to expand such measures, as well as those targeting Iranian human rights abuses and support for terrorism. More than a dozen senators on both sides of the aisle
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International, USAScientists from Columbia University use geological sample to reveal arid spells that lasted for decades or centuries, thousands of years ago By Melanie Lidman A sample of the geological core drilled 450 meters (1500 feet) into the Dead Sea floor reveals layers of mud from the rainy season on the left and layers of salt
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareThe U.S. mainstream media owes President Trump an apology. This week, a 19-year-old Israeli man was arrested for making threats to Jewish schools and facilities in recent months. He was arrested in Israel by Israeli police. In the weeks leading up to the arrest, the mainstream media veraciously accused Mr. Trump and his supporters for
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Middle East, USAA federal judge who blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travelers from six Muslim-majority countries has received threatening messages since the ruling. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson of Hawaii will receive 24-hour protection to ensure his safety, FBI officials told BuzzFeed News and CNN this week. Watson ruled on March 15 against Trump’s
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USAThe Trump administration scored a victory Friday in its effort to enact a temporary ban on refugee resettlement and travel of foreign nationals from six countries, with a federal judge in Virginia siding with President Trump over a Muslim civil-rights group that challenged the legality of his revised executive order. Two other federal court rulings
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International, USAWASHINGTON — Tensions between the two leaders of the House investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia escalated Friday as the committee announced it would soon question President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told reporters at a news conference that former Trump campaign
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International, USAORLANDO, Fla. — Investment firm Blackstone Group has sold its 21 percent stake in SeaWorld to a Chinese company. The deal with Zhonghong Group gives SeaWorld a path into the growing Chinese tourism market and a partner with experience in theme-park development there. Zhonghong Group will buy the stock at $23 per share, Orlando-based SeaWorld
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International, San Diego County, The World We Share, USAConvicted Palestinian terrorist Rasmea Yousef Odeh, an organizer of a Day Without a Woman, has agreed to leave the country in exchange for no jail time for failing to disclose the conviction on her U.S. visa application. Odeh, a resident of Chicago who has lived in the U.S. for about 20 years, plans to plead
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