International

These are the 19 agencies Trump would stop funding entirely

Here’s a snapshot of the mission and history of the 19 independent agencies President Donald Trump said he would stop funding entirely under his “budget blueprint.” Trump’s proposal also calls for deep cuts in other agencies and departments, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the State Department, and shifts federal resources to defense. African Development […]

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USA

Opposing Congressmen Become Besties When Forced on D.C. Road Trip

This Facebook Live stream feels almost like a buddy cop movie – except instead, it’s about buddy Congressmen. Democratic Beto O’Rourke and Republican Will Hurd are both Texas representatives who were distraught to find that their flight from San Antonio to Washington D.C. was cancelled because of this week’s snowstorm. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> The two

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USA

Trump proposes deep transportation cuts in rural regions that supported him

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who has promised to make a $1 trillion investment in the nation’s infrastructure, has proposed $2.4 billion in cuts to federal transportation programs that fund air and rail service and road and transit projects. The cuts would disproportionately affect rural communities that voted for him, and the Republican lawmakers who

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USA

Senate investigation contradicts Trump: Campaign HQ wasn’t surveilled

The Senate intelligence committee announced Thursday that it can find no evidence to back up President Trump’s claim that U.S. intelligence officials were eavesdropping on him during the campaign. “Based on the information available to us, we see no indications that Trump Tower was the subject of surveillance by any element of the United States

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International, USA

Trump unveils ‘America First’ budget, with security the big winner

Washington (dpa) – Military spending would surge while foreign aid and environmental protection outlays would plummet under US President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal, billed as an “America First” budget plan that will serve as a blueprint for next year’s spending. “A budget that puts #AmericaFirst must make safety its number 1 priority – without

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International, USA

Trump proposes deep cuts to financing of parks and recreation nationwide

WASHINGTON — Since 1965, the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped protect Civil War battlefield sites, national parks and local recreation areas such the American River Parkway in California and Henrys Lake in Idaho. On Thursday, President Donald Trump proposed a $120 million cut to the LWCF and other federal land acquisition programs,

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USA

Grasse school shooting suspect: What we know so far

A 16-year-old student has been arrested after allegedly opening fire at Alexis de Tocqueville high school in the southern town of Grasse, injuring eight people including the headmaster. The suspect has not been publicly identified. The suspect was armed with a rifle, two handguns and two grenades, a police source said, adding: “The individual does

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education

Rabin’s memory still fuels mourning, love, anger

Israeli diplomat Itamar Rabinovich, said the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin seemed “willing to go the distance” to make peace with Arabs. Photos by Robert Wiener Rabin’s eldest daughter, Dalia, said, “Israel has not become a more tolerant society” since her father’s death. Photos by Robert Wiener Princeton University professor and former American ambassador Daniel

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Middle East, USA

JCC Threats Linked To Decline In Preschool Enrollment

Following waves of bomb threats targeting Jewish Community Centers across the country, more than a quarter of JCC preschools have reported a decline in enrollment. In a survey carried out last week by the Jewish Community Center Association of North America, in which 90 of its 116 members responded, 26 replied that enrollment has fallen.

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Impeachment complaint filed against Philippines’ Duterte

Manila (dpa) – A Philippine party-list representative on Thursday filed an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte, the first attempt to unseat the leader in his eight-month administration. In his complaint before the House of Representatives, lawmaker Gary Alejano accused Duterte of culpable violation of the constitution, betrayal of public trust, graft and corruption, bribery

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International

A Kremlin rival says he’s ready to be Russia’s president

With all the attention on Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections, one could be forgiven for failing to notice that the race for the Kremlin is already on. President Vladimir Putin’s current term ends in 2018. In a video message last December, Alexey Navalny, the anticorruption crusader and relentless Kremlin critic, announced himself

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