International

Here’s the new Hillary Clinton hairstyle that had everyone talking this week

Hillary Clinton, who addressed the 16th annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards on Wednesday, debuted a new hairstyle the same day. The awards ceremony, which honors people who support women in leadership roles, was held on International Women’s Day. “Stand up, resist, run for office” – Hillary Clinton on Snapchat #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/7xqTLv2ude — Joshua Hoyos […]

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Debutants Israel still undefeated at World Baseball Classic

Tokyo/Washington (dpa) – Israel continued their magical run at the 2017 World Baseball Classic with a 4-1 victory in Tokyo over traditional powers Cuba in their opening game of second round action on Sunday. Blake Galien drove in two runs as the World Baseball Classic (WBC) debutants have still not lost in the quadrennial baseball

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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Joe Biden urges SXSW crowd to put innovation to work to cure cancer

AUSTIN – Practically shouting for emphasis, former Vice President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned plea Sunday to an audience at the South by Southwest festival to find a cure for cancer. “You are the future,” Biden said in his first major speech on cancer since leaving the White House. “Many of you are developing technologies

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Divisions among Jews focus on U.S., Israel leaders

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I’ve recently received notes from two of my Internet friends suggesting that the usual tension among Jews has reached a point of high fever. Involved in the uptick is the continuing issue of Israel not doing enough to accommodate Palestinians, and the election of Donald Trump. Both notes come from Jews

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

UN warning about “largest humanitarian crisis” since its creation

It is being described as the largest humanitarian crisis facing the world since the creation of the United Nations. The warning comes from the UN humanitarian chief amid mounting concern about famine in Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen and Nigeria. We are facing largest human. crisis since creation of UN. 20M+ face starvation, famine. W/out global

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Rand Paul, Kentucky senator, stokes division between President Trump, Paul Ryan on health care bill

President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan have tried to present a unified front on the GOP’s health care bill, but a top Republican critic of that legislation on Sunday tried to stoke divisions between the two. Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said flatly that he doesn’t believe the president is fully committed to the

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USA

McCain: Trump Must Retract or Justify Wiretapping Claim

Senator John McCain wants Donald Trump to put up or shut up about his unsubstantiated claims of wiretapping during the presidential election. The veteran Senate Republican issued his call Sunday, one day before top lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee expect the Justice Department to provide any evidence that could back up the president’s claims

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Netanyahu: Persia is trying to eliminate us today, too

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu participated on Saturday night in a Megilla reading in Caesarea’s central synagogue. The Prime Minister compared the wicked Haman, who attempted to wipe out the entire Jewish people in the Persian Empire, to the regime of the Ayatollahs in modern day Persia, Iran. “Today, too, those who live in Persia

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International, Middle East

Preet Bharara of New York says he’s fired after refusing to resign as US attorney

Did Preet Bharara resign or get fired? He says it was the latter. On Saturday, the outspoken U.S. attorney from the Southern District of New York said he was fired after refusing to resign, as requested a day earlier by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions sought the resignation of dozens of U.S. attorneys appointed by

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