Utah is on the verge of becoming the first state to lower the maximum legal blood-alcohol content for drivers to 0.05 percent. Lawmakers in the state passed a measure last week to lower the limit from 0.08 percent. Currently, all 50 states have a 0.08 percent cap. The National Transportation Safety Board has called on […]
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Travel and Food, USARotterdam/Istanbul (dpa) – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim vowed there would be “strong countermeasures” after the country’s family minister was stopped outside her country’s consulate in Rotterdam on Saturday and later escorted out of the Netherlands. “Our so-called European friends, who at every opportunity speak of democracy, freedom of expression, human rights, have in the
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InternationalIn Israel, Hollywood star says disgraced ex-PM Olmert was ‘a friend of mine’; compares PM, US president: ‘It’s all deals to them’ By Sue Surkes Richard Gere attends opening night of the Miami Film Festival on March 3, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images/AFP) Hollywood movie star and veteran peace campaigner Richard Gere weighed
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAA day after his party was accused of painting a presidential campaign rival in an anti-Semitic light, conservative candidate François Fillon finally called for those responsible to be punished. Fillon’s Les Républicains party was accused of attacking the independent centrist Emmanuel Macron on anti-Semitic grounds on Friday, the same day a leftist rival drew an
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InternationalSen. John McCain predicted Sunday that “there’s a lot more shoes to drop” regarding President Trump’s connections to Russia, and said he believes top Trump associates should be called before Congress to testify. Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the Arizona Republican said the American people need more information and need it quickly. “There’s
Barack and Michelle Obama were spotted having lunch at a New York City eatery with U2 frontman and activist Bono. The trio was seen at the Upland restaurant in Manhattan, an establishment that the former president has frequented in the past. During the outing, the former first lady was dressed stylishly in black pants, a
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAPope Francis might be open to discussing the possibility of married Catholic men being ordained as priests. Francis made the comment in a recent interview with the German newspaper Die Zeit, suggesting that perhaps these men could work in some of the more remote communities that are in need of priests to provide religious sacraments
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InternationalThey have been dubbed the “Jamaican bobsled team” of this year’s World Baseball Classic. Team Israel is ranked 41st in the world. But this week, they beat the Netherlands, South Korea and Chinese Taipei, all of which are ranked significantly higher. Danielle Barta, who lives in Jerusalem and works as the regional director of the
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party won a landslide victory in India’s most important battleground state Saturday, in a personal triumph viewed as a massive show of confidence halfway into his first term. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a surprise absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh (UP), the country’s most populous state that is
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InternationalDavid Bitan adds that ‘there will be no indictment’ in corruption investigation against the prime minister By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting on March 8, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has no intention of resigning, even if he is indicted” on
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International, Middle EastThe Dutch government on Saturday withdrew landing permission for the Turkish foreign minister’s aircraft, escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two NATO allies over campaigning for a Turkish referendum on constitutional reform. The Dutch government said in a statement it had withdrawn the permission because of “risks to public order and security” caused by the
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InternationalTaipei (dpa) – Thousands of anti-nuclear protesters took to the streets across Taiwan on Saturday to urge the government to speed up steps to abandon nuclear power, find solutions to the problem of radioactive waste and develop more sustainable energy resources. The demonstrations came as Japan marked the sixth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami
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International, The World We SharePORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haiti said goodbye Saturday to one of its most decorated and respected presidents, Rene Preval, in a Catholic ceremony spanning almost three hours. Just as in life, Preval, in death, brought together Haitians of all colors, socioeconomic standings and political leanings as peasant organizations paid tribute by wearing of traditional straw hats — a
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International, Obituaries & memorialsThe son of renowned boxer Muhammad Ali was detained by officials at a U.S. airport for the second time in little more than a month, according to a tweet posted Friday by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. Wasserman Schultz, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, posted a photo of herself and Muhammad Ali Jr.
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