International

That ‘Nigerian prince’ who emails you is getting way more sophisticated at scams

WASHINGTON — Nearly every internet user has received email appeals from what are known as the “Yahoo boys,” scam artists residing in West Africa. There is the “Nigerian prince” fraud, in which the author of an email says he wants to transfer a large sum of money and would kindly compensate the recipient for aiding

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International, Travel and Food

Every passport tells a story

The smudged travel stamps in passports are a record of international border crossings that went smoothly or perhaps not so smoothly. The photos are freeze frames of the travelers who made those journeys. And then there are the cool, invisible security features. These are just a few of the things that fascinate Tom Topol about

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International, USA

Wine bar owners sue Trump over unfair competition from his Washington hotel

WASHINGTON — The owners of a Washington wine bar have sued President Donald Trump for unfair competition, saying he is using the power of the presidency to lure business to his luxury hotel near the White House. The action, filed in District of Columbia Superior Court Wednesday, is the latest legal attempt to pressure Trump

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USA

China blasts CIA after WikiLeaks reveals extent of agency’s hacking abilities

WikiLeaks’ publication of documents detailing the CIA’s vast hacking prowess prompted a rebuke from China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday over concerns surrounding the security risks caused by the agency’s ability to crack the world’s most widely-used electronic devices. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said he was concerned when at asked at a press conference

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International, USA

Carlos Benavides Reacts After Being Stripped From U.S. Visa

Mexican actor and comedian Carlos Bonavides also known as Huicho Dominguez, told Univision News he was subjected to humiliation when Immigration agents denied him the entry to the United States and eliminated his visa to enter the country for the next five years. The actor shared his testimonial and expressed his concern on “this horrible

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International, USA

What makes a food ‘healthy,’ anyway? FDA tries to answer

WASHINGTON – When the Food and Drug Administration declared that KIND bars – that sticky fusion of fruit, nuts, chocolate, and other treats – couldn’t use the word “healthy” on its wrappers in 2015, the KIND company took offense. It filed a petition objecting to the standards the agency used when considering fat content and

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Travel and Food, USA

Democrats push to lower voting age to 17 with boost from billionaire George Soros

Stung by recent election defeats, Democrats are leading the charge to lower the voting age to 17, with a little help from liberal billionaire George Soros. In California, Democratic legislators introduced this week a landmark bill, ACA 10, that would give the Golden State the nation’s youngest statewide voting age by lowering the threshold from

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USA

Anti-Semitism bill passes South Carolina House

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed an anti-Semitism bill that pro-Palestinian student groups denounced last month as an effort to suppress criticism of Israel on the state’s college campuses. House members voted 103-3 in favor of state Rep. Alan Clemmons’ bill. The Horry Republican assured representatives that his proposal addresses

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Middle East, USA

Op-Ed: Trump continues to demonize immigrants

President Trump has just announced the creation of a new government office that will document and publicize crimes committed by undocumented immigrants who, according to most studies, commit far fewer crimes than native-born Americans. So here’s my question to my friends who still support this president: If that’s not anti-immigrant fear-mongering, what is it? Trump

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International, USA

Restaurant Only Serves Meals Lovingly Made by Grandmas From Around the World

Everybody knows that there is nothing quite like grandma’s cooking. That’s why Jody Scaravella created a restaurant that is only run entirely by grandmothers. Every day of the week at Enoteca Maria on Staten Island, New York City, a grandmother from a different country takes charge of the team and creates a menu based off

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Travel and Food, USA

EU leaders re-elect Donald Tusk as president of the European Council

Brussels (dpa) – European Council President Donald Tusk was re-elected for a second term during an EU summit in Brussels Thursday, at which the bloc’s leaders were also set to discuss the economy, security and migration. Tusk’s re-election for a second two-and-a-half-year term, which was announced on Twitter by several leaders participating in the summit,

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