A former Nigerian governor convicted of corruption, who was recently released from a U.K. prison, has hinted that he could return to politics in the West African country. James Ibori, the governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta state from 1999 to 2007, was arrested in Dubai in 2010 after avoiding capture in Nigeria. He was extradited […]
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InternationalWASHINGTON — Donald Trump is facing his most serious Cabinet confirmation battle yet after two GOP senators on Wednesday announced that they will be voting against his nominee for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos. In speeches on the Senate floor, both Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said they were
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—U.S. Representatives Peter J. Roskam (R-IL), Lee Zeldin (R-NY), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) on Wednesday, Feb. 1, introduced the Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017 to target the Islamic Republic’s support for terrorism, human rights abuses, and ballistic missile program. The lawmakers serve as Co-Chairs of the House Republican Israel
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Middle East, USAAn item on the site of American journal “Vanity Fair” claims that Donald Trump makes mistakes particularly on the Shabbat when his daughter Ivanka and her husband who both observe the Shabbat cannot supervise him. According to the article, Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, is fumimg over this situation. The journalist, Emily Jane
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Jewish History, USAA Jewish student studying at the Beloit College in Wisconsin, US, found a swastika drawn on a whiteboard outside his room last Wednesday. On Friday — International Holocaust Remembrance Day — he found a swastika and note reading, “Kike, you should be gassed for what you say & do on this campus. Be worried.” Beloit
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USAThe Democratic National Committee has ousted a candidate running for party chair over comments he made regarding Rep. Keith Ellison’s Muslim faith. Vincent Tolliver, who participated in a DNC forum over the weekend in Houston, was removed from the contest after The Hill newspaper reported that the former House candidate in Arkansas had said that
It’s a damning indictment of the war on drugs being waged in the Philippines, Amnesty International says the widespread killings of alleged offenders by police and others are a “flagrant violation of international human rights law” and may constitute “crimes against humanity”. The group’s report on the crackdown was presented in Manila on Wednesday. Philippine
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InternationalCHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel and first lady Amy Rule hosted six Dreamer students for dinner at their home Tuesday night to stress Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city among growing tensions over President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies. “The dreams of these kids to go to college and what they want to do are
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International, USAIt was a forceful condemnation — a vow to wipe out a serious crime. “I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states,” President Donald Trump boomed on Twitter last week. But Trump’s social media decree missed a crucial fact: It’s not illegal to be
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USAUkrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels were on Tuesday locked in fighting for a third straight day at a flashpoint town that left thousands shivering without power and sparked renewed EU concern about security in its backyard. The industrial hub of Avdiivka came under an unexpected assault Sunday from insurgents seeking to wrest back territory controlled
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InternationalThe Senate Judiciary Committee, voting along party lines, approved Wednesday President Trump’s nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general. The 11-9 vote came a day later than expected, after Senate Democrats doubled down on their opposition to the nomination during a Tuesday meeting. Democrats questioned Mr. Sessions’ ability to function independently from Mr. Trump,
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USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Last Friday, an executive order was signed closing the door on immigrants from seven select countries and banning all refugees for at least 120 days. “At Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS), we are deeply distressed and heartbroken by this executive order that betrays our value of ‘Welcoming the
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International, Middle East, San Diego County, USAIsraeli forces began an operation to evacuate hardline Jewish settlers from a West Bank outpost on Wednesday after a court ruled the homes were built on private Palestinian land. Forces made their way up the hill around midday Wednesday, wearing no helmets and carrying no weapons. On the hilltop, youngsters smashed tiles, gathered rusty metal
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Middle East, USAA trade school in Canada which banned Israeli applicants due to Israel”s alleged “illegal settlement activity” rescinded the ban on Tuesday following an intervention by B”nai Brith Canada and members of the Canadian Jewish community. Stav Daron, an Israeli engineering student and amateur carpenter, had hoped to take a course at the Island School of
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