International

French court suspends corruption trial of ‘Playboy’ son of Equatorial Guinea leader

A French court agreed on Wednesday to adjourn the corruption trial of the playboy son of Equatorial Guinea’s leader at the request of his defence team. Dates for the resumption of the trial, which opened on Monday, were being discussed, with the presiding judge in favour of June 19. Teodorin Obiang, his country’s vice-president, is

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International

Trump to nominate Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton to head SEC

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Wall Street attorney Jay Clayton to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, transition spokesman Sean Spicer said Wednesday. Clayton, a partner with New York-based global law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, would take over for Mary Jo White, who announced in November she would step down at the

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USA

New evidence indicates Nixon himself tried to sabotage Vietnam War peace talks

On Nov. 2, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson made a private phone call to a friend of Richard Milhous Nixon, and bluntly accused the Republican presidential candidate of treason. Treason. There was no doubt, said Johnson, that Nixon’s campaign team was trying to scupper peace talks aimed at ending the Vietnam War. They were afraid

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International, USA

Blaze Up At The Inauguration Because Weed Will Be Free In D.C.

People attending the inauguration may find themselves catching a contact high when thousands of people start smoking joints at the National Mall while President-Elect Donald Trump takes his oath of office on Jan. 20. The DC Cannabis Coalition will host a protest at the inauguration, during which members of the organization will reportedly pass out

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USA

Paul Ryan: Julian Assange a ‘sycophant for Russia’

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Wednesday called WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a “sycophant for Russia,” as Mr. Assange reiterated this week that Russia was not the source for internal communications from Democratic officials during the presidential campaign. Mr. Ryan told radio host Hugh Hewitt that he really has no opinion on Mr. Assange, “other

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International, USA

Pilot project to unite U.S. Jews with Israeli- Americans

ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Press Release) —The Israeli-American Council and the Bender JCC of Greater Washington D.C. announced a new joint venture on Wednesday, Jan. 4, to establish an IAC Center (Merkaz) at the Bender JCC, and to formalize the two organizations’ joint initiatives to bring together the Jewish-American and Israeli-American communities. “We have entered an exciting

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USA

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton presses Paul Ryan for full voting rights in House

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton called on House Speaker Paul D. Ryan to restore some of her voting rights on the House floor as the 115th Congress convened Tuesday. “This vote is a down payment for full voting rights to the more than 680,000 American citizens residing in the District of Columbia who pay the

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USA

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Feature Highlights Include Battery, Camera And Virtual Reality

Las Vegas — Qualcomm shared more details about its latest chip, the Snapdragon 835 at a CES 2017 press conference Tuesday. Having initially announced the chip at a technology summit in November, the semiconductor manufacturer is now publicly sharing specs and features for the component. With the Snapdragon 835, Qualcomm is aiming to tackle several

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USA

Gambia electoral commission head flees the country, nephew says

Banjul (dpa) – The chairman of the Gambian electoral commission has fled the country following threats to his life, his nephew said. Alieu Momar Njai had declared Adama Barrow the winner of the December 1 presidential election, but President Yahya Jammeh has refused to relinquish power, challenging the election results in court. Modou Njai told

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International

Mass murderer Charles Manson seriously ill, moved to hospital, sources say

Mass murderer Charles Manson was taken from a Central Valley prison in California to a hospital for an undisclosed medical issue, two sources familiar with the situation said. One of the sources said Manson was seriously ill but could not provide specific information. Officials with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation declined to comment, citing

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Democrats absent from House GOP resolution denouncing U.N.’s anti-Israel vote

A House resolution condemning President Obama’s refusal to veto an anti-Israel U.N. measure was introduced Tuesday with the support of 51 Republican cosponsors but no Democrats. Rep. Dennis Ross, Florida Republican, submitted the language moments after the start of the 115th Congress. Sen. Jerry Moran, Kansas Republican, is expected to introduce a companion measure in

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Middle East, USA