International

Exit polls in Austria’s presidential re-run give independent Alexander Van der Bellen slight edge over his far-right rival Norbert Hofer

Will a far-right, gun-loving, anti-immigrant, politician become Austria’s next president? Norbert Hofer and his supporters certainly hope so. After Brexit and Donald Trump, the populist is aiming to be the next figure to ride the anti-establishment wave as Austria once again holds a re-run of its presidential election. The rest of Europe is watching closely […]

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International

‘SNL’ skit continues pounding Trump with comedy

Alec Baldwin returned to “Saturday Night Live” to reprise his role as Donald Trump, mocking the president-elect’s prolific Twitter habits in the show’s opening skit. It took just 45 minutes for Trump, on Twitter, to respond. “Just tried watching Saturday Night Live — unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can’t get

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Sarah Palin lambasts Carrier deal

WASHINGTON, December 04, 2016 – Sarah Palin, a public supporter of the President-elect, lashed out against Donald Trump’s recent deal with Carrier to keep a plant in Indiana and nearly 1,000 jobs for US workers. The former Alaska governor wrote an op-ed piece for Young Conservatives called the recent deal ‘crony capitalism.’ Palin wrote, “When

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USA

Steven Mnuchin, Trump’s pick for Treasury, resigns as MOCA board member

LOS ANGELES—Following his appointment as the next Treasury secretary by President-elect Donald Trump, California banker Steven Mnuchin has resigned from his board position at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs partner and one-time co-chairman of the troubled Relativity Media studio, joined the Board of Trustees of the museum in

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USA

Haifa to host Arabic food festival, with Jewish chefs too, to highlight post-fire coexistence

Under the creative direction of 2014 Israeli Master-Chef winner, 45 Arab and Jewish cooks will collaborate to revitalize disappearing Levantine dishes; Haifa mayor hopes people will come to support fire-stricken city By Dov Lieber HAIFA, Israel — The city of Haifa is preparing to host a three-day Arabic food festival, in which 45 leading chefs

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Middle East

UK to help secure its Jewish community – but Switzerland won’t

Amid rising anti-Semitism across Europe, two of Western Europe”s liberal democracies are taking starkly different approaches to combating the new security challenges presented to their respective Jewish communities. In Britain, the government of Theresa May has pledged to actively support efforts to protect Jewish institutions across the country, providing them with a security budget to

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International

Lebanese, Abu Dhabi-owned yards said building Israel Navy ships

Defense Ministry confident no classified information at risk during construction of corvettes in Germany By Stuart Winer A Sa’ar 5-class corvette of the Israeli navy. (YouTube screen capture) Four Israeli navy corvettes are under construction in a shipyard owned by Lebanese and Abu Dhabi-based companies, although officials insist that no classified information about the warships

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Middle East

At defense forum, Trump’s promises on spending draw praise, but other questions linger

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to increase military spending. It’s a pledge that had widespread support among the hundreds of defense officials — including members of Congress, military leaders and industry executives — who met Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley to discuss national security. “Peace through

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USA

Trump Invites Duterte To White House

Controversial Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte — who insulted President Barack Obama and other world leaders, including the pope — may soon visit the White House. President-elect Donald Trump invited the 70-year-old leader for a visit next year during a “very engaging, animated” phone conversation, Duterte’s aide said Friday. Christopher Go, Duterte’s special adviser, said the

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International, USA

Mummified, Dismembered Legs Are Those Of Egyptian Queen Nefertari

Lola Gayle, STEAM Register YORK, ENGLAND: Broken and battered mummified legs on display at the Egyptian Museum in Turin are most likely those of Egyptian Queen Nefertari, the favorite Royal Consort of Pharaoh Ramses II (Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty c. 1250 BC), according to an extensive analysis by an international team of archaeologists,

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education