When she was first picked to vote in the electoral college, Francine Busby was beyond excited. The San Diego Democratic Party chairwoman believed she was going to be marking an official ballot to choose the first woman president of the United States. Now, though, given Republican Donald Trump upset Hillary Clinton to win the presidency, […]
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USALast week, President-elect Donald Trump ripped “Saturday Night Live” on Twitter, calling the sketch comedy show “one-sided” and “biased.” One cast member says he has a point. Michael Che, who hosts the show’s “Weekend Update” segment, told Esquire magazine that despite trying to remain balanced and take on both sides, the show has seemed to
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Here are some “explanations” – in no particular order of improbability – of the fires that raged in Israel in the last few days, devastated thousands of acres of land, destroyed many homes and other places of human habitation, injured a large number of people – some seriously but,
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Middle EastRon Glass, a prolific television actor best known for roles in the ’70s police sitcom “Barney Miller” and Joss Whedon’s “Firefly” has died. He was 71 years old. His death of respiratory failure was confirmed on Saturday by one of his representatives. Born on July 10, 1945 in Evansville, Ind., where he eventually attended the
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAcross the Philippines, thousands of people have protested against the burial with military honours of former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who was laid to rest last week, 27 years after his death. Marcos, who died in Hawaii in 1989, was eventually controversially buried in Manila’s Heroes’ Cemetery. He imposed martial law in 1972, governing
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InternationalAn Alabama woman is looking for a new job after she reportedly made racist Facebook comments about President Barack Obama on her Facebook page. June Pridmore, the former senior vice president of loan operations at Regions Bank, lost her job after a Facebook page labeled her “racist of the week” after picking up a comment
HAIFA, Israel — Two days after a wave of wildfires spread throughout the mixed Arab-Jewish city of Haifa and forced tens of thousands to flee, residents returned to pick through the blackened debris of their homes while pondering what had started it all. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday had called the string of
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Middle EastTel Aviv (dpa) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday thanked Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas for helping Israel to fight wildfires that have been plaguing the country. Netanyahu called Abbas in the evening to express his thanks for the Palestinians sending 8 vehicles and 40 fire personnel to Israel, the prime minister’s office said.
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Middle EastLOS ANGELES — The Council on American-Islamic Relations has called for increased police protection of local mosques after letters that threatened the genocide of Muslims and praised President-elect Donald Trump were sent to multiple California mosques this week. The letters were sent to the Islamic Center of Long Beach and the Islamic Center of Claremont,
Quora Questions are part of a partnership between Newsweek and Quora, through which we’ll be posting relevant and interesting answers from Quora contributors throughout the week. Read more about the partnership here. Answer from Ben Waggoner: What do white people think when they see the “The Confederate Flag”? You mean this flag? That’s the battle
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USAMILWAUKEE — Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign will participate in Wisconsin’s recount, but there’s no evidence found to suggest hacking or other tampering altered the outcome, the campaign’s top lawyer said Saturday. In a post on Medium.com, Marc Erik Elias, general counsel to Hillary for America, said the decision was “to ensure the process proceeds in
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USANo foreign leader was more associated with conflict and confrontation with the United States than Fidel Castro. His legendary defiance and lengthy tirades against U.S. “imperialism” became an integral part of his lengthy reign in power. He made a political career by appealing to nationalism, wrapping himself in the Cuban flag and “hitting the Yanquis
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International, USASteven Seagal, the Michigan-born martial artist best known for producing and starring in dozens of action movies since his Hollywood debut in the late 1980s, was given a Russian passport Friday during a meeting in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Putin personally presented the 64-year-old action star with his new passport during a ceremony
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWithin the context of the fires currently raging around Israel, Chief Rabbi of Tzfat Shmuel Eliyahu was asked how one should behave, according to Jewish law, should one encounter an Arab starting a fire on Shabbat – or any other day of the week. Jewish law forbids Jews from extinguishing fires on Shabbat – unless
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