Donald Trump supporters believe billionaire and prominent Democratic donor George Soros, 86, organized and funded protests around the country following Trump’s stunning Presidential victory. Now those Trump supporters have put Soros in their crosshairs. Soros’ Open Society Foundations has rejected claims it has played a role in instigating civil unrest. Earlier this week, it announced […]
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. In recent months, far-right activists—which some have labeled the “alt-right”—have gone from being an obscure, largely online subculture to a player at the very center of American politics. Long relegated to the cultural and political fringe, alt-right activists were among the most enthusiastic supporters of Donald Trump. Earlier
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USATel Aviv (dpa) – Wildfires in Israel, some of which are believed to have been caused by arson, have spread further, injuring at least three seriously and many others moderately. Authorities said Saturday three people were seriously injured as the blaze took hold over buildings in a Jewish settlement on the West Bank. Several others
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Middle EastForeign policy was prominent as the two rival contenders for the conservative ticket in next year’s French presidential election held their final campaign rallies ahead of Sunday’s primary run-off. Until recently the dark horse but now the strong favourite, François Fillon highlighted the security threat after several terrorist attacks carried out in the name of
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InternationalDonald Trump spent much of his election campaign raging against groups he doesn’t like; Muslims, the media, Mexicans and the rest. But there’s at least one group he’s a fan of. “I love the poorly educated!” the president-elect to be declared after pulling off a victory in the Nevada caucus of the Republican primary. Now,
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USAMIAMI — Fidel Castro died, and Cuban Miami did what it does in times of community celebration: It spilled onto the streets of Little Havana — and Hialeah, and Kendall — to honk horns, bang pans, and set off more than a few fireworks, saved for exactly the sort of unexpected special occasion that proved
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International, USASan Jose (dpa) – At least nine people have been killed in Costa Rica in the wake of late-season Hurricane Otto, the government said Friday. Five were killed in Upala in the north of the country. Four others died in the nearby town of Bagaces. President Luis Guillermo Solis has called for three days of
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InternationalCuban leader Fidel Castro, the charismatic icon of leftist revolution who thrust his Caribbean nation onto the world stage by provoking Cold War confrontation and defying U.S. policy through 11 administrations, has died. He was 90. With his trademark fatigues and scruffy beard, Castro wore his defiance of Western capitalism like a badge of honor,
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International, USAWith pardons perhaps his only lasting legacy, will President Obama add to it for the Clintons? When the election ended, the Clintons’ investigation problems did not. Adding insult to November’s injury, the Clintons still face FBI investigations with potentially serious legal consequences. Mr. Obama therefore faces an equally serious decision: Should he do for the
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USAThe election results were rolling in, and so were the phone calls for Donald Trump. But no matter who was on the other end of the line, the person handing the phone to the next president of the United States was the same. “Jared was screening the calls,” said Armstrong Williams, a political ally who
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USAThe president of Vassar College in New York commemorated the Thanksgiving holiday by sending a special campus-wide message condemning president-elect Donald Trump and his strategic adviser Steve Bannon. “Dear members of the extended Vassar community,” opened the message from president Jon Chenette. “With the approach of Thanksgiving break, I wanted to take a moment to
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAU.S. President-elect Donald Trump filed two staff positions on Friday afternoon. Trump named campaign finance lawyer Don McGahn as his White House Counsel, and he chose national security analyst K.T. McFarland his deputy national security adviser. Neither selection comes as much of a surprise. McGahn was the chief lawyer for Trump’s campaign and has been
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USAUnionized teachers called for the government to scrap publishing a state-authored history textbook, Friday, demanding that Education Minister Lee Joon-sik resign to take responsibility for the issue. The Korea Teachers and Education Workers’ Union (KTU) denounced the Park Geun-hye administration for pushing ahead with the textbook plan despite growing opposition, especially amid the influence-peddling scandal
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InternationalRwanda’s government has demanded an apology from the Vatican over the Catholic Church’s role in the country’s 1994 genocide, dismissing the recent apology offered by Rwandan bishops. The Catholic Church in Rwanda issued a statement that was intended to be read at churches across the country on Sunday, apologizing for “all the wrongs the church
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