International

Full text of President Obama’s remarks at funeral of Shimon Peres

PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Zvia, Yoni, Chemi and generations of the Peres family; President Rivlin; Prime Minister Netanyahu; members of the Israeli government and the Knesset; heads of state and the government and guests from around the world, including President Abbas, whose presence here is a gesture and a reminder of the unfinished business of peace; to […]

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Middle East, USA

Clinton tells Mary J. Blige that it’s hard to be both tough and likable as a woman

Mary J. Blige launched her new interview series, “The 411,” by sitting down with Hillary Clinton and asking the question that has dogged her political aspirations for years — why does she struggle to bridge the gap between how she wants to be perceived and the way people perceive her? “I’ve always been the same

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USA

Clinton campaigns in Florida as poll shows she’s slightly ahead in the state

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Hillary Clinton showed she knew her South Florida audience, provided a dose of policy prescriptions and offered lots of Donald Trump bashing at a campaign rally Friday. People in the crowd of more than 2,000 — most of whom stood for hours in a sweltering gymnasium waiting for her arrival and

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USA

Megyn Kelly to Hillary Clinton: Come on my show instead of ‘using my name to hit’ Donald Trump

Fox News’ Megyn Kelly has challenged Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton to come on her show instead of referencing her name in attacks on Donald Trump. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign has used multiple new cycles since Monday’s first presidential debate to paint Donald Trump as a sexist. “The Kelly Factor” host decided Friday that it was

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USA

Here’s the real story of how a Miss Universe became part of the presidential race

WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans heard the name Alicia Machado for the first time this week in the final minutes of the most-watched presidential debate in history. But there were actually a year’s worth of twists and turns, largely behind the scenes, that led Hillary Clinton to utter the name of the Latina beauty queen,

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USA

6- year- old offers ideas to save the planet

By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY,  Taiwan — When Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood tweets, the world listens. And when the 76-year-old writer chanced upon a short YouTube video of a 6-year-old girl in Australia named “Ruby, the Climate Kid,” talking about how she admires environmental activists like David Suzuki, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Sir David Attenborough

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International, The World We Share

Philippines President likens himself to Hitler, wants to kill 3 million drug addicts

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has invoked Nazi Germany in his latest outburst. The leader, who backs vigilante death squads in his war on drugs, appeared to answer critics who call him a dictator by likening himself to Hitler. “Hitler massacred three million Jews. There are three million drug addicts. I’d be happy to slaughter them.

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International, Jewish History

Marco Rubio: Allegations Against Trump ‘Troubling’

A Newsweek report on Donald Trump’s hotel and casino company violating U.S. embargo against Cuba prompted response from Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday. In his home state of Florida, a critical swing state in the 2016 presidential election, Rubio is the Republican nominee’s most prominent Cuban-American supporter. “The article makes some very serious and troubling

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International, USA