KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The leaders of the Catholic Church in Missouri are calling on lawmakers to sustain Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill eliminating the need to obtain a permit to carry a concealed gun in public. In a joint statement, the bishops of the four dioceses of Missouri called the legislation “a […]
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USAParis (dpa) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said in an interview published Wednesday that he understood the decisions by local mayors to ban Islam-influenced full-body swimming attire at the beach, but added that there would be no national legislation. Speaking to La Provence newspaper, published in southern France where most of the handful of
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InternationalNorth Korea on Wednesday condemned President Park Geun-hye’s latest speech calling for Pyongyang to end its nuclear and missile programs, saying that she is to blame for worsening inter-Korean ties. On Monday, Park gave a speech to mark the 71st anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule. In her address, Park urged North
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InternationalWASHINGTON — Donald Trump reshuffled his campaign team again Wednesday, bringing the publisher of conservative website Breitbart into his inner circle along with a former ally of his rival Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. The moves follow weeks of falling poll numbers and months of infighting in Trump’s campaign, as the nominee has struggled to overcome
A group of doctors in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo have appealed to President Barack Obama for help. In an open letter, they told the US president, “We don’t need tears, we need action.” The doctors are in the eastern part of the ancient city, in an area controlled by rebels. One of the
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Middle EastBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO –The media has been covering the presidential election nonstop. At least the Olympics have been a good distraction! As the Olympics come to a close, we’ll be back to seeing more of the election year soap opera. But, what about real information? We’ve heard very little about the candidates’ tax
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Sheryl Rowling, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) —On August 10, armed soldiers raided a multi-day youth event and arrested and detained 60 men, women and children. The event was organized by the Yemeni Baha’i community and sponsored by the Nida Foundation for Human Development, and was held at the Jud Organization building in Sana’a. It featured a nonreligious,
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InternationalThese days, Donald Trump may be willing to accept support from anywhere he can get it when it comes to big names in politics. However, the Republican presidential candidate might want to make sure his supporters don’t slip up and make avoidable mistakes when they hit the campaign trail on his behalf. Take, for example,
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USAThe South Korean government has confirmed reports of one of the most high profile defections from the authoritarian regime of neighbouring North Korea, Seoul-based news agency Yonhap reported on Wednesday. Tae Yong-ho, a minister at North Korea’s embassy in London was initially reported to have defected to a “third country” by South Korean press on
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InternationalRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump pounced Tuesday on Obamacare’s latest setback, saying Aetna’s decision to withdraw from nearly a dozen states is a sign that the law is “imploding” and should be repealed. The Hartford, Connecticut-based insurer said will remain in just four states next year, making it the most recent insurer to beat a
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2017 – Stating “we can’t let this continue,” Donald Trump outlined his Immigration policy yesterday in Ohio. But there is little new about the Trump immigration proposal. As the candidate noted, he is calling for a strategy similar to the one the U.S. instituted during the Cold War, which included an ideological
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USAPresidential campaigns have more to do with stories than they do with arguments. Ronald Reagan’s story was about how morning would soon brighten a land darkened by the dour Jimmy Carter years; Bill Clinton’s was about the boy from Hope, Arkansas, who remained true to his humble roots, or at least pretended to. These stories
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USAIn a Huffington Post blog published Tuesday, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore states that he knows “for a fact” that Republican nominee Donald Trump never truly wanted to be president, but actually just wanted to negotiate a better deal from NBC for The Apprentice, his reality competition show. And, in turn, is sabotaging his own
A fast moving wildfire in southern California has forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 people just east of Los Angeles. Around 700 firefighters are struggling to contain the so called Bluecut blaze in San Bernardino County which has already engulfed 15,000 acres. Fueled by fierce winds and high temperatures the fire broke out on
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