This article originally appeared on the International Business Times. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton raised money this week from a deep-pocketed donor with a potential interest in one of the most controversial issues facing voters in Colorado this November. Clinton attended an Aspen fundraiser Tuesday hosted by Charif Souki, who amassed his fortune working for […]
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USAKosovo’s parliament building has been the target of an explosive attack, local police say. There are no known casualties. Unconfirmed media reports suggest two motorcyclists fired a rocket-propelled grenade towards the building as they drove past. In recent months, tensions have risen among the nation’s politicians. Opposition MPs have released tear gas inside the parliament
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InternationalMembers of the Lebanese delegation to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games refused to travel on the same bus as their Israeli counterparts, with some attempting to block athletes from entering the vehicle, according to a report by an Israeli trainer who claimed to have witnessed the scene. “I kept on insisting that we board the
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsDuring World War II, an American B-29 bomber called the ‘Enola Gay’ dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan, on the morning of Aug. 6, 1945. The bomb killed close to 80,000 people instantly and the death toll later went up to about 135,000. Several died of the long-term effects of radiation sickness. It was
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International, USAFirst Daughter Sasha Obama didn’t get to laze around the White House this summer ahead of her sophomore year of high school — she got a job. The Boston Herald exclusively reported Wednesday that Sasha, 15, has recently been working at Nancy’s Restaurant in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. “It’s pretty random,” one employee told the Herald.
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USAA Jordanian court on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing five intelligence agents in their office in a Palestinian Arab “refugee camp” in June, AFP reported, citing state media. Amman’s state security court “sentenced the criminal Mahmud Masharfeh to death by hanging for his terrorist act against the intelligence agency,” the kingdom’s official
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Middle EastThe U.S. Treasury Department is considering whether to approve the sale of commercial aircraft to Iran by Boeing and Airbus – and 42 former top national security officials have written a letter raising serious concerns about it. The nuclear deal signed last year with Iran by the U.S. and other Western countries enables such sales
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Middle East, USAThe foreign ministers of Venezuela and Colombia have met to discuss moves to open up their joint border, a year after Caracas closed crossings in a crackdown on smuggling. “We have already agreed on preliminary actions to create the right environment for a progressive, gradual opening of the border,” Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez told
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InternationalDonald Trump unveiled his economic advisory council Friday morning, three days before he’s scheduled to take the stage at the Detroit Economic Club for a speech laying out his ideas for “revitalizing the American economy.” Perhaps not surprisingly, given his business background, his roster of advisers is heavy on CEOs and financiers and short on
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USAEgypt’s armed forces claim to have killed Abu Duaa al-Ansari, the head of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in the Sinai peninsula. The military said it targeted the leader in several airstrikes, which also killed more than 45 members of the affiliate group, known as Sinai Province. Sinai Province is currently Egypt’s most dangerous
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Middle EastFrance is in shock after 13 people died and six more were injured when fire ripped through a bar in northern France, turning a birthday party to tragedy. A group of 18-25 year-olds were celebrating in the basement of the Cuba Libre in Rouen at a private function on Friday night. It is thought a
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International{Editor’s Note: San Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg. Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and last
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, USARIO DE JANEIRO — Virginia Thrasher has a gold medal, but it won’t get her a pass with her physics professor. She will return to classes at West Virginia only 20 hours after returning to the U.S. on Aug. 17. “I’ll be in physics at 8:30 a.m.,” she said. Thrasher might want to volunteer for
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International, Sports & Competitions, USAWASHINGTON — The Obama administration has released a redacted version of its “playbook” for the lethal U.S. drone program, a booklet of presidential guidelines that sets legal standards for deciding whom to kill, where and under what circumstances. The document was drawn up in May 2013, after President Barack Obama promised more transparency and oversight
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