International

Army accepts first two female officers to attend school to become Green Berets

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. | Two female Army officers will make history when they report to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in their first step toward earning the Special Forces tab and becoming Green Berets. The female officers, whom Army officials declined to identify, could attend their first Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) class as early as […]

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USA

Attorney skeptical of cop’s claim autistic man’s caregiver was shot accidentally

MIAMI — The attorney for the mental health care worker shot by a North Miami cop isn’t buying the police union’s explanation that the officer was trying to save his client’s life, but accidentally shot him instead. Hilton Napoleon, who is representing behavioral therapist Charles Kinsey, said Friday that it was implausible that a trained

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USA

35 million TV viewers watched Trump’s acceptance speech at GOP convention

NEW YORK — Nearly 35 million TV viewers watched GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s acceptance speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention. Nielsen reported that an average of 32.2 million viewers watched across the ad-supported networks that carried the speech between 10 and 11:45 p.m. ET. An additional 2.75 million viewers were tuned in

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Trump says he doesn’t want and wouldn’t accept Ted Cruz’s endorsement

CLEVELAND — Fresh off his marathon Republican convention acceptance speech, Donald Trump looked backward Friday, rekindling his feud with onetime chief rival Ted Cruz. Trump, in classic style, essentially said he couldn’t care less that Cruz declined to endorse him in a dramatic snub at the convention. “I don’t want his endorsement,” Trump said at

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USA

David Duke, Ex-KKK Leader, Running for U.S. Senate

Just hours after Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican presidential nomination, former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke announced he is running for a U.S. Senate seat representing Louisiana under an “America first” campaign slogan. It’s a two-word phrase that Trump also used in his speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention. “I’m overjoyed

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USA

Germany and Austria Warn Erdogan on Coup Crackdown

Germany and Austria’s foreign ministers have warned Turkey not to use the current state of emergency in the country to persecute political opponents, German public broadcaster DeutscheWelle reports. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, after a group of military personnel attempted to topple his government over the weekend. Erdogan

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International, Middle East

‘Barbaric,’ ‘cultural genocide’ and a ‘return to Maoism’: GOP platform’s tough words rile China

BEIJING — Reacting to strong language in the GOP’S 2016 platform, which criticizes China over issues including Internet censorship, destroying churches and “cultural genocide” in Tibet, Beijing on Thursday urged U.S. Republicans to stop “groundlessly accusing China and interfering in China’s domestic affairs.” The platform delegates adopted this week in Cleveland before nominating Donald Trump

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International, USA

Convention Underscores Republicans’ Women Problem

There’s a reason the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week featured a parade of women delivering testimonials about their relationships with Donald Trump, capped off Thursday night by an extended appeal to women from Trump’s oldest daughter and close confidante, Ivanka. It’s a tacit acknowledgement that the GOP presidential nominee is deeply unpopular with

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USA

DNC Speakers List Stirs Clinton VP Speculation

Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is among several big names viewed as favorites in the Hillary Clinton running mate pool who are included in the Democratic National Convention speakers list released Thursday. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, who also have been considered possible vice presidential picks, are

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USA

Rabbi Amar: PM’s support of gay pride parade is an embarassment

Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar spoke out on Thursday against the gay pride parade in the capital, and condemned statements in support of the parade made by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. In an interview with Kol BeRama, Rabbi Amar lambasted the parade, calling it an embarrassment. “This desecration of God”s name in Jerusalem is an

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Middle East