Pope Francis’ new car definitely looks like an angel! The 80-year-old was presented with the keys to a brand-new white with yellow-gold detailing Lamborghini Huracan, specially-made for him by the Italian brand, and inspired in his cassock. According to Vatican News, the luxury car base price usually starts at US$274,390, but, now that the Pope
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InternationalA week after the ruckus over blue checks on Twitter, the company has updated its policy on verifications and revoked the verifications of some white supremacists. Richard Spencer, Jason Kessler and others have lost the blue check marks next to their names on Twitter. “We are conducting an initial review of verified accounts and will
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International, USAIn a ruling that could set a precedent for lawsuits over the effects of climate change, a panel of appeals judges on Tuesday found three paint manufacturers responsible for the health hazards of lead paint in California homes and upheld an order that they pay to abate the dangers. The companies — ConAgra, NL Industries
By Stuart Winer Reform Jews clashed with ultra-Orthodox worshipers and security personnel at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Thursday, after attempting to pray at the site in celebration of newly ordained male and female rabbis. While members of the group, who fought security guards as they entered the Western Wall plaza with Torah scrolls, claimed
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastNEWARK — A hopelessly deadlocked jury brought an end to the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez Thursday with the declaration of a mistrial, after a contentious 11-week courtroom drama that concluded without a final act. The government now must decide whether to retry the Democratic lawmaker from New Jersey and co-defendant Salomon Melgen,
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USATexas truck A Texas truck driver has been displaying a huge anti-Trump message around town, and it has residents so fired up that the local prosecutor is considering pressing charges against the driver. “I have received numerous calls regarding the offensive display on this truck as it is often seen along FM 359,” Sheriff Troy
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Govs. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Rick Scott of Florida did not hesitate for a second Wednesday when asked what Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore should do amid accusations that he was engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior with teenagers as young as 14 when he was in his 30s. “He
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USAJohn Rood CAPITOL HILL: President Trump’s nominee for the Pentagon’s top policy job appears to be in jeopardy after a bipartisan savaging by Senators John McCain and Elizabeth Warren this morning. At issue: Whether John Rood, who runs international sales at the world’s largest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin, would recuse himself from policy discussions affecting
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USAWASHINGTON — House Republicans approved their sweeping tax-cut package Thursday, setting up a showdown with the Senate, where Republicans are struggling to take a different approach. Shortly before the House vote, President Donald Trump arrived on Capitol Hill to bolster Republicans determined to push the tax package through Congress — and accomplish a top GOP
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USABy Shoshanna Solomon When 21-year old Joseph Sokol moved to Israel in 2014 to study in Jerusalem’s Yeshiva Machon Meir, he found paying his rent in Israel from a bank in hometown of Los Angeles very inconvenient. “I had to transfer money from one bank account to my Israeli account and then change the money
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International, Middle East, USAMinnesota Sen. Al Franken responded Thursday to allegations that he groped a woman in 2006. Los Angeles-based radio host Leeann Tweeden said the Democratic senator assaulted her during a USO tour, kissing her during a rehearsal for a comedy sketch and posing for a photo with his hands over her breasts as she slept. “I
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIt’s a reversal of yet another Obama administration policy. The Trump White House announced Wednesday that it will allow the import of heads of elephants killed in Zimbabwe and Zambia. The US Fish and Wildlife Service says the trophy imports “will enhance the survival of the species in the wild.” We are getting a lot
Alabama conservative Judge Roy Moore appears to be losing his shot at a seat in the U.S. Senate that was previously a near-guaranteed win. This follows numerous accusations of inappropriate behavior, including making sexual advances on a 14-year-old girl. Related: Here’s how Donald Trump could actually be impeached The allegations arrived during a watershed moment
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USAAl Franken Hours after sports commentator Leeann Tweeden accused Democratic Senator Al Franken of groping and kissing her without her consent, another woman is stepping forward with harrowing claims about the man. “Yes, it’s true. I was stalked and harassed by Al Franken,” Media Equalizer and Media Equality Project Co-Founder Melanie Morgan tweeted on Thursday.