International

Alabama State Rep. Wants to Prosecute Moore’s Accusers

An Alabama state legislator believes Roy Moore’s accusers should be criminally prosecuted for coming forward now with decades-old allegations that he molested them when they were teenagers. Following allegations in the Washington Post that Moore made sexual advances toward four then-teen girls when he was in his 30s, Republican Representative Ed Henry insisted Moore’s alleged

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Don Francisco Reveals He Was Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

After the outrage that currently exists in the United States and the rest of the world for all the accusations of sexual misconduct against woman, Mario Kreutzberger, better known as Don Francisco, opened up and shared the allegations he had to deny fifteen years ago. “I’ve been accused of harassment and I can tell you

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

French ex-culture minister confirmed as new UNESCO head

UNESCO member states on Friday overwhelmingly approved the nomination of France’s former culture minister Audrey Azoulay to head the embattled cultural agency. They confirmed the nomination by the agency’s board last month of Azoulay, 45, who becomes UNESCO’s second woman director general. “The unity you have shown in this vote is a good omen for

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International, Middle East, USA

Nazi Display At Indonesia Museum Sparks Outrage

A wax figure of Adolf Hitler at the De Mata Museum in Indonesia is attracting international backlash. The statue stands in front of a photograph of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. Teenagers are reportedly taking gleeful selfies with the figurine, which the museum defended as a “fun” way to interact with photogenic displays. According to the

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International, Jewish History

MASA expects to send 13,000 to Israel this school year

NEW YORK (Press Release) – Masa Israel Journey, the global leader in long-term international career development and leadership experiences in Israel for young adults from around the world, has hit record numbers for participation in school year 2017-18. Some 13,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 30 are anticipated to participate in Masa

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA

Federal judge rules FBI exhausted search for Hillary Clinton’s emails

A federal judge tossed a lawsuit Thursday that would have pushed the State Department and FBI to do more to try to track down Hillary Clinton’s emails, ruling the government has done all it reasonably could to locate the former secretary of state’s messages. Two watchdog groups, Judicial Watch and Cause of Action, had sued

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USA

US sanctions 10 more Venezuelan government leaders

MIAMI — Denouncing last month’s regional Venezuelan elections as irregular, the Trump administration imposed new individual sanctions Thursday against 10 Venezuelans it accused of undermining democracy, censoring the news media and engaging in the corrupt administration of government-run food programs. The Treasury Department froze U.S. assets, banned U.S. travel and prohibited Americans from doing business

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International, USA

Chinese ‘love’ Trump’s Mandarin-speaking granddaughter

While media coverage of Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Thursday focused on trade and North Korea, it was the wide-eyed crooning of the US leader’s granddaughter that stole Chinese netizens’ hearts. In a video that Trump showed Xi during their stroll through the historic Forbidden City Wednesday, his granddaughter, Arabella Kushner, greets

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International, USA

Alleged Rand Paul attacker pleads innocent; lawyer suggests it was a property dispute

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The neighbor charged with attacking U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and breaking several of his ribs pleaded not guilty during a short court hearing Thursday morning. Rene Boucher, a retired anesthesiologist, remained free on bond after his arraignment in Warren District Court. He is charged with fourth-degree assault, a Class A misdemeanor

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USA

Guy Makes Hilarious Commercial to Sell His Girlfriend’s Used Car–and Bidding Soars

Max Lanman knew that a description on Craigslist would not do his girlfriend’s 1996 Honda Accord justice. So instead of making a boring ol’ internet ad, he filmed his own car commercial for the automobile – and it is hilarious. The cheeky minute-long video is shot in almost the exact same style as typical modern

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA

GOP tells Roy Moore to step down if allegations of teen sex are true

Top Republicans in Washington said their candidate in Alabama’s Senate race, former state Chief Justice Roy Moore, must drop out of the election if allegations that he enticed an underage girl into a sexual encounter decades ago are true. The Washington Post reported that a woman says Mr. Moore initiated the encounter when she was

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USA

SAUDI ARABIA – Dozens more Saudis detained in $100 billion corruption sweep

Dozens more people have been taken into custody by Saudi authorities, the kingdom said Thursday, bringing to 201 the number detained in a sweep that investigators say has uncovered at least $100 billion in corruption. Saudi critics and experts have called the unprecedented purge of top princes and businessmen a bold and risky move by

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Middle East

Federal judge in Baltimore considers whether to freeze Trump ban on transgenders in the military

BALTIMORE — Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union urged a federal judge in Baltimore on Thursday to freeze President Donald Trump’s impending ban on transgender Americans serving in the military. The attorneys sought an injunction in U.S. District Court, arguing that the judge should stop the rollout until the ACLU can present its argument

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