International

Here’s how 2 good guys with a truck and a gun stopped the Texas church shooter

Johnnie Langendorff; Stephen Willeford After Devin Kelley killed more than 20 people in the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, two locals with a gun and a truck helped stop him in his tracks. Kelley, 26, opened fire on churchgoers over the weekend, killing 26 inside of the building. Freeman Martin, regional director of

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USA

Trump ends his visit in Japan by calling for a military buildup to counter the threat from North Korea

TOKYO — Wrapping up a visit here before flying to South Korea, President Donald Trump called for Japan to buy U.S. anti-missile batteries to counter the growing ballistic missile threat from North Korea, saying buying more U.S. military equipment would create more jobs for Americans and increase security for the Japanese. “He will shoot them

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International, USA

FRANCE – Trucks, vans used to block Paris roads to protest cancelled Champs-Élysées Christmas fair

Several dozen fair workers on Monday staged a go-slow on main roads around Paris, heavily disrupting traffic as they protested the city’s decision to cancel the annual Christmas fair on the famed Champs-Élysées avenue. Drivers of trucks and vans gathered at dawn for the “operation escargot” go-slow on roads leading to and from the capital.

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International

Trump Blames Mental Health For Texas Shooting But It’s More Complicated Than That

President Donald Trump blamed the Texas church shooting that left at least 26 dead on mental health problems, but experts say that it’s much more complicated than that. Trump, who’s visiting Japan, spoke about the shooting in a press conference Monday. “We have a lot of mental health problems in our country, as do other

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Federal judge calls indicted Trump campaign official Paul Manafort ‘significant’ flight risk

WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Monday that President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman and another senior campaign aide posed “significant flight risks” a week after they were indicted on charges of fraud, money laundering and conspiracy that emerged from the special counsel investigation. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson did not ease bail conditions

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USA

Howard Dean: Jared Kushner Will Probably Be Indicted

Special counsel Robert Mueller will probably indict President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, former Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean predicted Sunday. “I expect there’s a good likelihood Jared Kushner will be indicted for money laundering, and then we’re going to see how far this Russian involvement goes,” Dean said on MSNBC.

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International, USA

‘Gaza won’t get terrorists’ bodies back for free’

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu returned to Israel Monday following a trip to the UK marking the 100th anniversary since the Balfour Declaration proclaiming Great Britain”s support for the establishment of a Jewish national home in the historic Land of Israel. Following his return to Israel, Netanyahu addressed the recent revelation that the IDF recovered the

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Middle East

Jewish investors believed to be behind Greek Patriarchate land buys

By Sue Surkes A major Jewish donor to Israel is believed to be among the shareholders in an anonymous company that last year purchased several acres of former Greek Patriarchate land in the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Givat Oranim and Old Katamon. The well-known hedge fund manager and property developer Michael Steinhardt is said to be

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International, Middle East

OpEd: Don’t mess with Jerusalem

Naomi Chazan The heated discussions over the meaning of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration have dominated the media just as moves to entirely alter the status of Jerusalem and its environs have quietly proceeded apace. Two interrelated bills (The Basic Law: Jerusalem, the Capital of Israel [Amendment

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Middle East

UK Jewish community leaders meet PM Netanyahu

The Board of Deputies for British Jews (BoD) and the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC) hosted a meeting on Sunday morning between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the UK”s Jewish communal leadership. The discussions were part of the Netanyahu’s celebrations of the centenary of the Balfour Declaration. The meeting allowed Netanyahu to engage directly with British

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International, Middle East