LEXINGTON, Ky. — In June, when U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was with congressional colleagues near Washington, D.C., practicing his baseball swing, he escaped injury when a gunman opened fire. Last Friday, when Paul was mowing the lawn of his Bowling Green home, he wasn’t as lucky, sustaining five broken ribs and small cuts to the
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USATOKYO — President Donald Trump spent the first day of a five-nation Asia tour Sunday being feted with a gift, golf and fine dining by Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe. He began day two Monday by telling Japanese business leaders that Abe is “a terrific person,” then assailed them for years of unfair trade. The
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International, USAFRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky House Speaker Jeff Hoover resigned Sunday, a day after rejecting calls to step down by Gov. Matt Bevin and others who said they were disgusted by allegations of sexual harassment against Hoover and three other Republican state lawmakers. Hoover acknowledged that he had “engaged in inappropriate text messages” with a legislative
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USABy Judah Ari Gross Israel has recovered the bodies of five Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists that were buried when the army destroyed a Gazan attack tunnel that crossed into Israeli territory last week, the IDF announced on Sunday. “During the past few days, the Southern Command and Gaza Division have been operating to finalize the
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Middle EastDonna Brazile Despite publishing a bombshell account suggesting otherwise, former interim Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile denied saying that the 2016 Democratic presidential primary was rigged in favor of former Secretary of State and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. An excerpt from Brazile’s newest book, “Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That
Legendary sports broadcaster Vin Scully declared Saturday night that he will “never watch another NFL game” in response to the player take-a-knee protests during the national anthem. “I am so disappointed. And I used to love, during the fall and winter, to watch the NFL on Sunday,” Mr. Scully said during “An Evening with Vin
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Sports & Competitions, USAThe Trump Organization has secured visas to hire 70 foreign workers who will be employed during the 2017-18 season as maids, cooks, and servers. Despite running on an ‘American jobs’ ticket, Trump’s former company – which is currently run by his sons Donald Jr. and Eric – has opted to take on foreign labor at
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USASaudi Arabia arrested 11 princes, including a prominent billionaire, and dozens of current and former ministers, reports said, in a sweeping crackdown as the kingdom’s young crown prince consolidates power. Separately, the head of the Saudi National Guard, once a leading contender to the throne, as well as the navy chief and the economy minister
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Middle East[youtube:2034655] On Thursday evening two emergency response dispatchers from United Hatzalah went on their shift break and took time out to pray in the break-room. Both responders prayed their evening prayers but they were of two different religions. Working side by side as dispatchers, helping volunteers of all religions save the lives of all people
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Middle EastBy Raphael Ahren UNESCO is “the Titanic of international organizations,” Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said, accusing it of deliberately falsifying history to persecute the Jewish people. In a scathing speech Friday to UNESCO’s 39th General Conference in Paris, Carmel Shama-Hacohen also slammed the United Arab Emirates for having
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International, Middle EastLarry David started his Saturday Night Live hosting gig with a joke that’s been slammed as seriously insensitive by some viewers – and defended by others. The Curb Your Enthusiasm star wrapped up his intro with a joke about picking up women in concentration camps. David said: “I’ve always been obsessed with women, and I’ve
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Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAPro-Palestinian Arab experts on international law support legal proceedings against Britain for its responsibility for the “occupation of Palestine” and the commitment to establish a national homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine based on the 1917 Balfour Declaration. Mohammad Jamil, head of the Arab Organization for Human Rights, told the Hamas-affiliated newspaper Palestine that
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International, Middle EastPresident Reuven and First Lady Nechama Rivlin is to depart this morning, Sunday, for a State Visit to Spain at the invitation of King Felipe VI. During the visit, which will mark 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the President will also mark 100 years since the reestablishment of the Jewish community
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International, Middle EastBy Raphael Ahren Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday resolutely rejected a one-state solution but stopped short, however, of explicitly endorsing Palestinian statehood. In a comprehensive interview with the BBC as he wound down a trip to London, Netanyahu also praised US President Donald Trump for understanding the nature of Iran’s threat to the region,
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