International

Robert Mugabe is appointed a WHO goodwill ambassador, stunning critics

The new head of the World Health Organization has named Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador for the agency, a move that has startled public health experts. The WHO director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, made the controversial announcement on Wednesday in a speech at a global conference on non-communicable diseases in Montevideo, Uruguay. Tedros, as […]

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International

Mexico jumps into battle over Texas ‘sanctuary city’ law

WASHINGTON — The government of Mexico has aligned itself with municipalities suing the state of Texas over a new law that, if implemented, would crack down on sanctuary cities, arguing that the state’s action hurts Mexico’s relationship with Washington. Lawyers for the Mexican government argue that Texas Senate Bill 4 creates unnecessary tension in relations

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International, USA

Ancient Greek theater unearthed near Kalamata in ‘excellent condition’

Greek archaeologists have unearthed a large part of an ancient theater in Thouria, near the current-day port town of Kalamata in the Peloponnese, the country’s Ministry of Culture announced on Thursday. The ruins are, for the most part, in excellent condition. Summer excavation works at the Thouria site have revealed most of the city’s ancient

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International

Frederica Wilson strikes back at John Kelly: ‘Lying,’ ‘racist’

Rep. Frederica Wilson on Friday accused White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly of lying about her and using a “racist term” when he publicly admonished her for politicizing the president’s condolence call to a Special Forces’ widow. Mr. Kelly, a retired Marine general whose son was killed in action in Afghanistan, on Thursday

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USA

Scaramucci Post Won’t Stop Tweeting About Holocaust

The Scaramucci Post has re-posted a Twitter poll about the Holocaust that generated so much criticism earlier this week that the founders pulled it down and apologized. The controversy and condemnations began Tuesday, when the self-described news outlet helmed by the short-term former White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, shared a multiple-choice survey asking how

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USA

Trouble Continues to Plague Jackson Zoning Board after Another Member Resigns

JACKSON-Larry Schuster was appointed just over one week ago to the troubled Jackson Township zoning board, but this week resigned, before his first meeting. Schuster, the owner of Schuster’s Car Wash in Toms River cited family obligations for his resignation. “Today I resigned my position as a zoning board member before the first meeting. I

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USA

Labor head: Settlements are the ‘beautiful face of Zionism’

Labor chief Avi Gabbay crossed party lines Thursday, issuing a pre-recorded video statement praising the settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria, calling it “the beautiful face of Zionism”. Earlier this week, Gabbay signaled his intention to moderate the Labor party”s position vis-à-vis Israeli towns in Judea and Samaria, disavowing plans to evacuate Jewish residents even

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Middle East