Olympic gold medal-winning US gymnast McKayla Maroney, inspired by the “Me Too” movement, revealed on Wednesday that she was molested for years by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Maroney, 21, said in a statement on Twitter that Nassar, who is facing trial on more than 20 counts of sexual assault, began molesting her […]
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Sports & Competitions, USALOS ANGELES — Following months of intense speculation, Democratic California Senate leader Kevin de Leon officially kicked off his U.S. Senate campaign Wednesday at an event in downtown Los Angeles. Appearing before a crowd of more than 100 supporters, de Leon played on the themes of change and bold action that he’s embraced as a
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USAOfficials of the Kurdistan Regional Government are accusing Iran of playing a key role in the fall of disputed territories in northern Iraq including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, a claim rejected by Iranian officials. This week the Iraqi government forces backed by Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) marched into the Kurdish-controlled disputed territories after Kurdish
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Middle EastHOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Lee, Hood and Forrest streets — three Hollywood streets named for Confederate war leaders — may soon be christened Liberty, Hope and Freedom. After years of debate, Hollywood plans to say farewell to the controversial street names honoring Robert E. Lee, John Bell Hood and Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was also the
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USASANTA ROSA, Calif. — Crews on Wednesday continued to increase containment of a cluster of deadly wildfires that have ravaged Northern California, while authorities announced the discovery of another fire victim — a development that brought the fatality count to 42. Authorities confirmed a 23rd death in Sonoma County — 22 from the Tubbs fire
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USAtrump CNN Politics reporter Daniella Diaz has been taking some heat on Twitter for tweeting a video of President Donald Trump and Sen. Mitch McConnell leaving their Monday press conference at the Rose Garden holding hands. RELATED: CNN analyst responds to Trump’s national anthem comments Cameras caught a moment of kindness between Trump and McConnell,
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USAThe newly Turkish-built military base in Mogadishu was the original target of Saturday’s deadly truck bomb, a senior Somali intelligence official told VOA Somali. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, says all the intelligence reports received before this attack — and information gathered since the explosion occurred — indicated the Turkish military base
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InternationalA three-judge court panel ruled Wednesday that a World War I memorial in the shape of a cross in Bladensburg, Maryland, is unconstitutional, a decision that a legal scholar says could imperil other similar memorials. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit said the 40-foot cross erected 92 years
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USAUS President Donald Trump slammed the National Football League (NFL) again on Wednesday for not forcing players to stand for the national anthem. Trump waded back into the anthem controversy with an early morning tweet after NFL team owners and player representatives met in New York on Tuesday. “The NFL has decided that it will
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Sports & Competitions, USANEWARK, N.J. — A longtime staff member for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez took the stand at her former boss’ corruption trial Wednesday and delivered a point-by-point rebuttal to some of the testimony that has been most damaging to Menendez so far. The testimony of Karissa Willhite, Menendez’s former deputy chief of staff for policy, was
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USAWASHINGTON — The Trump administration will impose substantial trade penalties on a critical export for Argentina, delivering a significant blow to one of President Donald Trump’s few friends in the hemisphere. According to two people familiar with the plans, the Commerce Department will announce aggressive anti-dumping duties on biodiesel imports as soon as Friday. That
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International, USABy Stuart Winer Israel’s Mossad spy agency is advertising for a field agent who is optimistic and spontaneous and has a sense of humor. No joke. The agency’s website recently posted a notification it is seeking an operations person in an “intelligence-gathering unit” needed for “challenging and dynamic work at the cutting edge of operations.”
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Middle EastORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld, which has struggled with declining attendance, announced Wednesday it is cutting 350 positions. The company is laying off people and not refilling open positions across the company. The cuts primarily affect its corporate headquarters and the parks in Orlando and San Diego, said spokeswoman Aimee Jeansonne-Becka. Becka said the cuts mostly
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USAUsually, when we talk about Japanese prison camps during World War II, the story centers around Japanese Americans. But there was actually another group whose story intertwines with the Japanese Americans’ during the war. Ron Moore knows this first hand. At the age of 11, he moved with his family to Poston, Arizona in 1949.
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