Is it possible to cleanse the internet of white supremacism, neo-Nazism and other expressions of violent, hate-based ideologies? Is it a good idea even to try? These are some of the questions that linger after the violent confrontation between members of the racist alt-right and counter-protestors at the so-called Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, […]
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USAMIAMI — The University of Florida signaled that white nationalist Richard Spencer will be allowed to rent space on campus — but at a new date yet to be determined. The move, announced Friday, came as the university faced a First Amendment lawsuit over a controversial event originally planned for Sept. 12. In a letter
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USABefore Hurricane Harvey, U.S President Donald Trump canceled former President Barack Obama coastal flood protections that aimed to make infrastructure more resilient to the effects of climate change. Now, thousands of students are in limbo, not knowing what kind of situation they will have to deal with, after Trump decided to end the 2012 program
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International, USAJohn Lewis rarely indulges in spontaneous purchases – but after running to the store to get mushrooms for his pasta sauce, he got a sudden urge to play the lottery. It is a good thing he did, too. Upon listening to his strange desire to buy a Set For Life scratch-off, the 56-year-old bartender won
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USAOVERALL COST AccuWeather is out with the highest estimate yet of Harvey’s potential price tag. The weather forecasting service now expects damage to reach $190 billion, or a full 1 percent of U.S. economic output. “This is the costliest and worst natural disaster in American history,” said Joel Myers, Accuweather’s founder, president and chairman. “Business
The Southern Poverty Law Center has come under fire in the aftermath of a report showing the liberal nonprofit has transferred millions to offshore entities, including the Cayman Islands and other tax havens. A Thursday analysis in the Washington Free Beacon found that the tax-exempt Alabama-based group, known as much for its fundraising prowess as
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USABlack smoke was spotted rising out of the chimney of the Russian consulate in San Francisco on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump ordered it to close. Russia was told to close the consulate, as well as two diplomatic annexes in New York and Washington, by Saturday. The San Francisco Fire Department sent a
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International, USAAt a city council meeting in Phoenix Wednesday night, more than 200 people spent five hours describing what they called “police brutality” during a rally for President Donald Trump. Pro-immigrant and human rights group PUENTE led the unprecedented takeover to denounce how local police handled themselves with protesters. A diverse crowd of more than 200
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — In a stunning decision, a Centre County district justice threw out involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges against eight members of a Penn State fraternity in the death of sophomore pledge Tim Piazza. In dismissing those charges — including aggravated assault, which is a felony — District Justice Allen Sinclair left stand
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USAThe groups leading a petition effort to encourage the U.S. Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump had a billboard ad posted Thursday on the road that leads to the billionaire’s Mar-a-Lago country club in Palm Beach, Florida. The billboard is emblazoned with the title of the campaign’s website, “ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org,” and states: “No
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USAWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain is back, returning to Washington with a message for his colleagues in the age of President Donald Trump. McCain picked up Friday where he left off, before going home to Arizona to begin cancer treatment, insistent as ever that Congress must exercise its role as a check on executive power,
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USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — One of Iran’s leaders recently predicted that Israel will cease to exist in the next 25 years. He may have had in mind that his country coming ominously close to Israel’s northern border: It’s in Syria as Islamic State is being defeated and Assad’s grip on the country is tightening.
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International, Middle EastPresident Trump has decided to end the 2012 deportation amnesty for young adult illegal immigrants, Fox News reported Thursday, citing a senior administration official. The report said an announcement could come “as early as Friday,” and reporter John Roberts said on Twitter that Mr. Trump would allow the program to “lapse.” That would mean the
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USAU.S. President Donald Trump appears to be looking to the military to fill yet another senior post in his administration, according to reports published Wednesday. Citing three unnamed officials, The Washington Post said Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, is being considered for appointment as the next U.S. ambassador to Australia. Nominating
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