International

Trump’s shutdown threat suggests he’s given up on making Mexico pay for border wall

WASHINGTON — The White House refused to concede Thursday that President Donald Trump has given up, even temporarily, on a promise to make Mexico pay for a border wall. Yet the tactical retreat seemed apparent as Trump pressured Congress for wall funds, threatening a government shutdown next month if lawmakers don’t deliver — with no […]

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International, USA

ACLU admits to ‘white supremacy’ after tweeting photo of white baby with U.S. flag

The American Civil Liberties Union backpedaled Wednesday on tweeting a photo of a white baby holding a U.S. flag after users called it racist. The seemingly harmless photo showed a blond-haired toddler in a “Free Speech – ACLU” onesie holding a U.S. flag and what appears to be a colorful toy dog. The tweet read,

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USA

Colin McEnroe: ESPN’s Robert Lee and our divided understanding of Civil War

ESPN decided this week to switch the assignment of Robert Lee, an Asian-American football announcer who was scheduled to call a University of Virginia football game. This was necessary because, well, it’s hard to picture the meeting where the Worldwide Leader in Sports reached this decision. “He has almost the same name as the statue.”

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USA

26-year-old from Atlanta wants the Israeli army to innovate like Google

Sure, ranks and discipline are important in the military, says the air force’s Sgt. Ilan Regenbaum, but the culture should allow good ideas to circulate freely By Shoshanna Solomon A 26-year old immigrant from the United States and his commander in the Innovation Unit of the Israeli Air Force are undertaking the ambitious mission of

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Middle East

Trump again bashes the GOP leaders in Congress he needs to pass his agenda

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tends toward restraint in public comments, but his observation that President Donald Trump, as a newcomer to politics, had “excessive expectations” about the legislative process provoked an unexpected war with the White House that shows no signs of easing. Trump, in tweet after scalding tweet, has turned on

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USA

Antonio Sabato Jr., launched his congressional bid after RNC speech blacklisted him in Hollywood

Antonio Sabato, Jr., said Thursday that his speech at the Republican National Convention in 2016 blacklisted him from work in Hollywood and prompted his congressional run. “I decided it was time for me to speak out and I was blacklisted from Hollywood. But I love my country a lot more and I’m ready to fight

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USA

U.S. Navy identifies all 10 sailors lost at sea in the tragic USS John S McCain collision

The United States Navy identified the nine missing sailors and the one deceased sailor from Monday’s USS John McCain collision as search and rescue efforts were suspended on Thursday. Navy divers recovered the remains of one sailor killed in the tragedy, 22-year-old electronics technician 3rd class Kenneth Aaron Smith, of New Jersey, in the ship’s

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USA

Wiesenthal Center protests Hitler- Trump comparison

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — Officials from the Simon Wiesenthal Center denounced the latest cover of Stern magazine, one of Germany’s most popular publications, that depicts US President Donald Trump doing a “Sieg Heil” salute while wrapped in an American flag. “This cover is a culmination of an increasingly alarming use of the Swastika and

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International

Schumer says Charlottesville violence is reason to cancel Trump voter commission

The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate demanded Thursday that President Trump disband his commission designed to investigate voter fraud, saying it stems from the same hateful ideology that spurred neo-Nazis and white supremacists in Charlottesville earlier this month. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said that if Mr. Trump won’t cancel the Presidential

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USA

Rabbis Won’t Call Trump for Jewish High Holidays

Jewish religious leaders will not organize a conference call with President Donald Trump ahead of the High Holidays—the major holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—in a break from recent tradition. “The High Holy Days are an opportunity for reflection and introspection. As the leaders of major denominations in American Jewish life, we have been

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Jewish Religion, USA

Lebanese beauty queen stripped of title over Israel visit

After 2016 trip to Jewish state, Amanda Hanna wrote on Facebook, ‘it turned out that I was wrong’ about enemy country By Times of Israel staff Illustrative: contestants pose at the 2016 Miss Lebanon Emigrant pageant. (Screen capture/YouTube) A Swedish-Lebanese beauty queen was stripped of her crown after pageant organizers discovered she visited Israel last

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International, Middle East