On Sept. 16, the Mother of All Rallies will descend on Washington, D.C., bathing the nation’s capital in red “Make America Great Again” hats and the rumble of probably more than a few motorcycles. The event is organized by Trump supporters who, according the website they’ve set up, are hoping to “send a message to […]
WASHINGTON — Hours after warning North Korea that it will meet “fire and fury like the world has never seen” if its leader, Kim Jong Un, continued to provoke the United States, President Donald Trump said the U.S. nuclear arsenal is “stronger than ever before.” “My first order as President was to renovate and modernize
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International, USADespite President Donald Trump’s off-track interviews, meandering speeches, low approval rating, and stalled legislative agenda, he is the most gifted politician of our time, said senior White House policy adviser Stephen Miller late Tuesday. “President Trump is the most gifted politician of our time. He’s the best orator to hold that office in generations,” Miller
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USABy Laurie Baron San Diego− Fire and Pain In the Voice of Donald Trump” (with apologies to James Taylor) Just yesterday morning, I learned you miniaturized. Kim-Jong, I will put an end to you. Are you taunting me because my hands are undersized? Well you should know I’m as reckless too! You’ll see fire and
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International, Lawrence Baron, USAVATICAN CITY – We are waiting for the pope. He is supposed to come at 11. But then we are told he will arrive at 11:30. The crowd sighs in expectation. People turn to each other and smile, hold hands, murmur in various languages. A few rows ahead of me, a mother juggles a toddler
Protesters assault police, security as Liberman makes condolence visit to mourning family in Jerusalem neighborhood By Stuart Winer and Judah Ari Gross Ultra-Orthodox protesters against the army draft gather in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem as Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman paid a condolence visit to a family in mourning in the area, August 8,
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Middle EastThe Korean government has launched a committee to push the nomination of two Austrian nuns who treated lepers isolated on a southern Korean island for a Nobel Peace Prize. Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Monday he will form a committee for Sister Marianne Stoger, 81, and Sister Margaritha Pissarek, 80. Lee recommended to the presidential
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InternationalMolad seeking NIS 140,000 from PM’s son for calling it anti-Zionist and ‘humiliating it publicly’ By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair Netanyahu is seen at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem on September 17, 2013. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90) The left-wing Molad think tank filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Yair Netanyahu
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Middle EastTEL AVIV, Israel — It has all the hallmarks of a classic political scandal: a combative leader’s forceful denials, family members and intimates caught up in burgeoning but slow-moving investigations, prosecutors leaning on a tarnished former aide with tales to tell, arcane legal arguments over power and its limits. The setting is Israel, where Prime
Gas prices are well below record highs from a few years ago, but that doesn’t mean you’re not paying more than you should to fill up your car every week. In fact, a GasBuddy study found that Americans are more likely to overpay when prices are lower. Read more: Best and worst auto insurance companies
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Travel and Food, USABest known for shaming Berlin memorial goers with ‘YOLOCAUST,’ Shahak Shapira stages protest over social media giant’s failure to delete offensive messages By Times of Israel staff An Israeli-German artist best known for his “ YOLOCAUST” project, which combined selfies taken at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial with images of concentration camp victims, released a video Monday
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International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld continues to face declining attendance numbers, with the company reporting Tuesday 353,000 fewer visitors in the first half of 2017 than during the same time last year. Some analysts called the company’s second-quarter earnings a disappointing surprise considering 2017 was expected to be a year of growth following several in which
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The World We Share, USAWASHINGTON — Commentators laughed last year when a photograph emerged of Kim Jong Un standing next to an orb, which a North Korean newspaper stated was a miniaturized nuclear weapon. “That’s a weird looking disco ball,” joked one intelligence contractor on Twitter. Not many are laughing anymore. On Tuesday, The Washington Post reported that a
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International, USAGlen Campbell The country music industry is reacting with grief to the August 8 passing of icon Glen Campbell at age 81 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. His impact on the music world has been massive since he scored his first hits in the late ’60s. We’ll never forget his masterful guitar work
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