WASHINGTON — Republicans in Utah overwhelmingly chose Ted Cruz in their presidential caucus 17 months ago. This week, the Texas senator will find out how much political influence he still has among them. Cruz endorsed and campaigned on behalf of Republican Chris Herrod, his presidential campaign coordinator, who is on the ballot for a special
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USADonald Trump attacked the “far-left” during a Tuesday press conference regarding their actions at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump likened President George Washington to Confederate General Robert E. Lee and questioned whether liberal protestors will next fight for the removal of a statue of Washington because he was a slave owner.
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USAPresident Donald Trump gave a rare press conference Tuesday at Trump Tower in Manhattan and perhaps unintentionally revealed why he and his administration have been so reluctant to answer questions from the media since he entered the White House. In what was supposed to be a discussion about infrastructure, Trump went dramatically off-script regarding violent
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USA233 US olim make their way to their ancestral homeland on a Nefesh B’Nefesh charter flight, among them 68 future IDF soldiers By Elie Leshem Young US Jews who immigrated to Israel to join the IDF pose with executives from Nefesh B’Nefesh (center) after their flight lands in Israel on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 (Shahar
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — Rather than soothing racial tension, an increasingly isolated President Donald Trump reverted to the rage that fueled his campaign, playing to the core of his supporters who still adore him. With bluster and defiance, Trump on Tuesday spread blame for the violence in Virginia not just on the torch-wielding white supremacists, neo-Nazis and
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USAControversial far-right commentator Alex Jones has suggested attendees at a white supremacist rally that descended into violence were Jewish actors dressing up as Nazis. The “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday saw aggressive clashes between demonstrators and counter protesters, with an anti-fascist killed after a car ploughed into the group she was
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USAATLANTA — A Gwinnett County judge and longtime local politician has been suspended after making controversial Facebook posts about protests over Confederate memorials in Charlottesville, Va., and elsewhere. Judge Jim Hinkle — a magistrate judge who served as mayor of the city of Grayson for more than two decades before retiring in 2013 — took
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USAIn the wake of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia this week, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has stood in defiance against racism by donating thousands of dollars to an anti-hate organization on Sunday. The movie star and bodybuilder published a powerful statement on Facebook concerning the donation: style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> “While these so-called “white
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USATEHRAN — Iran’s president on Tuesday warned it could restart its nuclear program “within hours or days” if the Trump administration continued its confrontational policies toward the Islamic Republic. President Hassan Rouhani’s remarks were a direct response to President Donald Trump’s decision to slap fresh sanctions on individuals and businesses connected to Iran’s ballistic missile
A former Miss America and unsuccessful congressional candidate on Tuesday announced a Republican bid for Illinois attorney general for the chance to challenge four-term Democrat Lisa Madigan. “Today in Illinois, it’s nearly impossible to find opportunity and live out your dreams. Instead, career politicians have made it a nightmare for too many families in our
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USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the president sends his envoys back to Israel and the Palestinian territories, the usual flood of voices has offered advice – do this, do that, say this, say that. Whatever. Let’s try something different. When people talk about the “two-state solution,” their parameters are generally clear – the
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Middle East, USABy David Anderson From The Moderate Voice NEW YORK — With Brexit blowing up in the Brits’ faces followed by an orange punishment emanating from Washington, there’s world-wide alarm about this global move to the right. We pay a lot of attention to hard right hooligans like Hungary’s Viktor Orban, Poland’s Jaroslaw Kaczynski, and
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International, USAUnemployment, lack of upward mobility and fear of street violence among reasons for rapid increase of Brazilian Jews making aliyah By Luis Roiz SAO PAULO, Brazil — Over the last three years, Brazil’s usually lighthearted Carnival culture has been darkened by a political and economic crisis that has turned into the longest recession in the
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International, Middle EastThe mother of the 32-year-old woman who was killed Saturday in a car-ramming attack during violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, has thanked President Trump for offering words of comfort and condemning the violence. “Thank you, President Trump, for those words of comfort and for denouncing those who promote violence and hatred,” Susan Bro, mother of
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