Beijing (dpa) – China on Sunday marked the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army with a huge military parade, which doubled up as a show of strength by the world’s second largest economy. President Xi Jinping, dressed in military fatigues, inspected troops from the back of a jeep at the Zhurihe […]
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InternationalWashington (dpa) – Two US Air Force bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula during a 10-hour mission Saturday in response to North Korea’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches, US Pacific Air Forces said. The mission came a day after North Korea test-fired its second ICBM, with experts saying Pyongyang now has the ability to
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International, USAEditor apologizes for piece that said ‘Jews are not generally noted for their insistence on selling their talent for the lowest possible price’ By Sue Surkes BBC star Vanessa Feltz (YouTube screenshot) After an outcry, the Sunday Times newspaper apologized and removed an article that singled out Jewish BBC television hosts as knowing how to
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InternationalAt the age of 70 years old, Donald Trump became the oldest person to enter the presidency following his election. But some are focusing on House Democrats being “too old” to lead. During her appearance on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, Wallace asked House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi if she’s “frankly, too old,” to
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USAWASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday that 755 American embassy and consulate employees would be ordered to leave his country in response to a package of sanctions awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature. “I decided it’s time for us to show we do not intend to leave U.S. actions unanswered,” the Russian leader said
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International, USAAl Gore’s latest climate change documentary, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” opened Friday in limited release and has received mostly positive reviews. The documentary is the follow-up to “An Inconvenient Truth,” which opened in 2006 to critical and box-office success, and won an Academy Awards for Best Documentary, as well as Best Original Song.
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAManila (dpa) – Twelve people, including a city mayor, were killed on Sunday in a shoot-out with police officers during a series of pre-dawn anti-drug raids in the southern Philippines, police and local officials said. Police officers also arrested the vice mayor of Ozamiz City, about 780 kilometres south of Manila, during the raids, said
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InternationalProsecution appeal to stiffen manslaughter sentence for Elor Azaria turned down; ‘He acted like he was at a shooting range,’ judges say By Judah Ari Gross and Stuart Winer Former IDF soldier Elor Azaria, center, accompanied by his mother, Oshrat, arrive at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, July 30, 2017. (Avshalom Sasoni/Flash90) A
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Middle EastAs Republican members of Congress have tried and failed to follow through with their campaign promise of repealing Obamacare, President Donald Trump has threatened to eliminate some health benefits for members of Congress and their staffs. “If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members of Congress
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWhite House Counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday that President Trump will decide this week whether to cut off cost-sharing payments that go to insurance companies under Obamacare. “He’s going to make that decision this week, and that’s a decision that only he can make,” Ms. Conway said on “Fox News Sunday.” Health and Human Services
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAThe reasoning behind President Donald Trump’s sudden Twitter announcement Wednesday that upended Capitol Hill, the military and LGBT rights activists—that transgender people would be banned from military service—reportedly came down to one factor: funding for the billionaire’s much-hyped idea of constructing a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. In order to boost that funding,
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USAWASHINGTON — Frustrated by the failure of the Obamacare repeal in the Senate, President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to end federal subsidies for health care insurance — for Congress as well as the rest of the country. “If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members
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USAWASHINGTON—In the year since Donald Trump won the Republican presidential nomination, party leaders have been reluctant to challenge a man who has formed a tight bond with conservative voters, even when he upset party orthodoxies and norms of presidential behavior. But that reluctance is breaking down. A convergence of contentious issues, embarrassing infighting and shake-ups
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USAMajor road blocked to traffic as dozens of masked protesters clash with police officers near city’s port; 3 detained By Times of Israel staff Screenshot from the clashes in Jaffa on Saturday, July 29, 2017 between residents and police following the police shooting of suspects involved in an earlier shooting at the city’s port. (Twitter/Dudi
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