During a Thursday press conference at the Department of Justice, Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated that he would not be stepping down from his position in the Trump administration. Earlier this week, President Trump criticized Sessions and others in the Justice Department in an interview with the New York Times. Rumors of Sessions’ possible departure […]
Washington (dpa) – The latest plan put forth by Republicans in the US Senate on health care reform would result in an increase in the number of uninsured people to 32 million by 2026, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The plan calls for repealing many provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also called
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAmnesty International is calling for an independent investigation into the torture of prisoners in Cameroon. The human rights group said Cameroonian forces have been torturing suspects in their campaign against Islamist group Boko Haram, with much of the torture happening at a base that has also been used by American and French troops. A report
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International, USAU.S. President Donald Trump will not be addressing the NAACP convention this weekend, breaking with years of tradition. The White House confirmed on Wednesday that Trump won’t be attending the NAACP’s weekend event in Baltimore, marking the second time the Republican has failed to show up to the convention. Trump was invited to attend last
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USAArizona Sen. John McCain, whose absence from Washington forced Republicans to abruptly cancel a vote on health care legislation, announced Wednesday night that he had been diagnosed with brain cancer. After a procedure Friday in Phoenix to remove a blood clot above his left eye, a pathology report “revealed that a primary brain tumor known
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABerlin (dpa) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have widened their lead above their political rivals according to an opinion poll released Wednesday, just over two months ahead of September’s election. Mounted in the days following this month’s Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, the survey from Berlin pollsters Forsa showed the violent protests surrounding the
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It was best not to write about this right away. Needed to see how it would percolate. It could have been massive or a momentary blip testing the level of accommodation between Israel, the Palestinians, and other Muslims. Truth is, that it is still tense, with Friday prayers posing a challenge
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBarkat denies deal, which specifies the religious character of individual neighborhoods, is aimed at ensiring Haredi support when he runs for reelection; deputy mayor calls it ‘unethical, illegal’ By Sue Surkes Jerusalem Mayor, Nir Barkat, visits the the Bukharan neighborhood during elections for the community administration, December 10, 2011. Photo by (Uri Lenz/Flash90) Jerusalem’s Mayor
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Middle EastAromatic top notes of hot dogs and cooling nachos waft through the air, mingling with the distinct bouquet of 6,500 amped-up human bodies. Many have forgone showers and sleep to camp out overnight in the humid summer heat for the chance to be here, to cram themselves, elbow to elbow, into one of the seemingly
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USATensions between Germany and Turkey escalated Wednesday after Berlin summoned the Turkish ambassador to receive an official protest after Ankara arrested several human rights activists, including a German citizen. Berlin has warned that EU aid to Turkey could be at risk, putting in jeopardy a key migrant deal. A Turkish court Tuesday ordered the detention
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InternationalSEATTLE — For decades, researchers have built a compelling amount of evidence that the earlier you introduce a child to a second language, the stronger his or her bilingual skills will be. An infant’s brain also appears to benefit from early exposure to two languages. Earlier this year, for example, a team at the University
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationA van carrying 9 Palestinian workers collides with an Israeli truck outside the Shaked settlement in the northern West Bank By Jacob Magid The scene of car crash on Route 6235, near the settlement of Shaked in the northern West Bank on July 19, 2017. (Magen David Adom) Five people were killed on Wednesday when
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Middle EastWomen in the Middle East have always been conditioned to believe that they have to be the victims of violence and abuse – but not anymore. That’s because SheFighter, an exclusively female martial arts studio in Jordan, is the first Middle Eastern organization that teaches women how to defend themselves. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> Lina Khalifeh
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsEurope should better appreciate Israel’s key role in Middle Eastern stability, leaders of four central European nations said on Wednesday in a joint attack with Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Brussels’ current policy towards the state. The comments were the latest example of divergence between west and east Europe, where questions of national sovereignty, migration
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