LOS ANGELES — Thousands of protesters marched in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, chanting, “Down, down, down with Trump — up, up, up with the people” as they urged Congress to impeach the president. John Meranda, 56, of Long Beach, held a sign showing Trump’s face on the body of a chubby baby, with the
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USAAfter pop icon mobbed by fans at the Western Wall, PM’s meal with sick children goes ahead without her By Times of Israel staff American singer Britney Spears( c) visits at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, ahead of her concert tomorrow night in Tel Aviv. July 2, 2017. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90) American pop star
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsWASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump has said that when her husband, Donald, is attacked, he will “punch back 10 times harder.” On Sunday, President Trump put those pugilistic instincts on display for all the world to see, circulating a doctored video clip that showed him physically attacking a crudely rendered stand-in for CNN, then
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAn Oregon bill requiring insurers to provide their customers with free abortions-including illegal immigrants-has advanced to the state Senate after winning approval Saturday in the state House with no Republican votes. House Democrats pushed through the Reproductive Health Equity Act after a nearly two-hour debate over the bill, which would allocate $10.2 million for services
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAOne of the Justice Department’s top corporate crime watchdogs has resigned, declaring that she cannot enforce ethics laws against companies while, she asserts, her own bosses in the Trump administration have been engaging in conduct that she said she would never tolerate in corporations. Hui Chen — a former Pfizer and Microsoft lawyer who also
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Before we were disturbed by a dust-up among Jews about the Western Wall and conversion, we were befuddled by another delegation of ranking Americans prodding Israelis and Palestinians to sit around a table and make peace. What these worthies do not grasp is that there already is peace. It ain’t perfect,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastOn first trip to region since becoming secretary-general, Antonio Guterres to meet with Netanyahu and Abbas, visit Yad Vashem By Raphael Ahren Antonio Guterres (right), newly confirmed as incoming UN secretary-general, with Israel’s envoy to the UN Danny Danon, October 13, 2016 (Courtesy) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is due to visit Israel and the
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International, Middle EastSaturday marks the day that the late Princess Diana would have turned 56-years-old, and Prince William and Prince Harry marked the occasion by holding a private ceremony to rededicate her grave site. The ceremony, which was also attended by Duchess Kate, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and members of the Spencer family, was led by Justin
Washington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump on Saturday devoted part of a rally speech to continuing his attacks on the media. “My administration is transferring power outside of Washington and returning it to where it belongs, the people,” Trump said at the Celebrate Freedom Concert, held at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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USAThis 20-year-old had such an impressive work ethic, the community decided to reward him for his diligence with a big surprise. It all started when Andy Mitchell saw Justin Korva dressed in a fast food worker’s uniform, walking on the side of the road in 95 degree heat. Mitchell pulled over and offered to give
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USAPresident Donald Trump has again lashed out at NBC, this time accusing the network of firing a conservative television personality he felt was more sympathetic to his views. For the third day in a row, the president launched Twitter attacks Saturday against liberal news station MSNBC, calling out its parent companies NBC and Comcast for
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USANimitz-class USS George H.W. Bush arrives for 4-day visit, with crew set to tour the country and Netanyahu expected to hop on board By Times of Israel staff The USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Haifa, July 1, 2017 (Momi Gabay/Haifa Port Authority) The USS George H.W. Bush, docked outside Israel’s Haifa port
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Middle East, USALOS ANGELES — Eric Garcetti was sworn in Saturday night for his second and final term as mayor of Los Angeles, nearly four months after he cruised to re-election with a record 81 percent of the vote. As the 46-year-old mayor took the oath of office, protesters chanted, “Fire Charlie Beck!” Ahead of the speech,
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USAJakarta (dpa) – Former US president Barack Obama on Saturday delivered his first post-presidential speech in Asia, emphasising tolerance, democracy and youth empowerment at an congress of the Indonesian Diaspora in Jakarta where he spent four years as a child. Obama was greeted with a standing ovation by thousands in the audience which included Indonesian
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