MARIPOSA, Calif. — It has destroyed 29 structures, temporarily cut off power to Yosemite National Park and threatened the historic gold-mining town of Mariposa, sending its residents fleeing. It’s sent its smoke as far away as Idaho, and it burned so hot that it created its own weather system. If the Detwiler fire, which has […]
Washington (dpa) – Two members of a student robotics team from Burundi were seen crossing into Canada after they were reported missing at the close of an international robotics competition in Washington, police in the US capital said Thursday. The other four members of the team, which participated in the competition sponsored by First Global,
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAShe’s back, and nobody knows why. There are 41 names included in the document requests sent to Donald Trump Jr.’s lawyer, Alan S. Futerfas, and Paul J. Manafort’s lawyer, Reginald Brown, by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The requests include communications involving many individuals known to be ensnared in the Russia investigation, from President Donald Trump’s
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International, USAAt the Asian American ComicCon last weekend, speakers on one of the panels — Asian American women who work in the entertainment industry — were asked how they deal with the stereotype that they are “hot” and “exotic.” Paula Williams Madison, who is of black and Chinese descent, wanted to share a story from her
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USACHICAGO — Struggling Sears is looking for help from the company that’s responsible for much of the retail industry’s woes: Amazon. The embattled retailer, headquartered outside Chicago, announced Thursday it will begin selling its full line of Kenmore appliances on Amazon, significantly expanding distribution of a brand that, until now, was largely only sold through
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USABy Alon Ben-Meir WASHINGTON, D.C. –Sixteen years have passed and we are still fighting a war in Afghanistan which is not only the longest in American history (at a cost approaching one trillion and the blood of thousands of brave soldiers), but one which is morally corrupting from which there seems to be no exit
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, USATurkey’s state news agency on Tuesday published the locations of secret US military bases in Syria as well as details on the numbers of US and French troops stationed there, sparking the ire of fellow NATO member states. In the latest display of tensions between Turkey and other NATO member nations, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news
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International, Middle East, USAIn a show of diplomatic cordiality and kindness, this U.S. senator has spoken out against the discrimination lauded on the very woman trying to unseat him. One of the Democratic candidates running to be an Arizona Senator in 2018 is Deedra Abboud, a 45-year-old woman. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> Earlier this week, Abboud posted a photo
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USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a lack of English conversational skills on the part of Akie Abe, the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, prompted him to leave his spot next to her at dinner at an international summit and talk with Vladimir Putin instead. Mrs. Abe “doesn’t speak English … like,
CARSON CITY, Nev.— O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday for convictions connected to a robbery in Las Vegas about a decade ago. He could be out of jail as early as October. The moment the former football star received his fourth and final vote from the Nevada Board of Parole recommending release, Simpson dropped his
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Sports & Competitions, USABreaking silence on stance over Taylor Force Act, Trump official stops short of endorsing legislation, but says administration supports objective By Eric Cortellessa WASHINGTON — The White House said on Wednesday it supports the objective of a bill working its way through the Senate that would cut US funding to the Palestinians over salaries paid
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Middle East, USADuring 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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