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White House calls North Korea ‘flagrant menace’ after latest missile test

WASHINGTON — North Korea a “flagrant menace” after the test launch of a ballistic missile, the seventh such firing this year, the White House said. President Donald Trump was briefed on the missile test, according to a statement the White House released late Saturday. The missile firing took place on Sunday, North Korea time. It

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International, USA

Herzog: Trump’s envoy ‘unequivocally’ stated president’s determination for peace deal

Opposition leader promises his support if Netanyahu attempts to make progress By Times of Israel staff Opposition Leader Isaac Herzog attends the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, on March 8, 2017.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt has “unequivocally” stressed that the White House is

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Middle East, USA

Flynn Risks Jail Over Senate Subpoena

The Senate subpoenaed a “large number of documents” from President Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Wednesday concerning his contacts with Russian officials. After sending a request for the documents on April 28, the Senate Intelligence Committee moved to seize them with what amounts to a court order after Flynn’s lawyer rebuffed their

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USA

Michelle Obama slams Trump administration’s school lunch change

Washington (dpa) – Former first lady Michelle Obama on Friday slammed a move by the Trump administration to loosen rules for nutrition in school lunches, in a rare comment on the policies of her husband Barack’s successor. “Why don’t you want our kids to have good food at school?” Obama asked at a health summit

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Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA

Massachusetts School Suspends Black Girls With Braids

Two black female students attending a charter school in Massachusetts were recently kicked off their sports teams and prohibited from attending prom all because they wore their hair in braids. The Mystic Valley Charter School in Malden, about nine miles away from Boston, enforces a strict dress code preventing students from wearing their hair in

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA