President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed recent reports that Russia holds compromising information on him as “nonsense,” “fake news” and “phony stuff.” His highly anticipated press conference at Trump Tower in New York City—Trump’s first since July 27—took on a significant new weight after some media outlets published bombshell allegations on Tuesday night that the […]
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International, USAIt was a rowdy start for the confirmation hearing for Senator Jeff Sessions who is Donald Trump’s nominee for the job of attorney general. Several protesters heckled him while others dressed up as members of the anti-black Ku Klux Klan. For many, Sessions is a highly controversial candidate with critics accusing him of being racist,
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USAADL: Roof verdict underscores need for anti-hate crime law in South Carolina NEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, Jan. 11, welcomed closure of the federal trial in the Charleston massacre case, which resulted in hate crime convictions against white supremacist Dylann Storm Roof for the murders of parishioners at Emanuel AME
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USANews that President-elect Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met on Tuesday rang alarm bells throughout the scientific community, because both have aggressively promoted discredited anti-vaccination theories. Here are the debunked theories they espouse, and what the science actually says. THE CLAIM: That the high number of vaccines given to young children can overwhelm
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USACHICAGO (Press Release) — Following is the official White House transcript of the farewell speech President Obama delivered on Tuesday, Jan. 10, in the city where his political career had begun: THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Chicago! (Applause.) It’s good to be home! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. (Applause.)
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International, USAWASHINGTON, January 10, 2017 – After pleading guilty to killing nine parishioners of Emanuel AME church on the night of June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof told jurors he could ask for life in prison for the slayings, but that he is not sure “what good that would do”: “From what I’ve been told, I have
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USAFBI Director James B. Comey, in his first public comments since the presidential election, said the bureau requested but was denied direct access to the Democratic National Committee’s servers and other hacked devices as part of its probe of Russian hacking. Providing details Tuesday to the Senate Intelligence Committee about the bureau’s investigation into Russian
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International, USAThe article below references an unsubstantiated summary of a document about President-elect Trump’s personal and financial activities in Russia. Here is a link to what Buzz Feed says is that document: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3259984-Trump-Intelligence-Allegations.html. President-elect Trump has denied the allegations, saying they constitute “fake news” and are totally false. CNN has just released a bombshell report written by top reporters
ORLANDO, Fla. — Two Orlando-area law enforcement officers were killed Monday morning, one shot by a murder suspect who managed to get away and a second killed in a crash while officers and deputies scrambled to find him. Orlando police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton was shot about 7:15 a.m. by a murder suspect after someone
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USAMexico City (dpa) – The man suspected of shooting a US consulate official in Mexico two days ago is a US citizen and will be extradited to his home country, Mexican officials said Sunday after his arrest. Thanks to cooperation between the FBI and Mexican agents, authorities were able to arrest “an individual of US
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International, USAWASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump, whose remarks on the safety of vaccinations have alarmed the scientific community, planned to meet Wednesday with outspoken vaccine critic Robert Kennedy Jr. The meeting between Trump and the scion of America’s most prominent Democratic family is likely to concern scientists and public health experts who fear the incoming administration
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAmerican actress Natalie Portman has spoken out against women being objectified “in business, in government, and in storytelling.” The Jackie star, who was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her portrayal of the late Jacqueline Kennedy in the new biopic, said she believes Hollywood, like all industries, has a long way to go when
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAThe State of Israel is preparing for a new diplomatic battle, this time in Paris. In less than a week the Paris International Conference will convene with participation of delegates from 70 countries but without Israel or the PA. Participants at the conference will call on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to disassociate from Jewish Home
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International, Middle East, USABy Morton A. Klein NEW YORK –During an interview with David Martin of CBS on Friday January 6, 2017, outgoing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry again vented his hatred towards Israel, and incited and legitimized anti-Jewish, anti-Israel violence throughout the Arab world. Kerry threatened that moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem would cause “an
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