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Anti-Semitic march in Montana town to coincide with Martin Luther King Day: Report

The website publisher who proposed holding an armed, anti-Semitic march in Whitefish, Montana, now says the rally will happen on Martin Luther King Day weekend, local media reported Monday. Daily Stormer publisher Andrew Anglin this week indicated an “armed protest” he initiated last month will commence in Whitefish on Jan. 15 to coincide with the […]

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WikiLeaks Says 2017 Leaks Will “Blow You Away”

WikiLeaks, which in 2016 released troves of private information related to Hillary Clinton’s Democratic presidential campaign, announced Monday via Twitter it would publish more even documents in 2017. The whistleblower organization did not specify what was in store but alluded to a bombshell, writing, “If you thought 2016 was a big WikiLeaks year 2017 will

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International, USA

Trump warns Obama against more Guantanamo releases

President-elect Donald Trump urged President Obama to hold off on any final transfers from Guantanamo Bay, saying Tuesday that the detainees still being held are “extremely dangerous people.” The administration has signaled it is trying to transfer nearly 20 of the remaining detainees before Mr. Obama leaves office, making as much headway as possible on

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International, USA

Trump Tweet Sends GM Shares Down

Hours after President-elect Donald Trump lambasted General Motors (GM) on Twitter early Tuesday morning, the company’s share price dropped more than a dollar, or nearly 3 percent. The president-elect wasn’t happy that the company manufactures its Chevy Cruze models in Mexico rather than domestically. In a statement to the finance news site Benzinga, GM responded

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Ford cancels Mexico factory and will invest in Michigan in ‘vote of confidence’ for Trump plans

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it was scrapping plans to build a $1.6 billion factory in Mexico and would invest $700 million to expand a Michigan plant to build electric and autonomous vehicles that will add 700 jobs there in a move Ford’s chief executive said was a “vote of confidence” in the

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International, USA

U.K. Singer Says She’ll Perform for Trump—with a Caveat

As names, including Elton John and Celine Dion, have reportedly turned down the opportunity to perform at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony, an unlikely name has revealed she is up for the gig—under one condition. U.K. singer Rebecca Ferguson, who appeared on the 2010 season of singing competition The X Factor, tweeted Monday she

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Trump taps Robert Lighthizer, a longtime trade attorney, to be U.S. trade representative

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Robert Lighthizer, a former Reagan administration official and longtime international trade attorney, to be his U.S. trade representative. The Cabinet-level post will be especially important under Trump, who pledged during his campaign to strike trade deals that are more advantageous for the U.S. “Lighthizer is going to

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International, USA

USC comes from behind to defeat Penn State and win Rose Bowl in final seconds

LOS ANGELES — Matt Boermeester missed two field-goal attempts. He did not miss a third. The USC kicker lined up from 46 yards and split the uprights as time expired and the ninth-ranked Trojans defeated fifth-ranked Penn State, 52-49, to win the 103rd Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Safety Leon McQuay II intercepted a pass by

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Congress opens with an ambitious Republican agenda for the Trump era

WASHINGTON — A Republican-controlled Congress opens Tuesday with the most sweeping conservative agenda in decades, providing Donald Trump ample room to gut the Affordable Care Act, slash corporate tax rates and undo Obama-era environmental regulations. The House is almost certain to re-elect Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., as its first order of business, dispensing with

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Huckabee to Kerry: Yes, Israel is both Jewish and democratic

In the wake of Secretary of State John Kerry”s speech last week, in which he claimed that Israel”s presence in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem is an “obstacle to peace”, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee visited the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem in order to send Kerry a message that Israel is, indeed, both a Jewish

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Middle East, USA