President Obama will have one last chance to force Judge Merrick Garland onto the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday – but it’s a legal gamble and one that has so many pitfalls that even those who say he could get away with it believe it isn’t worth the fight. Mr. Obama’s moment will come just […]
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USAMike McCoy is out as San Diego Chargers coach after four seasons. The team announced Sunday evening that McCoy will not return in 2017. The Chargers wrapped up the 2016 season with a 37-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at Qualcomm Stadium to finish with a 5-11 record. McCoy had an overall record of
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Sports & Competitions, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I’ll indicate in advance that this is a personal and rambling note, promoted by several responses to what I wrote about the recent decision of the UN Security Council. And it is by no means the first time I’ve been provoked by what I’ve received from my Internet friends. Several
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAJust weeks before he takes office, President-elect Donald Trump is under fire from both sides of the aisle for his perceived soft stance toward the Kremlin, with key lawmakers urging him to take a harder line and establish “boundaries” against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Their comments Sunday underscore how isolated Mr. Trump has become in
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International, USAThis article originally was published on the International Business Times. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, along with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and New York Senator Charles Schumer, sent a letter to congressional colleagues across the United States this week demanding they host major rallies ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. The three
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USADonald Trump recently promised to “work something out” for so-called Dreamers, and one Democratic congressman believes God is happy with the president-elect’s apparent change of heart. “Being a nation of immigrants, I think it’s important we embrace that kind of hope … I would say to the president-elect, ‘I appreciate you showing your heart. And
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International, USAWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming press secretary questioned Sunday whether the Obama administration’s sanctions after concluding Russia interfered in the election were out of proportion. “Why the magnitude of this?” Sean Spicer said on ABC. The White House announced last week that it was levying sanctions against Russian intelligence services and expelling 35 Russian
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International, USAAfter allegedly attempting to influence the U.S. presidential election, Russian hackers targeted Burlington Electric, one of Vermont’s electrical utilities, showcasing the United States’ vulnerability to cyber crimes. In a statement by the company, Burlington Electric said it detected a malware code — also used in the Grizzly Steppe operation — in a laptop that was
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International, USAA group of Hollywood television stars are touring Israel in an attempt to strengthen ties between the US and the Jewish state, as well as to bolster the struggle against the BDS movement. The trip is organized by America’s “Voices in Israel” group (Conference of Presidents) in cooperation with the Israeli Ministry for Strategic Affairs
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAFolks in Los Angeles woke up Sunday to a bit of surprise hanging over their town. The iconic Hollywood sign atop Mt. Lee read “Hollyweed,” leaving many to question what exactly happened in the darkness of New Year’s Eve. The Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood Division told KABC that they were aware of the vandalism
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Travel and Food, USASources say PM considering traveling to Washington for swearing-in ceremony of US president-elect; Trump says Jewish state ‘very, very important’ to him By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President-elect Donald Trump meeting at Trump Tower in New York, September 25, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO) US president-elect’s White House transition team has been
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Middle East, USATALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A quirk in the state constitution means Florida could be headed to a legal brawl over the ideological balance of the Florida Supreme Court that would decide the future of the court for decades to come. Three justices �� Barbara Pariente, Fred Lewis and Peggy Quince �� will be forced under the state constitution’s
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USAPresident-elect Donald Trump’s use of Twitter to have a direct conversation with the American people “freaks the mainstream media out” and represents a fundamental shift in how an administration disseminates information, the incoming White House press secretary said Sunday morning. Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” Sean Spicer said major news organizations are transfixed by Mr.
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Many in Israel find it hard to know what the Obama administration really had in mind when it didn’t veto the Security Council resolution that condemns Israel’s settlement expansion and when it let Kerry make the speech that even Britain’s prime minister condemned. All official comments that I’ve seen
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