At least nine people died when a fire raced through an Oakland, Calif., warehouse crowded with people attending a Friday night concert, officials said. Oakland fire officials said Saturday morning that some people were still unaccounted for. “We are up to nine known fatalities,” Oakland Fire Chief Teresa Deloach Reed said at the fire scene […]
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USAFor Melania Trump, a lot has changed since she was last in her native land of Slovenia in 2002. She’s married to one of the richest men in America and though she might not be moving into the White House, she will be the first lady of the United States–making her only the second foreign-born
‘We’ve seen this promise in every election,’ defense minister says. ‘It’s very important, but we have other issues’ By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman addresses the Saban Forum in Washington DC on December 2, 2016. (Courtesy) WASHINGTON — Israel’s defense minister on Friday played down the centrality of moving the American Embassy from
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International, USAFriday’s phone call between Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and US President-elect Donald Trump, which broke the nearly four decades of US diplomatic practice, came as a striking move but it does not bear the same importance as it seems to be. For Trump, it exposed nothing but his and his transition team’s inexperience in dealing
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International, USAWelcome to Newsweek’s daily rundown of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition process. There are about 4,000 positions to fill, and we’ll be keeping track of appointees through the January 20 inauguration. The diplomatic brouhaha over Donald Trump’s conversation with Taiwan’s president has devolved into an actual game of telephone of sorts, with mixed messages on which
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International, USABeijing (dpa) – China lodged complaints with US officials on Saturday against Donald Trump’s phone call with Taiwan’s president, in a dispute that threatens to open a diplomatic rift between Beijing and Washington. “We have taken note of the relevant reports and have made solemn representations to the relevant US authorities,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman
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International, USAUS President-elect Donald Trumps spoke to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday about the countries’ political, economic, and security ties. President Tsai Ing-wen, who is also Taiwan’s first female president, called Trump after the US elections to congratulate him on his victory. The US closed its Taiwan embassy and cut ties with Taiwan in 1979,
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International, USAHAVANA – Cuba’s government-run biotech industry is one of the lesser-known legacies of Fidel Castro: It employs 22,000 scientists, engineers, and technicians on modern campuses here, sells drugs in 23 countries, and wants to bring its products to the United States. But Donald Trump’s election may prevent that, say Cuba experts and scientists in both
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAMIAMI — As a candidate, President-elect Donald Trump looked into the possibility of establishing hotels in Cuba, according to the head of a major Spanish hotel chain. Miguel Fluxa, chief executive of the Iberostar Group, said at a public event Thursday that Trump’s interest in Cuba existed “no more than six months ago.” “Trump until
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International, USARose Guidel was in trouble. It was 2009 and the United States was in the grips of the Great Recession. Her brother, who had helped pay the mortgage on her modest home outside of Los Angeles, had been murdered, so she contacted her bank to say her payment would be late. The bank apparently told
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USAWASHINGTON, December 2, 2016 – In further positive news for American business, President-elect Donald Trump announced the formation of a council to advise him on job creation Friday. In a prepared statement, the President-elect provided his rationale for creating this new presidential council, declaring “My administration is committed to drawing on private sector expertise and
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USATaylor Swift is doing something right. A lot of things, actually: She’s No. 1 on Forbes’ 2016 list of the highest-paid musicians in the world. Her $170 million take, earned primarily through her recent world tour and various endorsements, also made her the top-earning celebrity back in June, the magazine said. Yes, out of all
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAA petition urging the Electoral College to make Hillary Clinton the president of the United States is now the largest in Charge.org history. The petition, started by social worker Daniel Brezenoff last month, has received more than 4.6 million signatures. Millions of people have added their names to the online petition calling to block President-elect
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USAAs we stare headlong into the approaching holiday season, the 1946 James Stewart classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” is set to make its annual television appearance Saturday on NBC. It was the first movie Stewart made when he returned home after serving as a pilot in World War II, an experience that left him adrift
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