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‘The most chaotic election for people of color in 50 years,’ activist predicts

WASHINGTON — Voting rights advocates are urging state election officials nationwide to be on the lookout for efforts to disenfranchise, intimidate and discriminate against minority voters in next month’s general election. They say a weakened Voting Rights Act, incendiary campaign rhetoric and confusion over controversial state laws that restrict voting opportunities have created a perfect […]

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Pussy Riot Vows to ‘Grab Back’ At Trump With New Song

Russia’s anti-Kremlin band Pussy Riot has released its latest song, a feminist riposte to Donald Trump’s boasts that he could “grab” women by the genitals because of his fame. The band’s new song “Straight Outta Vagina” takes on the U.S. presidential candidate, declaring that “pussy is the new dick.” “Don’t play stupid, don’t play dumb,

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

‘World War III’? How Trump and Clinton measure up on Syria

US fighter jets are firing bombs in the same patch of Syrian sky as Russian planes. US troops are on the ground in Syria’s northeast, directing Kurdish fighters in battle against the Islamic State. US-supplied weapons are being used by “friendly” rebels in the south. In short, America is deeply involved in the Syrian conflict

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International, Middle East, USA

View from abroad: The tightening U.S. presidential race

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The incidence of Americans who can’t stand one or both presidential candidates allows an outsider to ask how such a duo got to the finals. It was one of the founders who wrote that men were not angels, and required controls over their passions. Neither Donald nor Hillary is an angel. Indeed,

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

“You are fascinated with sex”: Newt Gingrich unloads on Megyn Kelly in fiery debate over Trump’s chances of winning

Appearing on the “Kelly File” Tuesday night, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich talked about two alternate universes: one in which Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is doing well in polls and voting, and one in which he is losing. “The next two weeks,” he said, “are a contest of two parallel universes.” Watch

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Police investigate vandalism of Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star

LOS ANGELES — Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has had a rough go of it since the controversial business mogul and reality television star became a Republican presidential candidate. It has been stomped on and on one occasion someone spray-painted a swastika and “mute” icon on it. Someone else built a

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WikiLeaks reveal: Huma Abedin said Hillary Clinton ‘not perfect in her head’ at campaign’s start

Rumors about Hillary Clinton’s health are not likely to be quashed anytime soon due to a cryptic statement written by top aide Huma Abedin in April 2015. WikiLeaks’ document dump of personal emails belonging to Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta show Ms. Abedin on April 21, 2015 – just days after the her boss’s campaign

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J.C. Peters: There is only one basket, and the people in it are vulnerable, not deplorable

If Donald Trump loses the election on Nov. 8, he will not have lost it on the issues. He will have lost it because he made fun of disabled people, insulted a Gold Star mother, fat-shamed a Miss Universe, was caught on audiotape giving his views on genital grabbing (it’s OK if you’re a celebrity),

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Say goodbye to the fingerprint; it’s your digital footprint the FBI wants

WASHINGTON — The era of the fingerprint has given way to the digital footprint. Counterterrorism investigators still rely heavily on tools such as surveillance cameras, license plate readers and facial recognition software to track potential terror plots in the physical realm. But they now delve with as much vigor into the social media activity of

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Congress and State Department at odds over $55 million in aid for Honduras

WASHINGTON — The State Department appears headed for a showdown with Congress over the department’s decision to approve more than $50 million in aid for Honduras despite the Central American nation’s poor human rights record. The money is part of a $750 million aid package for Central America’s so-called Northern Triangle — Honduras, El Salvador

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