Prague (dpa) – Thousands of gay rights supporters took to the streets of the Czech capital in the Prague Pride march on Saturday, which kicked off with a showing of solidarity with those who were gunned down in a mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub in June. “Love is stronger than hate” was one of […]
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International, USAA frail Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance on Saturday, as guest of honour at a gala marking his 90th birthday. His successor as Cuban leader, brother Raul and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro were among well-wishers at the Karl Marx theatre in Havana. The crowd chanted ‘Fidel’ as an all-singing, all-dancing show celebrated the
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International, USARIO DE JANEIRO — As soon as the national anthem finished, signaling the end of the medal ceremony for the women’s 4×100 medley relay, Dana Vollmer sought her family in the stands. The Granbury, Texas, native and her parents shared a long hug. “We almost didn’t have to say any words,” Vollmer said. “Just holding
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International, Sports & Competitions, USACHARLOTTE, N.C,. Aug. 14, 2016 – In the words of Barack Obama, “ISIS is not Islam.” And in the words of Hillary Clinton, “What difference, at this point, does it make?” We have all heard them over and over again. So when Donald Trump says in an off-the-cuff remark that Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton
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USARIO DE JANEIRO — U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas was criticized in some quarters for not placing her hand over her heart during the playing of the national anthem and then got hit hard for a seeming lack of support for teammates Simone Biles and Aly Raisman during their all-around final event. Douglas responded at length
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International, Sports & Competitions, USAWASHINGTON — Taking a good-cop, bad-cop approach, Donald Trump and his campaign Sunday blasted the media for what they said was unfair news coverage, while running mate Mike Pence offered a more conciliatory tone in defending the GOP presidential nominee. Trump “speaks his heart and he speaks his mind” and in doing so has drawn
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What to do? Not much of anything. This is a time for watching and waiting. The biggest crap shoot is in the United States. Currently it seems wisest to bet the nickel on Hillary, and a dime–or even a quarter–that the stay-at-homes will have more votes than any candidate. If
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USADonald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort knows why the Republican presidential nominee can’t seem to go a day without striking another controversy–the media doesn’t play fair. “Besides running against Hillary Clinton, he’s running against the media,” Manafort told Jake Tapper Sunday in an often contentious exchange on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Manafort was peppered
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USAMILWAUKEE —The man shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer Saturday was charged last year in a shooting and then charged again, with trying to intimidate a witness in that same shooting. The man shot by police was Sylville Smith, 23, police sources and Smith’s family said. Smith was charged with first-degree recklessly endangering
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USAThe FBI plans to hand over to Congress notes taken during the agency’s interview with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her exclusive use of a private email server to handle classified documents, according to a Sunday report. CNN anchor Jake Tapper cited sources who said that notes taken by an FBI agent during
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USAHassan Nasrallah, leader of the Hezbollah terror group, cited American Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s words several days ago stating that current American President Barack Obama had founded ISIS – and agreed with him. During a event for Hezbollah supporters in Southern Lebanon, Nasrallah cited Trump, emphasizing: “The American Presidential candidate is saying this. What
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Middle East, USAMILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker activated the National Guard Sunday to help the Milwaukee Police Department control protests of a fatal police shooting on Saturday night. Protesters turned violent and fired gunshots in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood on Saturday night. Walker said he activated the guard after a request from Milwaukee County Sheriff David
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USARIO DE JANEIRO — Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers were robbed early Sunday morning by individuals posing as armed police officers, according to the U.S. Olympic Committee. The four swimmers — including Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen — were in a taxi from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village when
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International, Sports & Competitions, USARIO DE JANEIRO — Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock rolled to an upset victory in the mixed-double final Sunday, beating fellow Americans Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram 6-7 (3), 6-1, 10-7, denying Williams a chance to become the first five-time champion in Olympic tennis history. Williams has won four gold medals since 2000 and another
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