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After Weinstein scandal, powerful men fall like dominoes

Democratic Senator Al Franken on Thursday became the latest in a succession of famous American men felled by allegations of sexual harassment or misconduct in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Here are some of the key figures from the worlds of entertainment, politics and the media. – ENTERTAINMENT: Harvey Weinstein – Harvey Weinstein […]

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Rosie O’Donnell and Donald Trump Jr. weigh in on Al Franken’s resignation after the Minnesota senator resigns in disgrace

rosie o’donnell donald trump jr. Al Franken’s Thursday resignation found critics in some Democrats who weren’t eager to surrender one of their more personable elected officials and, unsurprisingly, Rosie O’Donnell was one of the voices crying foul. Meanwhile, some on the right wore grins as they watched Franken’s speech on the floor of the senate

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USA

Senator Al Franken Resigns Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations

U.S Senator Al Franken announced his resignation on Thursday amid a growing firestorm stemming from sexual misconduct allegations – the second Democratic lawmaker to announce a departure this week under a cloud of moral impropriety. More than two-dozen fellow Democratic senators had called on Franken to resign after a news media report quoted a former

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Palestinians protest in anger over Trump’s Jerusalem announcement

Palestinians have protested in fury after Donald Trump shattered decades of unwavering US neutrality on Jerusalem. In Ramallah they took to the streets of the West bank city denouncing the United States as being biased in favour of what they called the “oppressor” . “Right now what we are asking for, we are asking the

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Middle East, USA

Schumer: I advised Trump to recognize ‘united’ Jerusalem

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) reportedly advised US President Donald Trump to go even farther in his declaration that the United States government recognized Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel, The Weekly Standard reported. Trump announced that he was “acknowledging the obvious, that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital,” during a speech at

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Middle East, USA

Natan Sharansky recalls when 250,000 Jews rallied for Soviet Jewry 30 years ago

By Ben Sales Thirty years ago to this day saw the largest gathering of Jews in American history. On December 6, 1987, some 250,000 Jews came together on the National Mall in Washington, DC, to protest on behalf of Soviet Jewry. The demonstration, one day ahead of a summit between President Ronald Reagan and Soviet

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International, USA

‘Many embassies will move to Jerusalem’

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netnayahu on Thursday morning spoke about US President Donald Trump’s recognition of the fact that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital city. Speaking at the Foreign Ministry’s second Conference on Digital Diplomacy, Netanyahu said, “We were all excited last night to hear President Trump’s historical announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. This announcement,

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Middle East, USA

I’m a brain specialist. I think Trump should be tested for a degenerative brain disease

When President Trump slurred his words during a news conference this week, some Trump watchers speculated that he was having a stroke. I watched the clip and, as a physician who specializes in brain function and disability, I don’t think a stroke was behind the slurred words. But having evaluated the chief executive’s remarkable behavior

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Wildfires rage across southern California

Wildfires fueled by strong and unpredictable winds raged across southern California on Thursday, sweeping into the upscale suburbs of Los Angeles, America’s second-largest city. Tens of thousands of people fled their homes amid apocalyptic scenes of entire hillsides engulfed in billowing smoke and towering plumes of flame. Multi-million dollar mansions were destroyed in the Bel-Air

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