USA

George Takei, ‘Star Trek’ actor, denies sexual assault on former model in 1981

“Star Trek” icon and progressive activist George Takei has denied allegations that he groped another man at his Los Angeles condominium, saying he was “shocked and bewildered at these claims.” “The events he describes back in the 1980s simply did not occur, and I do not know why he has claimed them now,” Mr. Takei

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USA

Sparked by #MeToo campaign, sexual assault survivors rally and march in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES — Some wore T-shirts with the words “Me Too” emblazoned across the front, while others held up signs that said “No more sexual abuse” and “Rape is not a joke.” On Sunday, several hundred survivors of sexual harassment and assault and their supporters gathered in front of the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood to

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USA

Chief of staff says he doesn’t follow Trump’s Twitter posts

MANILA, Philippines—Hours after President Donald Trump taunted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Twitter, suggesting he is “short and fat,” the White House chief of staff said he doesn’t carefully follow Trump’s comments on social media and tells other aides not to react to them. “Someone, I read the other day, said we all

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USA

Huckabee: Voters Are Rejecting Congress, Not Trump

Voters turned away from Donald Trump last week because they hate Congress, not the president, said Mike Huckabee. The former Arkansas governor, and father of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee-Sanders, described slam-dunk Democrat victories in New Jersey and Virginia as merely a vote against America’s least-loved institution, not its least-loved president. “Was that a

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USA

After being called “old” by Kim Jong-un, Trump hurled a schoolyard insult for the ages right back

Donald Trump,Kim Jong Un While North Korea’s Foreign Ministry released a statement early Saturday calling President of the United States Donald Trump “an old lunatic” and said this justifies “building up our nuclear force,” it’s clear that Trump thinks the “old lunatic” insult came directly from Kim Jong-un’s mouth. RELATED: North Korea warns of “abyss

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International, USA

Trump Criticized for Putin Meddling Comments

Two former U.S. intelligence officials slammed President Trump Sunday for saying believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin “feels that he and Russia did not meddle” in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Former CIA director John Brennan, in an appearance on CNN with James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, said Trump’s initial indication that

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International, USA

US, Russia reach Syria agreement to distance Iran from Golan Heights — reports

By Alexander Fulbright The United States, Russia and Jordan have reportedly reached an agreement on a ceasefire deal in southern Syria that would include the expulsion of Iranian-backed militias from the border with Israel in the Golan Heights. Under the agreement apparently inked Saturday, all non-Syrian fighters, including Iranian proxies fighting on behalf of Syrian

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International, Middle East, USA