WASHINGTON — A fourth Texas Republican — the third in a week — has announced plans to retire from the U.S. House of Representatives after 2018. Rep. Ted Poe, of Humble, announced the news Tuesday evening, calling it an “honor and privilege” to represent the 2nd Congressional District. “Thanks to the good Lord, I’m in […]
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USAWASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page met with Russia’s deputy prime minister and several legislators during a campaign-approved trip to Moscow in July 2016, Page has told the House Intelligence Committee in testimony that contradicted his previous public denials. Russian officials pressed him on Donald Trump’s views on the U.S. sanctions
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasimi denies Iran’s alleged connection to al-Qaida, and calls the claim an “empty media whirlwind” by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Officials said such claims are a “shameless” attempt to falsify 9/11 records by the CIA. Qasimi’s statement followed the recent release by the CIA of documents that were seized
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Middle East, USACHICAGO — If a judge falls asleep during a murder trial, should the defendant automatically get a new trial? A divided Illinois Appellate Court panel recently said no; so long as the judge was not dozing through crucial evidence or motions, an inadvertent nap is harmless. “We find that a judge falling asleep during a
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USAUS President Donald Trump is not among the around 100 heads of state and government invited to next month’s climate summit in Paris, a French presidential aide said Tuesday. “For now, President Donald Trump is not invited,” he said, while noting that representatives of the US government would attend. Trump announced his decision to withdraw
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International, USAMALIBU, California (Press Release)–Shalom Institute, home of Camp JCA Shalom in Malibu and the leading experiential Jewish education and retreat center in Southern California, will hold its Gala and Award Dinner on Saturday, December 2, at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The Gala honors extraordinary people for their contribution and commitments to the Institute
NEW YORK (Press Release) – San Diego philanthropist Gary Jacobs will assume the chairmanship of JCC Association of North America’s board of directors in May. Jacobs, who has focused almost exclusively on philanthropy since 2000, has served on JCC Association’s board since 2002. He will become chairman in May at the JCCs of North America
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International, San Diego County, USABEIJING — President Barack Obama made his last trip to Asia, in September 2016, from a position of relative strength. His approval ratings were reliably high, both at home and abroad. He deepened collaboration with China on climate change, doubled American aid to Laos and lifted an arms embargo on Vietnam. But in terms of
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International, USARussian billionaire Yuri Milner gained fame and wealth as an early backer of Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and other Silicon Valley startups. Called “Russia’s most influential tech investor” by Forbes, Milner’s wealth has enabled him to partner with Facebook Chairman Mark Zuckerberg in scientific philanthropy, form a spacecraft initiative with famed physicist Stephen Hawking, and
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International, USAThe former Air Force airman who shot dead 26 people in a Texas church had been jailed by the military for beating his wife and child, and had ranted against God and the church on his social media pages. Devin Patrick Kelley, a white 26-year-old who was dressed head-to-toe in black combat gear when he
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USAFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The death of a 20-year-old fraternity pledge from Pompano Beach led Florida State University to shut down all Greek life activities Monday. Alcohol is suspected of playing a role in the death of Andrew Coffey, whose body was found Friday — the morning after a gathering of more than 50 people
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAOf all the things Syrian refugees leave behind, one of the most surprising is language. Not the dialect they speak at home, but the Arabic of written and formal speech. It’s the form of Arabic used in school, books, public life and media. It’s a simplified version of the Arabic of the Quran, and you
Johnnie Langendorff; Stephen Willeford After Devin Kelley killed more than 20 people in the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, two locals with a gun and a truck helped stop him in his tracks. Kelley, 26, opened fire on churchgoers over the weekend, killing 26 inside of the building. Freeman Martin, regional director of
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USATOKYO — Wrapping up a visit here before flying to South Korea, President Donald Trump called for Japan to buy U.S. anti-missile batteries to counter the growing ballistic missile threat from North Korea, saying buying more U.S. military equipment would create more jobs for Americans and increase security for the Japanese. “He will shoot them