On the Election Day ballot next month, New Yorkers will get the normal choices: the Democratic incumbent, his Republican challenger, an insurgent or two and, oh yeah, a guy who hijacked a plane at gunpoint 17 years ago. Meet Aaron Commey, the Libertarian Party challenger to Mayor Bill de Blasio. Sure, he used a handgun […]
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USAWASHINGTON — Days after North Korea threatened to test a nuclear weapon above ground, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis visited the Demilitarized Zone that divides that country from South Korea and declared: “Our goal is not war.” On Friday, he visited the heavily fortified border area, where U.S. and South Korean troops maintain a constant
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International, USAjfk assassination President Donald Trump has blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending to CIA and FBI appeals, while the National Archives came out Thursday night with a hefty cache of others. “I have no choice,” Trump said in a memo, citing “potentially irreversible harm” to
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USASACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra was disciplined after a human resources investigation eight years ago, when a female Capitol staffer accused him of “inappropriate and unwelcome physical contact,” the Los Angeles Times has learned. Elise Flynn Gyore said Bocanegra, at the time chief of staff to then-Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes, groped her and followed
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USAAn historic Episcopal parish where George Washington frequently worshiped has decided to remove a memorial plaque honoring the nation’s first president, saying the decision was out of a desire to provide a “welcoming” worship space for all visitors. The church will also remove a similar memorial plague honoring Robert E. Lee, the commander of Confederate
On Tuesday, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake became the latest Republican to denounce President Trump. Flake blasted Trump’s “reckless, outrageous, and undignified” behavior, echoing recent statements by Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker and former President George W. Bush. Under Trump, Flake argued, American politics has become a nonstop slugfest of invective and falsehood. “We must never regard
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USASEATTLE — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos seemed poised to capture the title of the world’s richest person, hurtling past Microsoft counterpart Bill Gates, as the value of his stake in the online retailer surged after an upbeat earnings report. Shares of both Amazon and Microsoft soared toward record highs on Friday, bolstered by strong quarterly
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Travel and Food, USAIt may be the 21st century, but this archaic golf tournament rule said that Emily Nash could not be given a trophy or award for her score – even though she played better than all the boys. The 16-year-old was allowed to compete on the Lunenburg High School boy’s team in the Central Mass Division
Mitt Romney Receives Endorsement From Former President George H.W. Bush Days after two actresses accused former President George H.W. Bush of groping them while telling a dirty joke during photo-ops, two additional women have come forward with very similar stories. Author Christina Baker Kline met the former president at a Barbara Bush Foundation for Family
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USAHillary Clinton deserves being tried for treason and potentially executed, according to Sebastian Gorka, President Trump’s former deputy assistant. Mr. Gorka made the comment during an interview Thursday evening with Fox News anchor Sean Hannity as the two discussed Mrs. Clinton’s role authorizing the sale of Canadian mining firm Uranium One to Russian state-owned nuclear
Houston Texans owner Bob McNair apologized Friday for saying the NFL “can’t have the inmates running the prison” in regard to player protests during the national anthem. ESPN The Magazine reported McNair made the comment after other team owners in an October 18 meeting on the topic discussed business concerns surrounding the controversial anthem protests.
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Sports & Competitions, USATiger Woods pleaded guilty Friday to reckless driving and will enter a diversion program that will resolve a driving under the influence charge from the May 29 incident. Woods, 41, made his plea in a court hearing in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and received one-year probation in addition to a $250 fine plus court costs.
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Sports & Competitions, USAThe more frequently a household attends worship services, the more likely its members donate to religious institutions and give generously, new research shows. “Most strikingly, those attending religious services once a month or more make an average annual religious contribution of $1,848, while those attending religious services less than once a month donate $111,” says
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USAMore than a hundred Tennessee interfaith leaders have joined forces to condemn a white supremacy movement they say “cloaks itself with Christianity” in the wake of “White Lives Matter” rallies expected for the weekend in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro. The leaders banded together to prevent a repeat of the events that took place in Charlottesville, where
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