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Harvey Weinstein kicked out of motion picture academy

LOS ANGELES — Harvey Weinstein — a once-dominant force in the Academy Awards who rewrote the rules of Oscar campaigning — was expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Saturday in response to mounting allegations of sexual harassment and assault against him. The film academy’s 54-member board of governors, which includes such […]

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

California school employees won’t be allowed to bring concealed weapons to work anymore

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Saturday that will remove the rights of school administrators to decide whether employees with concealed weapon permits can bring guns on campus. State law already prohibited civilians who are not school workers from bringing firearms onto campuses, but a change in the law last year gave school

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These pro-Israel students remain steadfast in midst of anti-Semitic whirlwind

University of California Berkeley junior Adah Forer speaks to a student in front of a pro-Palestinian demonstration on campus. (Courtesy) NEW YORK — On Rebecca T. Stern’s to-do list when she returned to campus this fall was reviewing her class schedule, buying last minute school supplies and scrolling through the Students for Justice in Palestine

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Nobel peace laureates denounce Trump’s Iran move

The nuclear weapons disarmament campaigners awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize denounced US President Donald Trump’s decision on Friday to decertify the Iran nuclear deal, saying it makes proliferation more likely. “President Trump’s rejection of the JCPOA is an incitement to proliferation, makes achieving further agreements to rein in the nuclear threat more difficult, and

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International, Middle East, USA

Elementary school bans Halloween costumes, institutes ‘Hat Day’ in name of inclusivity

A Wisconsin elementary school is banning children from wearing Halloween costumes during their annual fall parade on Oct. 31, instead instituting “Hat Day” so that all children of different religious and economic backgrounds can participate. Officials at Hillcrest Elementary School in Waukesha took references to Halloween out of its annual Fall Festival years ago, but

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‘Peanuts’ creator Charles Schulz’s widow flees Calif. wildfire, home destroyed

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The widow of the late Charles Schulz, creator of the iconic “Peanuts” comic strip, escaped the fire racing through Santa Rosa this week, but the hillside home the couple shared since the mid-1970s was destroyed, according to family members. Jean Schulz fled her home at about 2 a.m. Monday and is

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Trump Tells Hate Group Americans ‘Worship God’

President Donald Trump told conservatives gathered Friday at the Values Voter Summit, an annual gathering of Christian leaders, that Americans “don’t worship government, we worship God.” “George Washington said that ‘religion and morality are indispensable’ to America’s happiness, really, prosperity and totally to its success,” Trump said. “It is our faith and our values that

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Thousands of neo-Nazi flyers sent to Pennsylvania residents

Thousands of white supremacist and neo-Nazi flyers were sent to residents of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania this week, in what local authorities described as a “disturbing,” but not criminal, trend. The pamphlets contained anti-Semitic and other racist drawings, along with a swastika and the website address of an organization called “The Right Stuff,” The Huffington Post

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Susan Collins announces she will stay in the Senate rather than seek Maine’s governorship

WASHINGTON — Maine Sen. Susan Collins, one of the key Republican votes that blocked the party’s effort to repeal Obamacare, announced Friday that she will forgo a race for the state’s governorship, remaining in the Senate at least until her term expires in 2020. “I am a congenital optimist and I continue to believe that

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California firestorm takes deadly toll on elderly; average age of victims identified so far is 79

LOS ANGELES — As authorities begin to identify those killed in the wildfires raging across Northern California, a grim pattern is emerging. Among the dozen people identified by Sonoma and Napa county officials as of late Thursday, the average age of those who died was 79. The youngest victim was 57, the oldest 100. “The

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Transcript of Trump Speech on Iran Nuclear Deal

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release October 13, 2017 REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP ON IRAN STRATEGY Diplomatic Reception Room 12:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. My fellow Americans: As President of the United States, my highest obligation is to ensure the safety and security of the

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International, Middle East, USA

Trump decertifies Iran nuclear deal, announces new crackdown

President Trump said Friday he’s decertifying the Iranian nuclear deal forged under the Obama administration, but stopped short of ending the international agreement, instead giving Congress 60 days to take a tougher approach toward Tehran’s lawless behavior. In an address from the White House, the president also said he’s directing the Treasury Department to sanction

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