Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney died on Thursday, the team announced. He was 84. No cause of death was released. Rooney was admitted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. He served as general manager of the club from 1975-2003. Rooney’s father, Art, purchased the Steelers in 1933 and the family has run […]
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Obituaries & memorials, Sports & Competitions, USAPHILADELPHIA — Student leaders of Pennsylvania State University’s fraternity system apologized to the family of Tim Piazza, the sophomore who died after pledge night in February, in an open letter released this week. “The fraternity experience failed your son,” wrote Penn State’s Interfraternity Council Executive Board, in a letter released publicly Wednesday evening. The letter
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USACHICAGO — The United Airlines passenger dragged from a plane at O’Hare International Airport Sunday will require reconstructive surgery, and both United and the city of Chicago are responsible for Dr. David Dao’s injuries, his attorney said Thursday. Blaming an overly aggressive response by the city’s Aviation Department officers and accusing United of failing to
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Travel and Food, USAThe first Muslim woman to serve as a judge in the United States was found dead in the Hudson river in New York on Wednesday. Police found the body of Sheila Abdus-Salaam, 65, floating in the river near Harlem. A New York Police Department spokesman tells Newsweek that the death is not believed to be
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USADetroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus, left, and second baseman Ian Kinsler celebrating a win over the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park in Detroit, July 20, 2015. They are two of the most prominent Jews in the majors this year. Leon Halip/Getty Images Ryan Braun hitting a home run against the Chicago Cubs in a game
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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USAIRBIL, Iraq — The U.S. military says a misdirected airstrike this week killed 18 friendly fighters battling the Islamic State alongside the international coalition in northern Syria. U.S. Central Command said Thursday that coalition aircraft were given the wrong coordinates by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces for a strike intended to target militants south of
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Middle East, USAAmerican bombers deployed one of the largest, non-nuclear munitions in the U.S. arsenal on an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan for the first time, possibly indicating an uptick in operations against the terror group’s faction in the country. An MC-130 Combat Talon assigned to U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command dropped a GBU-43,
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By Loren S. Casuto SAN DIEGO — One of the most common complaints about politics today involves money and influence. Turn on the news and you’ll hear about groups providing millions for access while the individual has little opportunity or weight by comparison to influence their representatives. With all that said, one can believe there’s
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Middle East, USAFormer Venezuelan Miss Universe Alicia Machado has joined environmental group “People for Ethical Treatment of Animals” (PETA) with a very resounding message: “I prefer to be naked than to wear furs”. The actress and host, who Donald Trump used to bully for being overweight, posed without clothes in a campaign against the use of animal
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The World We Share, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAUnited Airlines, the Chicago-based giant at the center of a public relations storm for its forcible removal of a passenger from a weekend flight, has spent more than $41 million during the past decade to lobby the federal government, often battling consumer-friendly causes. A MapLight/International Business Times review of records kept by the Center for
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Travel and Food, USAWhen it comes to politics and sex scandals, it is unfortunate that wives have been聽placed in the position of having to decide whether or not to publicly stand by their man, and this happens to Democrats and Republicans alike. Some that come to mind right away are Democrats Hillary Clinton sticking with Bill Clinton after
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There is a lot that is hidden from view, but what we can see is not promising. The US Secretary of State and other ranking officials are overlooking the considerable Russian investment in Bashar al-Assad, and demanding that Putin et al abandon their ally and work with the US in
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAThe revelation that Vice President Mike Pence, a self-described evangelical Catholic, won’t dine alone with any woman other than his wife has generated some discussion. More relevant to millions of women and their families is the fact that Mr. Pence was the tie-breaking vote allowing states to defund Planned Parenthood. Thus a man who professes
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USAFox News host Bill O’Reilly said he will take a previously planned vacation as he faces mounting pressure over multiple sexual harassment allegations. O’Reilly announced his plans during his Tuesday night broadcast of “The O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel, saying he typically takes a vacation around this time of the year. “I grab
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