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Donald Trump creates name-and-shame list to embarrass sanctuary cities

President Trump on Wednesday ordered the Homeland Security Department to begin releasing a name-and-shame list of sanctuary cities, listing the specific crimes such as murder or robbery committed by those who have been released back into their communities under the sanctuary policies. That was one of a number of less-noticed but potentially far-reaching moves tucked […]

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Stephen P. Cohen, Middle East intermediary, dies at 71

Stephen Philip Cohen, a Canadian-born academic and Jewish organizational leader who served as a confidential intermediary between Israeli and Arab leaders for three decades, died Wednesday. He was 71 and had been in poor health. A social psychologist by training, Cohen arranged and participated in historic breakthroughs between Israel and its neighbors, including meetings with

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International, Middle East, USA

Erekat ‘shocked’ at Trump’s silence on Israeli construction

Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Secretary-General Saeb Erekat on Wednesday said he was “shocked” by the White House’s silence on Israel”s construction in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, and called on President Donald Trump’s administration to clarify its policy. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced the approval of 2,500 housing

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The EPA’s Tangled Web

After hours of speculation and angst over the future of the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate website, its future is now certain. Sort of. For now. The uncertainty began Wednesday morning, when Reuters reported that the White House had told the EPA to remove its website pages focused on climate change. The report was picked up

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Sen. Al Franken To ‘Fight Every Step Of The Way’ Against Rolling Back Net Neutrality

U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., Tuesday put the administration on notice, saying he will “fight every step of the way” to preserve net neutrality, which requires internet service providers to enable access to all content and applications, regardless of source. The statement came after President Donald Trump picked Ajit Pai to head the Federal Communications

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Oscar De La Hoya arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence

Oscar De La Hoya was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of drunk driving after he was stopped for speeding in Pasadena, Calif., officials said. The 43-year-old former world boxing champion and Golden Boy Promotions chairman, who has battled post-retirement addiction issues, was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Donald Trump orders establishment of safe zones in Syria

President Trump is ordering the Pentagon and State Department to develop a series of “safe zones” in Syria, a move that administration critics claims could draw the U.S. military deeper into the country’s civil war. The safe-zone mandate was tucked into the text of an executive order signed Wednesday by Mr. Trump that establishes curbs

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Middle East, USA

Trump signs order to begin border wall construction

Washington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump signed an order Wednesday to push forward construction of a wall along the Mexican border as he advances his campaign pledges to crack down on illegal immigration. The order will enable construction of “a large physical barrier on the southern border,” spokesman Sean Spicer said. The measure will

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International, USA

Lawmakers respond to Trump’s threat to ‘send in the feds’ to Chicago

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s threat of federal intervention in Chicago is getting blasted by the left and the right. Some of his fellow Republicans protest that it’s not the federal government’s role to take over cities. Democrats complain that his idea, expressed in a terse late-night tweet, is little more than another example of

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